Preparing to Return to Korea, Let’s Go Home
I quit my job and started preparing to return to Korea.
I have 10 days left before leaving Sydney.
1. Find a flight to return to Korea
2. Attend a Barista Course before leaving Australia
When I came to Australia, I only booked a one-way flight.
If I had booked a round-trip ticket, it would have been cheaper, but since I didn’t know when I would return to Korea, I only booked a one-way ticket.
So I needed to find a flight to return to Korea,
and I decided to use Jetstar, a low-cost airline in Australia.
[Jet Star, Homepage]
www.jetstar.com
Nowadays, Jetstar operates direct flights to Incheon International Airport in Korea,
but in 2009, there were no direct flights to Korea.
However, there was a direct flight to Japan,
and I planned to travel briefly in Japan before going to Korea.
I paid about 300,000 won(US$ 230) for a flight from Australia to Osaka, which is close to Busan in Korea.
And from Osaka, I planned to take the ‘Pan Star ferry’ to go to my home in Busan, Korea.
The one-way ferry fare from Osaka to Busan was about 110,000 won(US$ 85).
I was able to travel from Sydney to Busan for 410,000 won(US$ 315).
After booking my flight and itinerary, I couldn’t just idle away my remaining time.
I decided to pursue the barista certification that I had been contemplating for some time.
A cafe that I occasionally stopped by, ‘Work Shop’.
I wanted to work at a cafe like this.
In Australia, there is no specific barista certification.
Instead, if complete a course at a school that teaches barista skills, can receive a certificate.
With that certificate and a recommendation from a barista, can work as a barista in Australia.
Although I didn’t have much time to spare, I wanted to take the course and obtain the certificate.
So, I registered for a five-day barista course.
The Coffee Gang, Sydney
5 Days Certificate
It was the coffee course that I registered for.
Fortunately, it was a course that ended one day before my departure from Sydney, and I was relieved.
Now, it seems that only my departure remains.
As each day passes, I feel a sense of regret.
Nov. 30. 2009