During the past week of job hunting, I had to face and embrace certain perspectives I had dreaded before coming back to Korea. Most people, except my parents, questioned why I even came back and didn't find a job in the U.S. While looking through job postings and relevant articles and blog entries, I also ran into a bunch of comments that really offended me. Someone even wrote that those who couldn't find a job in the States and "had to" go back to Korea should all be embarrassed of themselves. Another person even categorized and ranked students who have studied abroad into three categories, first being those settling in America, second being those like me who have come back, and third category of being unemployed.
Well, was this my choice or did I "have to" come back? Have I ruined my potentials by coming back to Korea? The connection between DEA (my major) and Event Planning seemed too far fetched and I certainly did not want to risk any potential penalties from INS later on. But now that I'm actually back, I've been dealing with all these negative perspectives and crappy salary in Seoul and can't help but feel a little discouraged.
I obviously know that my life is really what I make of. As Sam, my urban semester professor, wrote me, you never know where life takes you. I also do believe that, if I'm hard working and smart, I will get what I deserve.
Just feeling a little low today :(
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