the call i've been waiting for...

And my first suit…

Well, i got a call from the Embassy of the Republic of South Korea yesterday. i have a job interview on Tuesday in Ottawa at the Embassy with the Consul. i have no idea what to expect or what they will ask me. I’m scared and nervous but so excited that things are finally getting going, re: SK. It feels like i’ve been talking about it for a million years and just waiting and waiting, but i can finally see some results, hopefully i will get the job and not be completely disappointed. i just have to be professional and win them over, which i’m sure i can. (Nervous laughter) Obviously they must have liked something in my application, or i wouldn’t have gotten this far, and i can’t imagine that i would screw up an interview so badly as to negate all of the wonderful experience and skill that i have – which in teaching is nil, but they’ll take care of that for me. (More nervous laughter…hopefully).

Anyway, being my first professional interview i felt that i had to procure myself a suit to wear - you know, make a nice impression, appear professional, etc... So i hiked up to Place Vertu - a mall - to get a new suit.

i decided first to go to Sears - since i have a Sears credit card, and no money. All i wanted was a black suit - a jacket and pants and/or skirt. You wouldn't think that it would be so hard to find, they have about 60 of them in their catalogue and the same on their website. But in the store, they obviously don't carry ALL of the same things, so when i got there, they had two black and a million in other colours - bright green, pink, white, beige, tan, brown, grey, with frills, without frills, with matching skirts or shirts or dresses, lots of choice, but NOT what i was looking for.

So i walked around the entire mall, and STILL didn't find a single SUIT that would do! There were lots of jackets and pants separately, but nothing that goes together. So i headed back to Sears, just to make sure i hadn't missed anything - lo and behold - i did. i found a deep charcoal pant suit for only $109.99. i also got a green top to go under it. i'll have to take the pants to a tailor tomorrow to get them taken up, but the jacket fits nicely and it looks über professional.

So, i have finally bought my first REAL suit. i've been meaning to get one for a few years, but it just never happened. It is my first, but definitely not my last