Friday was the day I had to meet with the rental office again and pay the first months rent, the $1500 balance of the $2000 key money I had agreed to rent the place, and the agents commission. The heavy rain we've had all week was starting to tail off Surprisingly a large group of army cadets in uniforms were marching down the street and rapidly dissapeared so not sure where they were heading I wasnt sure whether to pay all the money about $2000 in cash or electr...

This was my last day at school after two years. I've changed jobs before so it wasnt that emotional but I'm sad to leave the kids and friends I've made over the last two years. I have a good setup and dont know what it will be like at the new school. I was debating what to do when I leave. At first I was thinking of a pizza party for my favourite students but that can be unfair as some students might really like me but I didnt pick them. I thought of buying each ...

This was the last week at my school that I had been with for two years and the english teachers wanted to take me for a farewell dinner. Then we found out the Principal is also leaving and a special teachers dinner was organized for that on the same day and we would be going to that instead. That worked out fine so then I could say goodbye to everyone. I'd just arrived back from Canada friday night, was jetlagged, and had to bring my boxes of stuff home from scho...

This Sunday was the Muslim festival of Eid to mark the end of the month of fasting. Unlike Christmas, it does not have a fixed date but is based on the lunar calender so moves each year. Fortunately for me it was Sunday which meant I did not have to take time off school which was due to begin on Monday. The prayers were due to start at 9.30am and I live more than an hour away. Still jet lagged having arrived back Friday night my sleep cycles still had me getting ...

The long voyage home back to Korea came in several stages. First I had a 7am flight to San Francisco so had to be at the airport for 5am check-in. I had ordered a cab and the Indian driver was telling me his daughters fiance's sister had just gone to Korea two weeks ago and was hating it the first week but was settling down now. Although I had done an online check in when I went to do my bag drop the lady was giving lots of attitude. She said my check in wasnt su...