How did you decide to teach abroad in South Korea?
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When figuring out post-graduation plans, I tried to take every opportunity that came to me. One of which happened to be recruiting for Teach For America, an education organization that trained college graduates to work and teach in underprivileged schools around the United States. Although I went through the interview process for this job, I was unsure that I wanted to teach. I did not put much effort into trying to land the job, and although I was denied that opportunity, I opted in to have my information sent to other teaching organizations and recruiting agencies. The only one I emailed back mentioned an opportunity to teach English overseas in either China or South Korea. Having no prior experience with either country, no background knowledge, and no formal studying of either, I said that I did not have a preference. I was randomly sent to Korea, and what an amazing random journey it was.