Happy 발렌타인데이!

Nothing new going on over here.  It's been super cold lately.  I've been hibernating at home mostly during the week.  Other than that, I've just been working...this is the strange 2.5 weeks where we have to come to school in between winter break and spring break.  The kids are just going crazy.  Nobody wants to be here, but apparently this is how it's always been and I don't think it will change anytime soon.

10 teachers will be leaving my school "next year" (in 2 weeks lol).  Korean teachers in Seoul rotate schools once every 5 years.  They can request to teach a certain grade or subject, but it seems to me like "subjects" are the least desired positions.  So, they basically end up having to be a subject teacher whenever they are the "new" teacher to the school because, of course, seniority wins.  The principal and vice principal decide each year what classes each teacher will have.  It can change every year or some can stay the same.  It's all very strange and very last minute.  

For example, the teachers that are leaving the school found out today (2/14) which new schools they will be at starting next year (3/2).  The teachers that find out they will be coming to my school will then travel to my school today to greet the principal, and tomorrow (2/15), the teachers who are staying here and the new teachers will find out which classes they get.

My main co-teacher has been the English teacher now for 3 years, I think.  So, my guess (hope) is that she will become a homeroom teacher for this coming year.  She's been okay to work with so far, but I'm pretty sure she didn't want to be the English teacher this whole time so she kind of stopped caring last year (and as a result could not control the bad classes at all).  This also means that I will most likely be getting a new co-teacher/"handler" starting on March 2nd.  While this new co-teacher could be one of the existing teachers at my school, my guess is that I will walk into school on March 2nd to someone I've never seen before in my life.  I'm not even sure if my contract co-teacher is staying so I could have 2 new co-teachers come March.  It should be interesting.  Things could be way better OR way worse.

Happy 발렌타인데이! (valentine's day)  In Korea, Valentine's Day is a day for girls to give boys chocolate. They have another made up holiday next month on March 14th called White Day for the boys to give girls candy.  My kbf has to work tonight so I'm going to a buffet with my friend to gorge on wine and food!^^