People Going

Well as I've blogged about before, the temporary nature of Korea life never becomes more apparent than when a few people leave. I have to admit I notice it less than some, being that many of my good friends are also planning to be here for 3-6 years and being that I spend way less time in the expat community now that I'm out of my first year culture shock, so a lot of what I blog about relating to this topic is not a day to day thing. But with Ange, Chris and Bobby all out (though Bobby will be back in May for another year). With those departures Korea does feel a bit emptier. In particular I will miss Ange a lot. I didn't get up to Cheongju to visit as often as I wanted but I managed a couple of times and we also had a few good weekends in Daegu and Seoul. It was also nice to have that connection to Vancouver, no matter how much our opinions on that city may differ :P. She will be sorely missed.

I think it's also that those who are out are all having such a good and productive time, which is making me moderately jealous. Ange is off to Bali and Thailand until August, volunteering, studying and relaxing and Bobby just landed in Germany after a good holiday in Vietnam. He hits Germany, Spain and home for a few weeks in the States before coming back right in time for Korean spring (which is amazing).

I guess with all the goings I can't help but be somewhat selfish and wonder and worry about myself, but then I pay for my grad school and a Philippine vacation and stop worrying. Everyone seems to be where they need to be, and there is something comforting about that.

Still, it does make me think about my final day in Korea, whenever that may be.