So Long, Farewell......
The final day has come. The elusive day of finishing our contracts has come and I can't quite believe it's already here.
The new teachers: Jim and Tia (from Oregon) are here and we moved into a hotel (paid for by the school) for our last 5 days in Korea. Some parts of my year seemed really long - but before I knew it, I was standing in the staff room, showing my replacement teachers how to write a lesson plan for the afternoon children. The year ended faster than I thought it would.
I'm beyond happy and relieved to be finished and returning home, but (and I never thought this would happen) there is a little sadness in leaving. I liked who I've worked with and Tia and Jim are a great couple, whom I wish I could have worked with longer. And I've become familiar with my surrounding and now Craig and I will be on a 3 month journey that will strip away all feelings of familiarity and comfort that I've become used to here.
So here's the route: China, Mongolia, Russia, Estonia, Lativa, Luthuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, then Toronto bound on Nov 26. Excited isn't quite the word to use. Just in awe that not only did I finish this contract, but that I'm going to experience this trip in the upcoming months.
After some thought, I've decided to end this blog. My title "Mary teacher" is no more and it wouldn't feel right to keep this 'maryteacher' blog going unless I was still in Korea. Fortunately, Craig has started a blog that we will update as we travel along our route. I may post a picture or two of our last days here in Korea in the upcoming month on this maryteacher site, but besides that, I'll put this blog to rest. Hopefully this site will be useful for anyone coming to Korea to teach... and see that after the first confusing, scary, horrible months, this country and the kids can actually grow on you - and you'll leave with a bit of sadness.
We leave tomorrow morning on a ferry to Tianjin, China, and from then on in take a look at Craig's site (trans-eurasia.netscene.org) for travel updates, and mine and Craig's pictures to see all what we will be seeing.
I hope you've enjoyed this site as much as I've had fun making and organizing it. So goodbye Korea - I never thought it day would come and, even more so, with great sadness. It's been a year ...... that I wouldn't change for the world.
The new teachers: Jim and Tia (from Oregon) are here and we moved into a hotel (paid for by the school) for our last 5 days in Korea. Some parts of my year seemed really long - but before I knew it, I was standing in the staff room, showing my replacement teachers how to write a lesson plan for the afternoon children. The year ended faster than I thought it would.
I'm beyond happy and relieved to be finished and returning home, but (and I never thought this would happen) there is a little sadness in leaving. I liked who I've worked with and Tia and Jim are a great couple, whom I wish I could have worked with longer. And I've become familiar with my surrounding and now Craig and I will be on a 3 month journey that will strip away all feelings of familiarity and comfort that I've become used to here.
So here's the route: China, Mongolia, Russia, Estonia, Lativa, Luthuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, then Toronto bound on Nov 26. Excited isn't quite the word to use. Just in awe that not only did I finish this contract, but that I'm going to experience this trip in the upcoming months.
After some thought, I've decided to end this blog. My title "Mary teacher" is no more and it wouldn't feel right to keep this 'maryteacher' blog going unless I was still in Korea. Fortunately, Craig has started a blog that we will update as we travel along our route. I may post a picture or two of our last days here in Korea in the upcoming month on this maryteacher site, but besides that, I'll put this blog to rest. Hopefully this site will be useful for anyone coming to Korea to teach... and see that after the first confusing, scary, horrible months, this country and the kids can actually grow on you - and you'll leave with a bit of sadness.
We leave tomorrow morning on a ferry to Tianjin, China, and from then on in take a look at Craig's site (trans-eurasia.netscene.org) for travel updates, and mine and Craig's pictures to see all what we will be seeing.
I hope you've enjoyed this site as much as I've had fun making and organizing it. So goodbye Korea - I never thought it day would come and, even more so, with great sadness. It's been a year ...... that I wouldn't change for the world.
posted by Mary @ 10:51 PM
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