farewell

I am leaving Korea soon and have been pretty busy with the packing/sorting out my life/making travel plans/ organising flights/bank accounts etc. Today is actually my last day teaching in Korea. (yip, as of 6pm Korean time today - I will be unemployed. {someone hire me} SOBS). Anyway, last Saturday I was sitting on my couch watching TV packing up my room like I should be and in bursts Nicole with the following emergency:

CHE! COME QUICKLY! MY WASHING MACHINE IS FLOODING MY APARTMENT! THERE IS WATER EVERYWHERE!! PLEASE HELP ME!! HURRY!!!! I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!?!?

Now, Nicole lives upstairs in the same apartment building as I do and I have experienced this EPIC WASHING MACHINE CATASTROPHE previously. It is NOT fun.



Think FLOODING. Think MONSOON-TIDAL-WAVE-FLOODING. Now, of course, since i know the epic damage a jerky-washing-machine causes, i am READY. I will TAKE DOWN that washing machine for my friend Colie. You, washing machine, YOU messed with the WRONG lady.

yip. Colie's apartment. 

filled with all my most lovely friends.

ALL of them.

All come to say farewell to me on my next adventure.

yes.

i realise this is not the most ideal reaction for a surprise party (and it was certainly a HUGE surprise - i had NO idea and kudos to Nicole {and everyone} for keeping it that way), but sometimes when so many wonderful people make such an effort to do something so lovely for you, It's all just a bit overwhelming.

I spent the next hour and a half simultaneously laughing and crying.

Which, might I add, is an incredible talent:

It was an amazing evening spent with all the wonderful people I have met in my three and a half years teaching in South Korea. Thank you Nicole for organising such a special send-off. I appreciate it more than you know.

Below you can see a few pics of me looking the most beautiful with snot and tears coming out my puffy-red-face. SOBS.

Thank you so much my lovely chingus

You humble me with your kindness.

I will miss you all incredibly.