So just the other day, one of the ECC teachers left and a new one came. It is amazing because Mallessa to us was still considered the new teacher. How she managed to come here, complete six months, and the leave, without us realizing it, was quite a surprise. Time these days is just flying by and it is hard to keep track.
There is nothing like standing in an apartment that has hosted 3 different teachers at your school. In Parkland there are 2 apartments for the teachers. When we arrived Amy lived in one and Abbi lived in the other. Then they left and Alex moved into Abbi's and Mallessa into Amy's. Now once again, they both have left and it is Michael and Patrick who are there now. Standing in Patrick's apartment and thinking of the others who lived there was actually very humbling in the sense that time just doesn't ever stop. It goes quicker each day and well, you really have to be careful with the way you use it!
Mallessa's going away party was on Friday, and we found this to be the perfect opportunity to spend a night with our coworkers. We have really started to become a lot closer to the Korean teachers, and well as Friday night was happening I realized how much I would miss them. We went to the seafood bbp restaurant AGAIN haha, and spent from 10-2 just having an awesome time (by the end the crowd withered down to half of the Korean teachers, me, Gilad and Patrick - who was extremely jet lagged haha). Then we went to the makali bar after that and just talked and talked and talked. I really do regret not making more of an effort to get together outside of work because when it comes down to it, we all get along so well! We did try, unsuccessfully a few times, but maybe we should have tried harder. No matter now though because we are trying to use our time wisely for the next 7 weeks we are here! Like I said, time is just flying and well, sometimes I forget that I am even here because home feels so close.
_____Dawna________
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