The A-List

It was very difficult, but I chose a group of teachers from the pile of email and info I'd received, and I am now confirming an interview schedule (well, the email's been sent, and it's 5:01 a.m. there, so I'm waiting for responses).

I was sad to let some of the interested teachers go, but at the same time, I am greatly relieved at the much more humane schedule I now have for interviewing in Seoul. Particularly since I'm still not clear on WHERE I'm interviewing them. If I'm to be schlepping all over Seoul (one of the largest cities in the world by population), it's best to have a couple hours between interviews, at least.

My Pusan interviews aren't many, so they are easier to do in a day, and I'll be able to do a weekend trip to Pusan, perhaps with my friend Sujin (who was my roomie for a few months when I lived in Namchang in '02-'03).

I'm also still waiting on a place to stay in Seoul - but I'm not worried. I know something will come through. At the least, I'll be prepared to stay at a Korean-style hotel (a yogwan), which might actually be preferable because I won't be worried by other people's space. I'm open to whatever opportunity manifests itself.