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Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

Don't you just hate the times you are sitting around your apt minding your own business on a sweltering summer evening and your mom calls with the news that one of your favorite nephews has just been dumped by his wife and she may take the 3 kids and move off to Chicago with her new boyfriend and here you are, stuck on the other side of the world?

Sometimes, the ex-pat life ain't all that good.

VanIslander · Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:51 am Post subject:

sounds like you aren't far enough away!

Junior · Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Location: the eye

cwemory · Joined: 14 Jan 2006 Location: Gunpo, Korea

At the very least, it's not a death. Having a family member die while being stuck in Korea is the highest level of feeling helpless.

My sympathies to you and your family regardless.

heydelores · Joined: 24 Apr 2006

Qinella · Joined: 25 Feb 2005 Location: the crib

Found out the person I love the most on this earth had a "minor" stroke the last week.

I kept it together until I called her and she started telling me about the spots on her brain after the scan, and how she doesn't "have any lasting effects from it". Goddam. Haven't cried like that in a long, long time.

Spent the best part of that night wishing I could be a little boy in her arms again. Here I am.. wouldn't even make it to her funeral in time, I bet.

It is a bad part of living abroad.

cubanlord · Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Location: In Japan!

I'm sorry. I hope all works out for the best.

Not a week goes by that I think, "anytime now, one of my grandparents is going to move on." I cringe at the very thought of me not being there for my family.

Over the past few years, my family has really taken a "look up to Ralph" roll. Realizing this has made me want to return home and take care of them. Instincts maybe? I have seen them do this with my Uncle; I guess they are passing the torch on. Talk about unwanted responsibilities. What's one to do.

Good luck my anonymitous friend.

matthews_world · Joined: 15 Feb 2003

I have an E-7 now with a large chain hagwon which I like more than the E-2. Too make a long story short, we have emergency leave built-in as we don't have to worry about teaching schedules, it's all 9-6 work. Plus we have 10 vacation days and national holidays. The only down side is no company-wide summer vacation period due to the students.

kermo · Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 1:12 am Post subject: