You Can't Run Away

When my Drama was surprisingly sold to a new channel,

it was a difficult and painful turnover.

I'd become quite attached to my caste-mates.

However, this time I couldn't bring myself to say goodbye.

So I decided to simply leave as quietly as I had arrived.

However, my wonderful ladies had other plans for me,

and instead sent me away with a heart more full

then I ever dreamed it could be.

Letter's I'll love forever. I heart you all, too.

 I miss them all deeply.

Thankfully I'm not very far away.

My Hero

My life has been made better 

by my students.

 So, when they said goodbye with pretty confections,

my heart felt full and blessed.

Of course, my coworkers have filled in the cracks

the students could never reach.

 Everyday, without fail, they were delightful.

Their stories and tears a welcome part of my day. 

And, although I knew I would miss them,

I did not reflect on if they would miss me.

So when they wrote going away letters,

(instead of just signing a going away card)

it cut through me in a way I had not considered

and this generally cold girl cried.

I see clearly in the gifts and words of

my students and co-teachers, 

that when the last lights are turned out 

and my bags are packed,

they are the heroes 

in this chapter 

of my drama. 

Summer Luv'n

When you have the best co-workers in the world

there is only on thing to do when summer comes around.

 Make everyone go to the lake for a BBQ.

 

I make potato salad and sauerkraut.

They bring the kimchi and meat.

We all bring our families and friends.

We all laugh and play in the sun.

  

When it's all said and done I don't think I know how to be a good expat.

It seems I'm just a little to interested 

in living a normal life

with the normal people 

who live in the normal country 

doing normal things.

 

I just want my life to be:

-well-

normal

happy

and a little bit

average.

Holding Court

They arrive in Kia chariots and Hello Kitty tiaras.

Location:Anjung-eup,Pyeongtaek-si,South Korea

Every Time Feels Like the First Time

Sometimes the exhaustion 

of a new class schedule

can you make you wonder if it's really all worth it.

Then an earnest, little present arrives...

 and work becomes totally worth it.

So if you are wondering 

if giving your kids teacher a little something 

will help them teach better, 

the answer is, "YES!!"

We are easily bought 

with headbands

and tiny hugs.

Reasons Why

The reasons why I am happy to go to bed at night.

The reasons why I'm excited to get up in the morning.

The reasons why I'm tickled to do my job.
The reasons why even a bad day is a good day.

p.s.  The only song we had control over was "Roll With the Punches".

Trees

"Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong." - Winston Churchill

May they be willows and not oaks.

Bending and swaying with life,

but always staying rooted

and never breaking beneath 

the weight that will surely come.

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