Shinsook Leaving

December 24, 2008

So, I was told today, with no warning, that I will most likely never see Shinsook again because she might be getting married this spring, and if she does, she’ll be moving away. Unfortunately Koreans tend to do this a lot. They think because they get married or have children, they must always quit their jobs for a year or so, or they move to serve their husbands or children. Koreans also tend to think that they don’t have to tell the native teachers anything until the last minute. The strange thing is, Shinsook was usually good about telling me things a head of time, and this time she didn’t. I will miss working with her, because she was legitimately a good teacher.