I suppose if it falls under the “no news is good news” scenario, that’s what everyone back home should be taking from this. That and I’m generally lazy when it comes to typing up blog posts, so a month without a post really shouldn’t surprise anyone.
The good news is that I think my jaw’s somewhere around 90% back to normal. There’s no pain at all outside of the occasional popping and the flexibility is nearly all the way there. I’ve been testing the jaw more and more, and so far it’s passed everything I’ve thrown at it. That being said, I’m not being stupid about it generally. The one time I was offered some beef jerky I tried it and then had to decide that this wasn’t a good idea. That was about a week and a half ago, and chances are if I had stayed with it, I’d probably have gotten through it no problem.
As far as the guy who did it is concerned… well here’s hoping that he’ll get his someday. He’s in deep hiding according to the police, who from what we’re being told are working hard to catch him. The good news is that supposedly this dude is flagged until 2017, so there’s time. I hesitate to go into detail here just in case, but hope’s not completely dead.
In other news, GEPIK is effectively cutting my job. Some serious mixed feelings about that. Truth is that my job requires way too much time where I get to sit by myself and do pretty much nothing. On the other hand, those kids have been all sorts of awesome lately. I’m seeing progress from the young ones that I’m really proud of and the older ones have been doing really well lately too. And now, thanks to the changes in GEPIK, there’s not even an option to stay.
The biggest problem that’s going to pose could come from finding another job here. My contract ends in August, which means that I’ll be home around then (date TBA). Now I would like my new contract to start in September, which is when GEPIK is doing all of it’s hiring for the next year. At least that’s what they say they are doing. Because of that, I’ll be competing for jobs with a ton of people. So yeah, not sure what to think there. I’ve got a handful of advantages in that I’m on the ground here and have a ton of connections, so with any luck things should shake out pretty easily. But I’m not sure if I want another six week forced vacation, so I’m a little concerned.
Either way that’ll get worked out and it won’t matter eventually. Once I get married, Seung Hee owns me instead of faceless corporation #342. That’ll make things a lot easier.