- Good morning from Seoul, South Korea.
I'm Mindy.
I need coffee.
Let's go get some.
Cherry trees.
So I walked to school today specifically
for the goal of showing you this gorgeous row of
cherry blossoms on the way but,
all the petals had already fallen.
Sad day and it's like a gloomy day today
but that's okay.
It's okay.
I actually really like this weather and yeah.
So I'm gonna put my handle here on the screen
and also the question box, but please ask me your questions
and I will answer them throughout the day.
Hello, from the rooftop play area of my academy.
Another word for academy in Korea, the Korean word
for academy is hag-won
so that's what I'm gonna keep saying.
The-- I've only worked hag-won.
I graduated from ITA's online course in late 2018
and I've been working in Korea now for just
over three years.
And this is my third hag-won in that time.
So I did one year, changed.
Two years and now I've changed again.
And I've used recruiters and finding the job on my own.
The biggest difference between a private school
and a public school is
with the public school you get a lot more vacation time,
but you don't necessarily get to choose
what city you're working in.
And with the private school, you get way less vacation time
but you can choose exactly what location you go to.
Those are the biggest factors in my mind,
and that's why I went the private route.
Rush hour subway.
So we're in Itaewon.
I'm gonna take you to
my favorite vegan restaurant for dinner.
I'm not vegan
or even vegetarian,
but I do really enjoy
paying other people to be health conscience for me
after that yoga class.
And then I'll give you an apartment tour
and we'll wrap it up.
Yoga so now I'm gonna take the bus home.
Welcome to my pad.
Full disclosure.
I am not totally moved in
and I don't love this apartment.
So you're gonna get a redacted tour.
And of course in Asia, we don't wear our shoes in the house.
So there's a little ledge here.
Then you put on your house slippers
and then you go into the rest of the house.
So,
wardrobe, extra clothing space.
There's a little balconette here, but it's like vanity.
So I just put that in front of it
cuz there's nowhere else to put it.
My plant children, my chair
we will not look at the kitchen area
because it's an embarrassment right now.
And the bathroom.
It's kind of like, shocking
to me and my Western sensibilities
of not having an enclosed shower.
And this is actually my first apartment
in Korea that hasn't had an enclosed shower.
So it's been an adjustment.
But there is a shower curtain. So that's --
that is good.
Okay. We're gonna wind it down with that.
And if you have any questions that I didn't get to
then shoot me a DM on my personal account and yeah
thanks for spending the time with me.
And maybe I will see you here sometime
if you come to South Korea definitely hit me up.
I like meeting new people and hanging out.
Thanks guys.
Bye.