2020 JB LIFE! Magazine Spring Edition

COMMUNITY
Editing videos must be time consuming. What benefits
has this experience had for you?
The channel has now become monetized, since YouTube
enables successful vloggers to earn money.
You make money from vlogging?
Yes! After the SEA Games had finished, a representative from YouTube
sent me a message saying I would receive $1,600 USD! He told me that
their partner company (Google Adsense) would pay me $1 for every 1,000
views my videos clocked up. I couldn’t believe it at first. The YouTube
administrator told me I needed a dollar bank account so I went to the KB
Bank in Jeonju and opened an account, and then I went home and waited,
thinking it wasn’t real. But after one month, the money was deposited!
Wow! That is wonderful!
Yes. This bank account now operates as my savings account.
You vlog about sports. What else do you vlog about?
In the past I have vlogged about traveling Japan, but mainly I vlog about
my adventures in Korea. For example, I vlogged about a trip I took with my
friends to see the cherry blossoms last Spring and another trip we took to
Buan beach, where we visited a theme park and the set of a Korean TV drama.
What language do you use in your videos?
About half in Filipino and half in English. I also include
tutorials with people about how to speak in basic Korean, for
example, how to count in Korean, etc.
Do your viewers ask you questions through the channel?
Yes, they normally ask "How To" questions. The viewers want
to know how they can become an overseas teacher. How can
they work abroad? I try and guide my viewers towards helpful
websites which can give information on these matters. They ask
me what my life [here] is like. They ask me if I have problems
or difficulties living away from my home country.
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What do you say in response?
I sometimes talk about my language difficulties. I say that
sometimes people in Jeonju—in Korea in general—don't
understand me. This is no surprise because I don't speak that
much Korean yet, but I explain that the Korean people are very
patient with me, very kind, and they work hard to understand me,
as I do them. My viewers also ask me about Korean food: "Is all
Korean food spicy?" I answer: "Not all!" They also ask me if Korea
is "safe". I tell them that Jeonju is very safe, but that I can't vouch for
"all of Korea" because I just know the very safe university campus
I live on!
What do you tell your viewers about working in Korea?
Well, one of the biggest differences is the salary in Korea. Some
Filipinos can earn double when working here compared to the
Philippines. Sometimes triple! Another important difference is
the work hours. Full time professor work in the Philippines is
classified as a minimum of 21-hour work so a Filipino has to
work many long hours. Full-time professor work in Korea is much
more reasonable with a minimum of 12 hours.
So Korea has a better employment system?
Yes, I think so. In Korea, workers have less pressure, less stress,
better quality of work, better technology. Plus... I have time to vlog!
So because you have more free time, you can use that
time to promote Korea to the rest of the world?
Yes.
How do you edit your YouTube videos and how long
does it normally take?
I use a free software called Hitfilm Express, and edit one video
for about 12 hours to a full day.
What are you vlogging about right now?
I am doing postgraduate research on Filipino migrant workers
around the world, so I post videos about that topic. I teach a
Hotel Management course at Jeonju University so I also post
videos on that subject. I am also learning to write Hangul
and I'm filming myself a little every day as I learn. At the end
I will link all the video clips together to show my progress.