[koreancutie01]

Hi all, I'm having a bit of a crisis here. I have two options for this summer. I can either

1) stay in Boston, my home, get a magazine internship with a small but hip start-up publication that I would LOVE to work at. And that's a big "if" because I am interviewing for them in a month. My friends and family are all in Boston too.

2) I can go to Korea and intern for virtually any English-language media outlet available (my family has connections). TV, newspaper, magazine. Sounds great, right? But I'm scared that it won't look as good on my resume - English-language media is far from well-established there, and success is less recognizable to American publications (which is where I want to work post-college). Then again, since I could in theory intern for the most prominent English-language publications in Seoul, maybe I'm wrong. Please correct me if I am.


I could always spend half my summer in Boston, and the other half in Korea. I get 4 months of vacation in total. But I think that's kind of risky. I could definitely do the Korean internship for 2 months if needed, but I doubt the Boston internship will want to hire me for only 2 months.

Also, the more I think about it, the more Korea is tempting me. Family connections could open a lot of doors for me. Also, I'd be living with my mom, who can be...oppressive, but I'm essentially 21 years old and I'm pretty sure she couldn't stop me from going on a date or two However, the only thing holding me back is that I would really miss my family and friends in the US (like, CRAZY miss them) and plus I'm not sure that the Korea internships would look as good on my resume to American employers in the future.

What would you do? Thanks!

[pikapika]

if ur not going to take the korean one give it to me
-___-" seriously~

sounds to me if u get into the boston one u should go for it...if u dont get it go for the korean one...both sounds good

and i dont think interning in korea would like bad...shows diversity and an international experience

(by the way i was only partially joking about my first comment...hook a sister up yo ^.^)

[dunpingy]

why dont u just wait to see if you get the internship or not
you can put off the decision
=)

[itrayya]

^^^ i agree.

even if the korean thing isnt that big here...
look on the diverse side of it.
the world is going international... you'll have at least some work abroad.

wait for the boston one to see how it goes first.

GOOD LUCK!!!

[losborrachos]

if ur not going to take the korean one give it to me

(by the way i was only partially joking about my first comment...hook a sister up yo ^.^)

iawtc... and then aj you can hook me up... man, we need connections pretty bad...

but seriously though it depends where you wanna work eventually... i mean if you wanna work here i highly suggest taking the internship here... ppl like me and pikapika on the other hand...

[k1D3Ck]

If your a korean cutie you should come intern for me.....xP

[koreancutie01]

Thank you everyone for your responses so far! Y'all are way more patient than I am..
lol @ the connections. They're tenuous, at best, enough only to be a dumb intern for a few moths. If I get a real job of my own, then I'll think about hooking you guys up for real.
I actually don't know where I want to work after graduation. I've definitely been thinking about Korea lately, but in terms of likelihood I'll probably stay in the States. I REALLY want the Boston internship just b/c it's a great publication, but the Korea one sounds great for travel and cultural experience.

I made this screenname quite a while ago...you're a little too late, I'm ugly and fat now.

[k1D3Ck]

Ah shucks, oh well it's ok
But what is this interning you speak of? How is it a great publication? You seem to be somewhat certain that it might lead to a bright future success.

Good luck either way
I was planning on going to korea, but my plans collided and all my so called projected plans fell through

[pikapika]

Thank you everyone for your responses so far! Y'all are way more patient than I am..
lol @ the connections. They're tenuous, at best, enough only to be a dumb intern for a few moths. If I get a real job of my own, then I'll think about hooking you guys up for real.
I actually don't know where I want to work after graduation. I've definitely been thinking about Korea lately, but in terms of likelihood I'll probably stay in the States. I REALLY want the Boston internship just b/c it's a great publication, but the Korea one sounds great for travel and cultural experience.

I made this screenname quite a while ago...you're a little too late, I'm ugly and fat now.

Ah shucks, oh well it's ok

HAHAHAHAA that was funni
that just made me laugh

but yes
good luck ^.^

[carebear]

I'm going advise you that it's best for you to work where you plan to work in the future. I'm in a similar situation.. I'm going to NY to work over the summer instead of HK. I've been advised to do this by several people for the reason that it is very important to network and build your contact base especially with this opportunity. Your future exit ops will be much greater when you meet other influential people in the area through work. Best of luck in your pursuits

[koreancutie01]

Ah shucks, oh well it's ok
But what is this interning you speak of? How is it a great publication? You seem to be somewhat certain that it might lead to a bright future success.

Good luck either way
I was planning on going to korea, but my plans collided and all my so called projected plans fell through

It's not really a great publication, it's actually quite small and it's only a year old. But it's exactly the kind of thing I see myself doing in the future, and I'm not certain at all that it will lead to success, but it's a great magazine and something I could be passionate about...know what I mean?

Good luck to you and yours!