The even bigger news?The job is in Korea.
Friday night Tage was talking to a friend in Virginia, Chris, who works for a company that does security work for the U.S. military. Tage was updating Chris on his exhaustive and unsuccessful job search in our area and Chris mentioned to him that his company had a position available if he was interested. I was in Arizona, obviously, and received a text from Tage mentioning a job in Korea on Friday evening. Knowing he had had a few glasses of wine that evening I didn't think twice about it... until Saturday when he called me with all the details. By the time Mason and I got home on Monday Tage and I had pretty much decided that this was an opportunity we couldn't turn down.
In addition to the generous (tax-free) salary and housing allowance, I would not have to work and could stay home with Mason. Tage's work schedule would be 7 days on and 7 days off which would enable us to do some extensive traveling. Not to mention the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live and work in another culture for a year.
The position involves computers and you'll have to ask Tage for the details but it would be a great way for him to finally have a career, and a good one at that! We are going to hate being without our family and friends for another year but this is absolutely the best thing for us and for Mason's future. This job will give us the ability to pay off a LOT of (my) debt and actually be able to save more. We do have at least one college tuition to think about now!
Tage leaves for Virginia on Sunday and will be in training and obtaining his security clearance for 10 days. He'll be back home on the 15th and will then leave for Korea on the 18th, arriving on the 19th, and beginning work on the 20th. The company is paying to have our house packed up and placed in storage and we will rent out the house on 56th Street (so if you know anyone looking...) As soon as Tage has housing taken care of in Korea Mason and I will head over. Needless to say it is going to be a whirlwind of a month or two.
This is 90% a done deal as Tage still needs to pass a background check, but we're fairly certain there won't be any issues. People don't just get these opportunities every day and we're in a position to take it... so here we go! Please plan on taking a trip to Korea in the next year!
Teegie, I blew it. It's not Rosetta Stone I loved (thought I've heard good things about it). It's Pimsleur. Their CDs are WAY less expensive, and I promise you'll be able to speak a few phrases in the time it takes to get from Sac to Palo Alto :)
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