Why do I do this to myself

Nearly halfway thru my study abroad venture and classes have really picked up, it is almost mid-term time and you can feel the anxiety in the air from students. I am no exception to this rule.

I have not had any stress from late submissions or conflicts in schedules but being the analytical person I am, I tend to worry myself into a fit.

I will start with a lighter note, however, I recently turned 21! October 3rd which just so happened to be a labour holiday as well! I spent my birthday in good company at a resort/spa which was very relaxing and pleasant to be at, it reminded me of the bathhouse out of the movie Spirited Away. I was half expecting for spirits to excrete from the walls but the only spirit that seemed to be around was that of a Soju bottle.

Speaking of which, there was a national beer festival going on outside the spa/resort. I decided to join this festival and enjoyed craft beer from Galmegi Brewing company (from Busan) and Magpie Brewing Company (From Jeju). It surprised me that South Korea knew what craft beer was but it was a pleasant surprise.

The next day, I had to give a presentation to my marketing management class for a case study, this was a worrisome endeavour for a variety of reasons. When it comes to presentations and public speaking, I am a different person, my usual reserved personality is transformed into an extroverted humorous character. I call my presentation persona German 2.0. However, all the presentations I have ever given were to American audience members, not ivy league Korean Students, so my usual humour and witty tactics were not going to work here. I had to focus more on the material and content of the case study.

By the end of the day, I give my presentation a solid B. It definitely was not my best presentation, my audience was engaged, but not to the ends that I had hoped for.

Now to the prevalent matter at hand, Organizational Behavior and this project. My professor has given us the task of compiling a list known as "The best companies to work for in Korea" The good thing is I am in a group with all Koreans, the bad thing I am not Korean. By that I mean, my standards for what constitutes a good company are not the same as my peers. As my professor put there are two types of peoples Type A (competitive) and Type B (easy going). So how am I to compile a list of the best companies if some companies cater to Type A and not Type B and vice versa?

This kind of thinking is what leads to me to second guess any Forbes, glassdoor, etc., lists for "The best Companies to work for." I suppose the best way to go about this is figure out what characteristics both type of personalities (Type A & Type B) find attractive in a company and see what Korean companies fit those best. *Rolls up sleeves, cracks knuckles, and sips Iced Cafe Americano* Lets do this