I recently re-read an old blog post I had written when I got back from Botswana in 2014 (SO MUCH REFLECTION RIGHT NOW OMG), and the similarities are a little uncanny. In case you were wondering:
1. Yes, I am once again in that "no life plan" boat. But I am applying to a million jobs so cross your fingers for me plz
2. Actually, I do have one plan: BURGERS. (This is a solid plan if you ask me.)
3. It's true that I am going to miss my kids a lot (like, a lot a lot).
4. The hiatus from Korean food is coming into effect and it would be a lie if I said I wasn't thrilled about it.
5. I am 10/10 excited to be reunited with my Halifax loves.
I have truly enjoyed my year in the dorms with my beloved middle schoolers. We've gotten incredibly lax with the rules lately and have had way more time for quality hang outs which has only increased the sad feelings about leaving. My 21 girls are so insanely great, and even the challenging ones have a little piece of my heart. We've been through a lot together! It's going to be so weird to not live with them and see them all the time. I am so proud of the growth I have been able to see in them this year.
Korea International School posted some dorm photos. Here are my goofballs:
How cute are they?!?
Recently we had The Dormies, an annual awards ceremony where each house recognises one exceptional dorm kid. Our recipient is a true gem and we were so happy to give her the award. It's also the singular formal event of the year, so the kids were decked right out in fancy dresses and heels. Here we are really pumped to deliver to news:
Our Dormie of the Year!
Here is the Magnolia Dream Team, consisting of Maggie, Marcelina and I. Those two women are amazing and I am really going to miss them. We also took super cute polaroids of the girls that evening.
It was a great night.
I am going to miss the scenery of Jeju.
We also took the kids for a final house field trip to none other than the K-Pop Museum, which was the most high-tech thing I've EVER seen. We went to a HOLOGRAM CONCERT. Those are HOLOGRAM K POP STARS.
We had a super lovely staff BBQ and did a secret santa for fun.
We've also had (too many) rowdy farewell nights out.
I did my last trip into the city for an amazing Korean hair cut, and had a final moment with E.T.
Tomorrow we say goodbye to the kids, and the next morning I hit the road for an ungodly trek back. The haul is a long one:
Jeju -> Seoul (1 hour)
Seoul -> NYC (14 hours)
Hangouts in JFK (9 hours, lollllllllll)
NYC -> Halifax (2 hours)
I am thankful for the time I've spent here in Korea. I am going to seriously miss some people!
I feel like this might be a good time to say something insightful, but my brain is like lol what?!, so for now I will just say that it's been a slice!
