Keeping in Touch (Futureshop and Korea)

For anyone not aware, before I moved to Korea I worked at the Futureshop in North Vancouver. It was low wages, long hours and you got almost as much respect from the public as zoo animals usually do (minus the free popcorn of course). That being said, it amazes me how many people from that old company I still keep in touch with over two years after I quit. In fact, I've heard from no less than five of them this week (thanks Sherry, Mel, Allan, Dale and Jaclyn :). The best news was from my buddy Allan, who is putting in his two weeks tomorrow after almost five years there. Now don't get me wrong, I actually have great memories of working there and I'd actually really recommend it for someone starting their working life, wanting a second job or who has a passion for electronics and can sell (I have neither :P). After doing a teenage year at Wal-Mart I know what a terrible employer is and Future Shop is not one of them (to this day I refuse to shop at Wal-Mart under any circumstances). That being said, I know Allan has been really unhappy there for a long time, so I'm happy to see him moving on to bigger and better things. I was also happy to hear from so many of my old coworkers, some of whom are working there and others who have moved on to other things.

On that same note I also managed to get in touch with several old friends from Ulsan this week. Korea, much more so than back in Canada, is full of people coming and going and you are unlikely to be hanging out with the same people for very long. So I was really happy to have a chat with both Caroline and Leanne this week and am very happy to have Paul coming up tonight for a long awaited visit (having a guy you have known for over two years in Korea is actually not very common and is pretty cool).

So overall, happy to be connecting/reconnecting with so many people these days.