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[daskalos]

I fly from Korea after my year in eight days. Korea has been fine; it gave me what I asked of it, which was experience in the ESL field and a bankroll. The price it exacted from me � a general disinterest in its culture (ho-hum) and a fervid aversion to most of its cuisine (gag-ack) � was not an unduly high one.

If things go my way, I won�t be returning. (If they don�t, I may be returning for periodic short term contracts over the next few years.)

I find myself wondering, will I be among those who, though they no longer have any connection to ESL in Korea, can�t quite break the Dave�s ESL Korea habit?

For some I time I feared I wouldn�t be able to break the habit. For one, the Dave�s board that covers the place in which I plan next to be an expat is pretty damned weak. Something like 20 posts in the last four months. For two, some of you people on this board are just too fun to watch and goad.

But I�ve recently found another, more active expat board in the country where I�m going, one that doesn�t haven�t anything to do with ESL, and it�s possible that one will prove to be my methadone for this one.

So, who knows? I�ll keep my account open at least until it�s clear my hoped-for plans pan out. Maybe I�ll keep it open forever but never post again, just so I can follow the stories of some of the people here.

Will Jinju ever get a heart?
Will Princess ever get a brain?
Will fiveeagles ever get courage?
Will BJWD ever realize that intellect isn't his strong suit?
Will Ddeubbel ever realize what a didactically tiresome bore he is?

More important, will STEVEMCGARRET and Gopher ever get to stay in Kansas, for ever and ever and ever, because there�s no place like home.

Please, God, please, please, please let me resist posting on this board after I leave Korea. (A prayer, I have no doubt, that is echoed by many.)

[Satori]

Well don't be a tease, where are you off to next?

[daskalos]

[SuperFly]

Kali tihi!

Simera fevghis, avrio tha eise steen thalassa. Na eise kala.

And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear
You shout and no one seems to hear.
And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.

[Satori]

Back to where it all started eh

You:ll have a lot of fun ...

[daskalos]

[Big_Bird]

Don't go, Daskalos. We'll miss you.

Don't go to that great Dave's heaven in the sky...

[daskalos]

[mindmetoo]

Best of luck friend Yeah when I depart these shores in the fall, I hope to put Dave's behind me. It's a fun morning/before bed routine but I don't want to become like Otis, fighting all the old fights...