They Come and Go

So this week has officially sucked... for some reason, people can't just stay put.

Obviously, my first thoughts go to the Orlando Magic.  For some reason, they decided that it was best to trade away four key players in order to revamp the roster, including my favorite, Rashard Lewis.  Granted, we picked up some pretty good players like Gilbert Arenas and (don't judge me for being happy about this) we got Hedo Turkoglu back.  But come on... things were going alright and our team was pretty solid.  They just needed a little bit of work.  Now the Magic need to spend the next couple of months working on team chemistry in order to have a fighting chance in the playoffs.

My next area of frustration actually makes sense.  I recently found out that two of my co-teachers, Sally and Clara, will be leaving our school in February.  Apparently, Korean public school teachers are on three year rotations and never stay at the same school for longer than that.  Sally and Clara have just completed their third years.  If I decide to stay in Korea for another year, then Yuri and Jin-sung's contracts will also expire.  Meaning, if I continue with my plan to stay here at least two years, none of my current friends from school will still be here.  Nice, eh?

I'm pretty bitter about all of this... but in the end, I guess it isn't that big of a deal.  It's not like I was going to spend the rest of my life here or anything like that.  I just wish these people would be able to stick around a little longer.  I've grown quite fond of them all and have even become slightly dependent on some of them.  I should be excited to meet my new co-teachers and make some new friends.  But in all honesty, I'd rather not.  I was just starting to feel comfortable here.  They just had to go and shake things up on me!!!

bah......