Abrupt Changes

Well to say the last two weeks have been a roller coaster is a bit of an understatement. A week and a half ago my boss showed up, after being MIA for a week and said “Last day. Today. School’s closed.” Needless to say, it wasn’t a complete shock because we haven’t had the number needed to make money, but we were all expecting more notice than, TODAY.

I packed and moved out of my apartment the next day, since he hadn’t been paying my rent. All while being on crutches after a stupid klutz accident while walking.

Luckily, I have been blessed by some great friends in this country. I’ve had 3 amazing Korean co-teachers that have literally made every day in Korea easier, more fun, and overall more enjoyable. My new foreign teacher, who had only been here a whole 3 weeks helped pack and move all of my crap. Along with 2 AMAZING American friends, Stacy has been a friend for 10 years and luckily is close enough that I could move all of my stuff into her house for the time being while I figure things out and Allen, who was out of town when all of this happened so I just kinda moved in to his place for the last 2 weeks.

I’ve been reminded that you have two options, you can crumble under pressure or you can rise about your own expectations and keep going forward.

I’ll be the first to admit that I had a couple of hard core, pity party days, followed by a couple days of seriously scared day about “what the hell’s next….” but now I’ve reached the “BRING IT ON” phase.

I know that I am capable of anything. I know I’m stronger than even I sometimes give myself credit for. I’m 26 years old, living alone on the other side of the world. I can do this….

So as to what’s next….?? I’m not sure. I’ve got a couple of possibilities that I should know more about next week, but I know that no matter what comes at me I can do this.