April Already

source: http://read.iloveconor.com/2007/04/12/april-already/

Well hello. I’m getting bad at blogging these days. My time is divided into a thousand different little projects that never seem to end. It’s not like the good ole days of one post per week. Now I just squeeze in what I can. I will say that I’ve been religiously following my selective sports teams the last couple of months. Watching the Hawks go deep in the tourney, the Islanders squeezing into the playoffs, Manchester United making it to the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, and Royals starting the much anticipated regular season. I actually wanted to write a running diary of opening day, but I wasn’t feeling too creative at 5am and Bill Simmons wrote a much better one when Daisuke pitched in the third game against Grienke (Roll of Daisuke). I could write a book on how this baseball season has gone so far, but I will say that it’s really not helping me sleep normal hours. Other then the meaningless sports that enslave me, I am doing some important things for my future. In my second year of teaching English as a second language in a business environment, I’m being to feel the need for a new challenge. Living in Korea has made me aware of all the different opportunities for me, but after taking Korean Language classes at a local university, I became pretty confident that I wanted to go back to school and pursue a MA degree. Thankfully, I feel that I’ve found a pretty good fit with an dual masters program with Cleveland State University and Chung-ang University in Seoul. Right now I’m in the application process with both of these schools and won’t know the results until after I take the GRE in June. That’s the biggest time consumer of my life, outside of my job, is preparing for the GRE. When I finish with all my paperwork and send it in, I’ll post more information about the program and the details behind it. Also, I got a little better idea of when I would come home next and when I return to Korea for school. I’m predicting my last day at work will be July 20th, which is the last day of the July session making a smooth transition for both the school and I. I’m also guessing that my visa will expire soon after that, so I’d be on a plane in a matter of days. I’ve also found out that fall classes in Korea at CAU start September 1st, making my return home a longer one then 2006, which is good to know. When I confirm the dates better, I will be sure to update!