I will be compiling my Korea-related Facebook updates and posting them periodically. Also, I left Facebook on CST. So ignore the time stamps, I guess. Here is the pre-Korea list.
MP just had an interview today to teach English in Korea. This might be one of the coolest jobs ever. Send some "land the job" vibes my way if you have the chance! :0)
June 8 at 6:15pm
MP is going to Korea in September! *JOY!*
June 9 at 7:07pm
MP Do you ever have the feeling that maybe your life has no greater purpose than being the butt of some cosmic joke? That's what my week has been like. I can't decide whether to laugh, cry, or glower at the skies.
June 17 at 8:36pm
MP spent $150 on a damn passport today.
June 23 at 6:26pm
MP is broke and desperately seeking work. :-(
June 29 at 1:56pm
MP This is for everyone who was worried about me being sold into slavery.
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August 31 at 11:02pm
MP made her first trip ever into a pawn shop today. It wasn't nearly as seedy or shady as she expected, and they paid her exactly what she was expecting.
August 5 at 9:32pm
MP Needs to make a daytrip to Austin this week to get shit certified for Korea. Anyone want to come with?
September 8 at 11:33am
MP put in three applications today. Woo.
September 21 at 5:10pm
MP is not looking forward to writing a cover letter
September 21 at 3:28pm
MP got a job offer for a school about 40 min. south of Seoul. :0)
October 13 at 4:37pm
MP is going home to pack. Can anyone recommend a cheap, climate-controlled storage place in or near Denton?
October 13 at 4:43pm
MP can't believe she's willing to get rid of ELEVEN pairs of shoes. Awesome. That perfectly halves the space they take up under my bed.
October 16 at 7:26pm
MP wishes she owned more pawnable stuff.
October 21 at 4:31pm
MP is frustrated with paperwork, red tape, and bureacracy in general.
October 22 at 3:25pm
MP is packing. Bah humbug.
October 27 at 6:50pm
MP is contemplating how long it will take to bicycle 280 miles to Houston. For the record, getting information on/from the Korean Consulate is a bit like shooting craps.
October 30 at 2:14pm
MP will TELL you as soon as she knows what day she's leaving. Stop asking or I might have to sign up for Twitter.
November 2 at 7:19pm
MP is headed to Houston in the morning. Bleck.
November 4 at 8:01pm
MP "They’ve decided to change your departure date to the 13th because it’s easier for them if you arrive on a weekend. This way, you have some time to relax. :)"
November 5 at 10:05pm
MP has the appropriate power adapter. Woot!
November 8 at 5:52pm
MP is straightening out the turmoil.
November 10 at 12:41pm
MP has her flight itinerary. Depart DFW 7:16 a.m. Friday the 13th, arrive Seoul 7:15 p.m. Nov. 14. 4 hours to San Fran and 13 to Seoul. I'll be living 14 hours in the FUTURE!
November 11 at 11:41am
MP On Saturday, it will be 57 degrees F in Seoul with scattered clouds.
November 11 at 12:37pm
MP genuinely believes the airwaves are conspiring against her today. She was only in Albertson's for a few minutes total, and they played Green Day's "Time of Your Life," and the radio has been playing similar noise designed to elicit an emotional response.
November 12 at 11:19am
MP splurged on 2 pairs of new boots but won't get to wear them until she is in Korea. Omg they are sexy. *Joy*
November 12 at 11:29am
Showing posts with label paperwork. Show all posts
Showing posts with label paperwork. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
It just doesn't math
From my recruiter:
Your documents have been received in Korea and everything looks great. They are currently at immigration, and your visa reservation number is expected on the 30th. The school would like you to arrive on November 5th.
From the Visa application guide:
Once you have your visa reservation number, the process from here is to send the items below to the
Korean Consulate. You will then be contacted for an in-person interview at the consulate...
Once the consulate receives your application and paperwork( including visa reservation number), they will contact you to arrange an interview. Some consulates will let you call to book an interview before you have your visa number, others will not.
You will be required to visit the Korean consulate IN PERSON unless special arrangements can be made. We are not trying to get your hopes up but there are some Korean Consulates who have become sympathetic to teacher applicants who have to come from a LONG way.
The visa will be processed after that. Each consulate has different processing times (from one hour to 5 days), so ask them when it will be ready!
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So I'll be making the phone call tomorrow to find out just how lenient our local Korean Consulate is. It's in Houston, btw. Do you think they'd count Denton as "a LONG way," considering I have no car and no way to get there in person?
Your documents have been received in Korea and everything looks great. They are currently at immigration, and your visa reservation number is expected on the 30th. The school would like you to arrive on November 5th.
From the Visa application guide:
Once you have your visa reservation number, the process from here is to send the items below to the
Korean Consulate. You will then be contacted for an in-person interview at the consulate...
Once the consulate receives your application and paperwork( including visa reservation number), they will contact you to arrange an interview. Some consulates will let you call to book an interview before you have your visa number, others will not.
You will be required to visit the Korean consulate IN PERSON unless special arrangements can be made. We are not trying to get your hopes up but there are some Korean Consulates who have become sympathetic to teacher applicants who have to come from a LONG way.
The visa will be processed after that. Each consulate has different processing times (from one hour to 5 days), so ask them when it will be ready!
