Time Flies

I realize I've been lacking on the posting front lately, and when I do I'm sure it is somewhat boring as it is routinely about the same kind of stuff. So I am going to do a small recap of a few things that are going on with me, that I never really mention.

I've been here eight and a half months now, can you believe it??? Where does time go?? It is crazy to think I've got just over 3 more to go. They are already talking about my departure at work and making replacement plans which is weird to think that soon I will just be a foreigner to them that has passed through. I've actually been considering doing a second year lately. Nothing is definite yet, it will be one of those things that I probably won't know for sure until I am just about to leave. I have known people who swear they will be back and change their minds, and many who swear they are only here for 1 year and end up being here 2 or 3, so right now it is just a thought... if I come back I've got a few decisions to make, if I want to be in a hagwon or a university; it is amazing how much bargaining power one year's experience gives me. Should I choose to come back I will only teach at a school that requires me to teach 5 hours or less a day, I refuse to teach kindergartens, and of course, I want more money. Can you imagine me giving those demands to somebody in Canada after working for one year?? The upside to university teaching is that the hours are minimal and I get a ridiculous amount of vacation time, but the pay is a little less, though I can make extra in private tutoring, and I also think it might look better on my resume when I am back to looking for a "real" job.

I would also like to do more travelling and I don't have any vacation time left here so it would be nice to have a few more opportunities next year to check out more of the Asian continent. I might take a short trip in May at the end of my contract and then fly back here and then have them fly me home after that. For those of you who know Lisa, she is getting married on July 20th and I'm the maid of honour, so I need to be home in good time to plan a crazy bachelorette and make her rethink her choice of a bridal party.

Hmmmm....what else??? Oh, for those of you who know Dave, he is coming to Korea to teach in a few weeks, as soon as he gets his visa sorted. He will actually be teaching at a school right across from me and living in my neighbourhood, so it will be good fun to have a familiar face here and introduce him into the Korean lifestyle. It's a little bizarre to think about having someone from home here, almost like two worlds colliding...he has seen the pictures though and hears most of the stories so hopefully I've prepared him well for what to expect and he doesn't think we are all too crazy!

Alright well that is all I've got to say for now. And as a side note, has anybody received their Thai post cards??? I sent out about a dozen while I was in Thailand and haven't heard of anyone getting one... I have a feeling they are sitting at the bottom of the atlantic ocean or something...