When I was in 5th grade I was asked “where will you be in the year 2014”. I know it’s only 2013, but let’s compromise on that. Luckily I’m a nerd and have kept most of my old yearbooks, so I pulled out the Collins School 2000 one to find my answer. My answer was “a teacher in first grade. Maybe I’ll teach at Collins School!” A teacher in first grade, obviously no one bothered to correct my phrasing- but obviously I was hoping to be teaching first grade. I’m just glad I didn’t write “married with three kids”.
For my second time around, Conor and I will be living in a new city, Bangbae. Bangbae is a lot closer to the Seoul action than our last location was. It’ll be nice to be able to go out sometimes from work – have a happy hour drink, go to dinner. Even better is that Conor and I will be on the same schedule. Last time, I worked 9:30-6 while Conor was working 1:30-9. For me, this is probably the most exciting thing. I will no longer have to wait to eat dinner until 9:30 just to fall asleep an hour later.
I have to admit that leaving this second time around was, is, a lot harder than before. These last few months at home were great. I forgot how much I do like it here, and got really comfortable being here. However, I am excited about leaving. I miss working and teaching and ready to be back in my routine over there. As of now I’m all packed, ready for my 1pm flight tomorrow! 14 hours on a plane- here I come!
