new school year

tonight, i had a dinner party(?) to go to for my school. it was mainly to say good-bye to the teachers that are leaving to different schools for this new school year and for a teacher that is retiring after 39(!!!) years of teaching. Koreas school calendar starts from March-July, August is their summer break, then the second half is from September-Mid December. it was kinda weird having to say good-bye when it's only the end of february and i still have 5 more months at this school. a new thing i learned about Koreas education system is that after 4 years at one school, teachers must move to a new one. so, out of about the 20 teachers, only 5 are staying! i don't like how the teachers i developed relationships with have to move to different schools, because they've been so good to me. this new school year doesn't guarantee the same warmness that i received from a few of the teachers at my school. i don't know why the system makes teachers move after 4 years at one place, it doesn't really make much sense to me. i see more hassle than anything else.

the whole night i was bored. i felt like i belonged at the kiddie table. there were 3 little kids there, running around the entire place, and i would have been better off joining them...at least i would have gotten some what of a work out chasing them around. i feel bad towards the other teachers because i think they have to try and make conversation with me so that i don't feel left out. oh the joys of a language barrier.

pros about work parties:
-good food
-good food
-good food

cons about work parties:
-drunk teachers/administrators
-forced conversation
-awkward silences
-karaoke

i love being on break again :) DUDE!! this coming weekend marks 7 months..insane, i tell you.

there's too many things i haven't done yet
there's too many sunsets i haven't seen
you can't waste the day wishing it'd slow down
you would have thought by now,
i'd learned something