No, I am not returning home prematurely. Instead, I have just returned to Melbourne, my adopted home, for two weeks. I surprised my sister and my partner and had a wonderful two week holiday there.
The holiday was something of a surprise for me, too. I was told mid-February that I would be required to stay at school through spring break, the existence of the sprink break being something I learned about one week prior to that announcement. I was also told I would not be able to take holidays during the school semester. I could either take my remaining holidays over the spring break, or wait until July. Seeing as my contract expires at the end of August there didn't seem to be any point in taking my holidays in July!
So I hurriedly booked a ticket, postponing my trip to Jeju (which I was most gracious about). I got on a plane a few days later, after having made up a big story to my partner Suraj about how I would be unavailable for chatting on the phone for a few days because my mobile phone contract had expired.
