Guest: Sarah J.
Interviewer: Chris
Recording Date: January 30, 2009
Length: 57 minutes
Sarah J. is a 26 year-old Korean American who spent her formative years between Fiji, Hawaii and California. She moved to Korea four years ago with the intention of working at a hagwon for one year, but ended up finding work in broadcasting, and ever since has continuously extended her stay. One peculiarity of Sarah’s story is her experience with her Korean boyfriend, whom she met before he had performed his mandatory military service. In this interview listen to Sarah discuss her experiences working as an English teacher and then in the English-language broadcasting field, maintaining her relationship with a man for whom she waited for two years, and constantly contemplating the merits of staying.
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