exit...

my flight is booked, march 1st! canada bound. i hope to publish a few of the entries i wrote over the last months while in korea. i have a ton lingering in my "drafts" but for some reason my school firewall blocks blogger, so i haven't had time to update.

i adjusted to the food, cultural differences and language barrier alright, i think. manageable. but i will never, never, be able to adjust to the last minute style of Korean planning. overall, that was the most difficult thing.

only yesterday my school got a memo that the teacher replacing me will arrive this tuesday. i leave sunday. so, they ask me if i can just be out by then. WHAT??! BUT... packing! cleaning! getting rid of junk! i have a dog! no one seems to understand why 4 days is not enough to vacate a place. so, now they ar4e suggesting this poor new teacher sleep on my couch for the 5 days i will still be here. which i don't mind toooo much... but i don't have extra blankets, towels, all that. and i'm sure it will be awkward for them. ugh!

i guess giving 1 months notice to your landlord and planning that far in advance doesn't happen here. they JUST gave out the staffing information for the next year yesterday. so with only about 1 week before beginning the new year, some teachers will be moving to different cities. my co-teacher will be 4 hours away, so will also be hurriedly packing up and leaving this next week. she's doesn't have time off that week either. i asked her, how can you deal with that?? it's not enough time! and she just shrugged.

am i the weird one here, i wonder? are westerners too paranoid and controlling about time and sheduling? i don't know.

i am just excited to be heading home.