Goodbyes!

Only 5 days to go! Over the past few weekends we have been saying our goodbyes to friends and family at various nights out and partys', including a memorable night at WHP and a Christmas themed weekend!! We are really going to miss everyone, wish they could come with us, thank goodness for the internet!

Just about to tuck into a pretty good roast dinner, even if I do say so myself!

Warehouse Project with random guy in the background!

Visas

This is just a quick post about getting your visa processed in the UK. When we first started looking into teaching English in South Korea I found that several websites stated that the a visa for teaching English in South Korea for UK nationals would be around £27.50 however this is not the case, it is in fact £80! Follow this link for more information http://www.mofat.go.kr/english/visa/apply/index.jsp or phone the consulate. We decided to send our visa to the consulate as neither of us live near London, this took around 2 weeks to process, this wasn't a problem as our job starts in December. Once we received our visa the recruitment agency organised for flights to be booked, so now it really is official, as of 2nd December we will be off to South Korea for a year, eeek!

Attempting to learn Korean!

In preparation for our year in South Korea we have decided to learn some of the Korean language otherwise known as Hangul. I have read that it is not essential to learn the language, but having travelled before I feel that locals always appreciate it when a foreigner  tries to learn their language. Also, having done some research I feel that it will make our time it Korea a little less challenging and more enjoyable. Starting to learn Hangul at first seemed extremely daunting especially when I realised we would have to learn the alphabet instead of just learning phrases. However, after following a few easy to follow videos, see: http://www.seemile.com/renewal/package_list.jsp?pkg_no=21  for some great Korean teachers) I found that the Korean alphabet can actually be learnt quite quickly, this doesn't mean to say however that I am any good at it yet! Jack and I feel we have mastered some of the basics but we are yet to see whether these will work in practice! Another great language learning resource is the Rosetta Stone programme if you can get your hands on it.