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So I'll be making the phone call tomorrow to find out just how lenient our local Korean Consulate is. It's in Houston, btw. Do you think they'd count Denton as "a LONG way," considering I have no car and no way to get there in person?
Monday, August 24, 2009
Korea update: Fuck the state of Texas
One of the things required for me to go to Korea is to obtain a notarized state level background check. Feel free to scroll to the last line of this entry for the summary.
In June, I went to the police department office on campus because it was closest. They directed me to the office downtown; they directed me to their records department; they directed me to the DPS. I didn't have any cash or check or patience to wait in the line out the door at the DPS. So I called to find out how much the background check would cost. Denton DPS cannot give me a state level background check (contrary to what the Denton P.D. told me because they obviously have their shit together); they directed me to the Garland office. There's no way I'm driving out there without calling. I call the Garland office and find there is no way whatsoever to reach a human person at that office by telephone. There are a dozen button push options, none of which have anything to do with a background check.
Back to the internet. The DPS Web site says I can obtain a state level background check by mailing $10, my name, age, race, etc. to the Austin office. I sent that out June 23. They sent it back about 2 weeks later, telling me I needed to send an additional $5 and fingerprints, contrary to the information on the Web site because they obviously have their shit together. I did this. They sent it back to me a second time, another 2 weeks later, with the problem that my signatures did not match. I wrote my name in cursive on my written request so it would be clear I was requesting a b.c. for myself. I signed the fingerprint cards in the space labeled "Signature." Whatever. So I fixed it and sent it in again. Last week the DPS sent it back a THIRD time, claiming my fingerprints were too dark and not rolled well enough. Bullfuckingshit. I had a friend experienced in taking fingerprints for his major do the prints for me. And the DPS could not have told me there was a problem with the prints the FIRST time they were sent back to me? My guess is that they ran them and didn't find anything because my record is CLEAN and so they decided it must be my fault.
I called the Crime Records Department of the DPS to find out where I can go locally to get this done in person because my sister in Utah was able to go downtown and get a b.c. in about 15 minutes. You can't get it done in person in the state of Texas, contrary to what Denton DPS told me because they obviously have their shit together. They directed me to the number for a third party agency that assists in DPS b.c.'s. I called the number last Thursday and they can't get me in until tomorrow in the Lewisville office to get this done. 7-10 business days after that, I will receive my b.c. in the mail. It will take 2-3 weeks after that to mail it to the Sec. of State office for an apostille certification so I can send it overseas to the school at which I will be teaching.
In summation, I'm stuck here until October. Fuckity fucking fuckers. Fuck.
In June, I went to the police department office on campus because it was closest. They directed me to the office downtown; they directed me to their records department; they directed me to the DPS. I didn't have any cash or check or patience to wait in the line out the door at the DPS. So I called to find out how much the background check would cost. Denton DPS cannot give me a state level background check (contrary to what the Denton P.D. told me because they obviously have their shit together); they directed me to the Garland office. There's no way I'm driving out there without calling. I call the Garland office and find there is no way whatsoever to reach a human person at that office by telephone. There are a dozen button push options, none of which have anything to do with a background check.
Back to the internet. The DPS Web site says I can obtain a state level background check by mailing $10, my name, age, race, etc. to the Austin office. I sent that out June 23. They sent it back about 2 weeks later, telling me I needed to send an additional $5 and fingerprints, contrary to the information on the Web site because they obviously have their shit together. I did this. They sent it back to me a second time, another 2 weeks later, with the problem that my signatures did not match. I wrote my name in cursive on my written request so it would be clear I was requesting a b.c. for myself. I signed the fingerprint cards in the space labeled "Signature." Whatever. So I fixed it and sent it in again. Last week the DPS sent it back a THIRD time, claiming my fingerprints were too dark and not rolled well enough. Bullfuckingshit. I had a friend experienced in taking fingerprints for his major do the prints for me. And the DPS could not have told me there was a problem with the prints the FIRST time they were sent back to me? My guess is that they ran them and didn't find anything because my record is CLEAN and so they decided it must be my fault.
I called the Crime Records Department of the DPS to find out where I can go locally to get this done in person because my sister in Utah was able to go downtown and get a b.c. in about 15 minutes. You can't get it done in person in the state of Texas, contrary to what Denton DPS told me because they obviously have their shit together. They directed me to the number for a third party agency that assists in DPS b.c.'s. I called the number last Thursday and they can't get me in until tomorrow in the Lewisville office to get this done. 7-10 business days after that, I will receive my b.c. in the mail. It will take 2-3 weeks after that to mail it to the Sec. of State office for an apostille certification so I can send it overseas to the school at which I will be teaching.
In summation, I'm stuck here until October. Fuckity fucking fuckers. Fuck.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
I'm going to teach English in Korea!
In September! Granted, I have a lot of documents to gather first. And figuring out what to do about my lease. And storage. And finding a job between now and then.
But it's going to be AMAZING!
Here's the site with the info.
No, I don't speak Korean because that's not one of the job requirements. But I'll learn.
And think of all the cool, unlicensed crappy crap I can send home.
I'm bouncing off the walls on the inside. :0)
But it's going to be AMAZING!
Here's the site with the info.
No, I don't speak Korean because that's not one of the job requirements. But I'll learn.
And think of all the cool, unlicensed crappy crap I can send home.
I'm bouncing off the walls on the inside. :0)
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