Dear Beanies,
I wanted to share this piece of news with the Beanie community: after a very long period of unemployment and fifteen job interviews over the last few months, I HAVE FINALLY FOUND A JOB! The team looks dynamic and kind, it is located in the best place of town with a breathtaking view of the city, there is a ton of vacation days and the salary is better than in most places (although I was hoping for a little bit more).
I have just learnt the news but I wanted to address my deepest gratitude to the Beanie community: without this website, I would have lost my sanity a long time ago. Because looking for a job can be so isolating, Dramabeans was the best reminder that people from various ages, nationalities and situations are living their lives with their ups and downs and challenges, but the journey can be a positive one, despite the difficulties everyone face and no matter where you are in life. Thank you to everyone who are making this platform such a happy place, full of ideas and energy!
A special thanks to @raonah and @acacia, who let me join their Korean practice sessions: the last couple of months have been a bit hectic, but I am more motivated than ever to improve my language skills again. Thank you for your support, your patience, your humor and your imagination: since the beginning of the year, practicing with you has meant that I could at least achieve one thing in my life, when I was facing disappointment everywhere else. It has been central to my personal well-being, and I hope my words are enough to convey my gratitude to you, and to this website which makes so much possible. <3

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    Congratulations! All the best of luck for the new job 🙂
    Also agreed re dramabeans!

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      Thank you! I hope it goes well and Dramabeans is there whatever happens (and wherever, that the magic of the internet! 😀 )

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    Congratulations!!
    And wow! I said almost the same thing about the DB community when I got a job… Dramabeans is really the perfect place to save one from going into the job-hunting related depression! It is really a perfect place! <3

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      Thank you!! Indeed I am not a social network person but Dramabeans is always so soothing and gives such energy! Doctors should prescribe Dramabeans mandatory reading and commenting to treat job-hunting depressions and it should be funded by insurances! Congratulations on your new job as well, I hope you’ll be happy there!

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        Ha! That should definitely be a thing!
        Thanks 🙂 It has been around 5 months and yeah it’s okay 🙂

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    Congratulations! This is such good news, we should have a party to celebrate!! I hope that your new job is even better than you hope.
    <3 <3
    I agree about the DB community… and you are one of the people who make it so wonderful, just don't forget that, okay?

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      Thank you!! I am so thankful for having this job opportunity that I will make that job better, no doubt about it!
      And thank you, I hope to bring whatever is wonderful from Dramabeans into the world as well! 🙂

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    Congratulations and good luck in there)) 👍

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      Thank you!! I’ll take my lessons after Jang Gu-rae! 🙂

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        Yes, he’s excellent role model)) wish you to find your Oh Sang Sik in this company.

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    Congratulations on the new job! ^^

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    What a brave and beautiful sentiment you’ve written here. Congratulations on the new job! Msu it be the beginning of more good things to come!

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      Thank you! I truly look at it as the beginning of a new chapter in my life, hopefully a beautiful one! 🙂

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    Hurrayyyy!! Congratulations, all the best in this new part of your journey!

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    Thank you!! 🙂

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    Congrats! Sending positive vibes your way ✨

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    Congrats!🌺 wish you all the best for the new stage of your life😆

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      Thank you! I guess I’ll have to behave like a grown-up now, but I’ve been told (by a drama of course) that everyone just pretend they know what they are doing anyway! 😉

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    Congratulations on the new job! That’s fantastic news! And welcome back to DB! I’m still practicing Korean every day. You’re welcome to join in whenever you have time 🙂 I’ve missed practicing with you.

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      Thank you Raonah! (I love your new nickname by the way! But you need to save money to travel to Korea!!!). I’m impressed at how consistently you’ve been practicing with drama video clips. Do you feel like you are improving your listening comprehension skills? I’m sure you are improving, even if you don’t notice it on the day to day. I miss practicing with you as well, and I need to begin practicing diligently again. With the job hunting burden now off my shoulders, I’ll be more free to focus on Korean lessons, and I am looking forward to it! 🙂 Fighting!

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        Yay! I’m glad you’ll be practicing with us again!
        I think the video clips are really helping. There’ve been some days where I understood almost the whole clip without subs 😊 I still get really confused with longer sentences though or when people talk really fast 😕 But, a year ago I would’ve only understood things like “Hello” “Thank you” and “I love you”, so when I remember that, I can really see how far I’ve come 🙂 I’ll be fluent eventually 🙂 화이팅!

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          It is very impressive! I have recently purchased (in what is obviously an excess of confidence) the first Harry Potter book in Korean, and I hope to understand parts of it (after creating a vocabulary list with words like wand, spell and witch in Korean!). Let’s be linguistically ambitious! 😂 I’ve had a hard time connecting with dramas this year, therfore there was none I liked enough to work on clips, but I’m keeping this goal in mind. 화이팅!

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    Big congrats!!!! 😀

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    Congratulations on the new job! 😊

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    DELSATU!!!! CONGRATULTIONS!!!

    I’m tearing up now 😢. We seriously missed you in our posts!! Joining an online community was seriously not my thing, but DB is genuinely something so different. I haven’t met such a large group of encouraging, motivated, and insightful people outside of here and I’m so glad to have met you too! My sincerest congratulations!! Your hard work has paid off!!! This is when I wish we can give hugs through the internet!! 🎊🎉🎈🎉🎊

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      Thank you my dear Acacia! It is such a relief to finally be accepted for a job – even if I know better, failing constantly makes you feel like a failure after a while. This is why practicing Korean with you was such an important outlet: at least there is still something I can do and a (virtual) place I can go to!! Now I’m completly planning to keep learning Korean, but simply for the pleasure of it (and the ambition, let’s admit it!).
      It is interesting how Facebook used to give me mixed feelings but Dramabeans only gives me positive ones – DB really has a sense of community and support which is precious – and it is so much fun!!
      I’ve been around all summer with limited internet access, but now I should connect myself more often (Raonah has improved so much! I need to catch up!!). See you soon 😉
      By the way, Prison Playbook was so good that I had to watch it again, all 16 episodes of an hour and a half… Still amazing !

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        YAY! It’s amazing to hear how learning Korean has been a good outlet for you. And now you can enjoy it for pleasure (double YAY) See you soon!!!

        Totally agree with you about FB. I never post anything there anymore but on DB I feel like I can express myself more without reservations. The power of DB

        I got my mom into Prison Playbook, and she who maybe watches a few kdramas a year marathoned the whole drama twice over a course of a week! The power of PP 😂

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    congratulation and best of luck~

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    Congrats! All the best in your new job!

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