Continuing

We are still going ahead with our plans. Yes despite things in North Korea, and yes despite all the N1H1 quarantines. Also, it seems like a lot of my friends who have left Korea are planning on going back. I can't believe that people want to be around me that bad! Ha.

I actually forgot about how much running around you have to do to go to Korea. And they've added a few steps since I was last there. Guess it's good that I have a lot of free time!

Mike and I have moved into our lovenest #2. So far things are going better than #1. I love this place, the neighbourhood, and my roommate ain't that bad either! Check him out sleepin' on the bus to Kincardine! You're welcome, Mike!


Also, here is a pic of Dad opening his presents on his birthday. It was nice being able to be with him for it for the first time in a few years.

And, here are some shots of the view from our 26th floor apartment.

It's very high and I like it!

More Plans

Well we've officially decided to go back to South Korea. Yes, despite all that North Korea hoopla, and the foreigners in quarantine for the oink. I accepted an offer from my previous school because they were good to me, and because I'm not going to find a better deal at this point, I don't think.

In other news, I feel like people are trying to screw me over from all sides. Today was the bank freezing my account because I guess someone tried to steal all of my money and I discovered this when I was denied my doritos and chocolate at the store downstairs from Megs. As if that wasn't annoying enough I now have to memorize a new PIN. It took me 10 years to memorize that one. The world is a jerk sometimes, but kudos to CIBC for getting on that so fast!

Plans for the Future

So some of you may or may not be surprised but Mike and I are planning on going back to Asia. On paper, I did fairly well in Canada. I found a place, found a well paying job in my field rather quickly, and I do have some great friends and family, here. But...

I was regretting coming home even before I arrived. I was haunted with this feeling of, "I'm just not done, yet." When I came back, I accounted this continuing feeling with reverse culture shock, which I'm sure a lot of it was/is. The job did not live up to my expectations, and for the first time in many years, I found myself envious of other people's lives. I think it partially had to do with the fact that due to having this job fall in my lap, I was unable to do all the things I had planned to do in Canada.

I struggled with these feelings for awhile, and eventually decided to go back. Not immediately, but hopefully at the end of the summer. The plan is to go to Korea for another year, this will be good for Mike and my pockets, plus I just love it there. We are going to do a CELTA course afterwards which will allow us to live in Thailand for a few weeks. We will then be more qualified to teach in some other countries as well as at home eventually. The one thing that I DID like about my job was when I got to be in the classroom with the kids (as rare as that was) so, I'm going to focus on this for awhile.

Until all of this happens, I will be in Canada, spending as much time with you as possible, with the goal to be for you to get sick of me, so that you're happy when I go!

*I do not intend for this to come off anti-Canada in any way, shape or form. I'm definitely not anti-Canadians either, I love you all!