Renewal

"CONGRATULATIONS!  We welcome you all for a second (or another) year of teaching in Busan!!"

That's right.  You've read it correctly.  We have renewed for another year of teaching English in Busan, South Korea.  The quote above is from an e-mail we got from the Office of Education saying that our applications for renewal have been approved.  So, our current contracts will end on August 25, 2013 and the new contracts will begin on August 26, 2013.  The new contracts will then end on August 25, 2014.  At that time, we will immediately catch a plane to the States to start the celebration of my sister, Rachel's, wedding on August 30, 2014.

Though we are renewing with the Office of Education, there will be some changes when we sign our contracts.  The first change will be with our schools.  There will no longer be foreign English teachers in middle schools so we will be transferring to elementary schools.  We are both excited about the change but also a little nervous.

The second change is really exciting for us.  Instead of being provided with housing, we have chosen to get a housing stipend.  That means that we are going to be looking for an apartment on our own.  We will choose the location and amenities that we want.  We will be moving sometime later this summer.  Once we know our address, we will send out e-mails.  Once we get started on the apartment hunting process, I will write a post about it.  (I can't wait!)

So, we will be in Korea for another 14 months.  If anyone is interested in coming to visit, we would be happy to house you and show you around Busan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Just let us know!  :)