Comings and Goings

Well as is often the case here in Korea, a coworker is on the way out. Kris, who I have worked with for almost a year, is off to Seoul after a short vacation. Actually I think his new job may rival mine. Longer hours and more pay but he has to pay for his apartment so probably less take home but of course it's in Seoul. This also marks the end of a bit of an era, where Kris, Mike and i have worked together. It's been great because, unlike most of the time I have worked here, my coworkers have actually been friends I hang out with regularly (the brief period where I worked with Kris, Miranda and David being the 4 month exception). It's actually been odd to have three people working together for so long at one place in Korea and while I'm sad to see it ending it's also great because everyone involved is going on to better things (Kris to Seoul, me to Moonkkang and an MA in Feb, Mike to an MA in Feb). Mike and I will also be working together til the end of September, so that is a bonus. Replacing Kris is Crystal, who so far seems very nice and friendly.

We have been doing a fair bit of celebrating this weekend, with the result that I've been fairly tired these last couple of days. It's been great, as after next week Kris will be up in Seoul and it will go from almost every day to monthly visits.

We also start our vacation next week, where I will go to Fukuoka for a 5 nights to see the Japanese island of Kyushu. It's not quite Tokyo or Kyoto but it's a cheap flight and a chance to see a part of Japan I probably wouldn't otherwise see and I am more than ready for a vacation. I will also have the month of October off and while part of me wants to head back to Vancouver, I know that my sister has a place in London that I can stay at for free and Russian Airlines do Incheon-Heathrow for $1000. Of Course China is right there. Either way should be a fun summer/fall.