Well, I've been inspired. My Uncle Asa read my blog and if he's going to go to the trouble of reading it, I guess it's worth writing.
I'm at work right now. We started a new semester and it's been kind of hectic. I have about 5 million books to teach now and no breaks. Last term I felt like I was just kind of hanging out all the time. Now I feel like I never really stop going. It's a sign of the economy. We lost a foreign teacher and our enrollment decreased, so we're all working more.
It's been 4 and a half months now and I've really settled into my life here. John visited me and we fought about 5 times a day and stormed out on eachother in various situations, but I think he still had a little bit of fun. You never know what's going to happen when you get two Beaches together, much less shove them in an efficiency apartment for a week in a foreign country. The best part was when we went skiing in Kwangnam at High 1 Resort. The gondola was super-scary and ran even in the most blizzardy of weather.
Anyway, I don't even know what to talk about anymore. I feel like I need to go to America to remember what I think is weird or different about Korea. Basically, I go to work every day. On Mondays I get together at church with Cristal and Sookyung for our English/Korean Bible reading (I can read hangeul pretty fluently now), get together with Kim during the week to watch "The City," occasionally go running with Heather...just regular life things.
This weekend I went to the Palace at Gwanghwamun but it wasn't that exciting because it's brand-new. I mean, it's a replica of the old one that the Japanese burnt down. Mostly I get excited about eating food, namely Mexican food, and I finally found an amazing place in Itaewon that has enchiladas!!! yayyyyyy! AND, best of all, there are Korean mariachi men that sing anything from "La Cucaracha" to songs by James Blunt. You know, authenticity is key.
I miss some comforts of home like Target, Chick-Fil-A, and driving my car (oh yeah, and my family and friends) but for the most part, God has really given me comfort here. More to come....
