New contract

It's official! I just signed a new contract with Korea University for four years. I am certainly pleased to be part of this institution. But more importantly (for my mental well being), in Korea this second contract basically establishes a high level of job security. It is not tenure, but---barring a serious ethical breach on my part---it is close. Combine this with the fact that I have accumulated enough points already that tenure is almost certain and I can take a deep breath and relax a little...in theory. In practice, that is unlikely; I have too many projects I want to complete and too many to which I have unwittingly committed myself.

Now if someone would just take over our lease so that we can move to our new apartment...