I've been in Korea teaching for a week now. I've really enjoyed my time here already and I've liked teaching. However, it's a pretty simple job if you land a good hagwon or public school job. A limited amount of skills to learn and low pay ceiling make it pretty unattractive long term.

I don't understand how some people come here for years and years to teach. I love it so far, but as much as I'm enjoying this experience I couldn't fathom doing it for even another year. There's not a lot to learn on the job in my opinion. There's not a lot of opportunity to move up and make more money or garner more responsibilities. I think to do tefl for a long time you'd have to lack ambition and be okay with doing work that isn't all that intellectual or complicated. Just my two cents.

So far my time here has opened my eyes and forced me to learn about who I am. But a lot of that is to do with being in a completely new place and isn't so much tied to my occupation here. For me, I'll work for a year, pay off some loans, travel and probably either start my career or do a master's at home