So this is the beginning of my last week teaching in Wonju. It's pretty damned depressing to put it bluntly.
I am doing a normal class but with extra game time because again, not feeling the long drawn out goodbyes.
I found out after teaching my second class that Ray was going to come to Wonju to visit me! YAY! Incredibly late notice, but I didn't care. He was going to try to make it in time to go to the orphanage with me, but he missed his bus from Gumi and had to go to Daegu. He finally got on a bus around 2:40PM, and I get to the orphanage at 3:30PM. Gumi is much further from Wonju than that. It's about 2 1/2 hours, I believe.
I bought the kids ice cream and hoped that it wouldn't melt as I waited for the classroom to be handed over to me by the random Korean men installing a computer. They had the ice cream and of course it was everywhere by the time they were done. I tried to do another normal class but with more games. I think the woman that has been helping me since the beginning told the kids that it was my last time, but I think for the most part they forgot between last week and this week. I told them again at the end of class that it was my last day with them. I got a lot of hugs which was super cute. I wasn't as sad as I thought I would be, but I think it's because I haven't made an official personal decision to leave Wonju. So, in a way, I think I'm not really leaving them.
When I left, the director of the orphanage and the woman who has been amazing throughout my entire volunteer stint, drove me home. Well, I thought they were driving me home. Instead we stopped at a hanji shop; they wanted me to pick out a gift. I had no idea what to pick. I hadn't expected anything, and then I was put on the spot to choose my own gift. Luckily, the woman from the orphanage (I wish I knew her name) stepped up and pointed out a little girl and boy made from hanji. She pointed to the little girl and said Ah Ram and pointed to the little boy and said Min Hyeok; two of the children I have taught off and on for the past 9 months. I chose the little girl which is perfect; it will remind me of the orphanage every time I look at it.
From there they were going to take me home, but I asked to be dropped off at Shi Wae Bus Terminal to meet Ray. Pretty much perfect timing. I was super happy to see him. It's been a long time since we had time to just catch up. We haven't really just sat and talked since orientation at Chuncheon. We went downtown for a bit just to look around. We agreed that Wonju is much bigger than Gumi considering Wonju had multiple areas that are considered down town-esque. I bought two skirts because Korea has made me even more obsessed with skirts. Then we headed back to my apartment. My host mom said that Ray couldn't spend the night since her husband wasn't home which is fairly common in Korea. So we just hung out there for a bit so I could drop off my stuff and change.
We walked down near Lotte Cinema which is the closest down town area near me. We had Shabu Shabu for dinner; the same thing we had when I went to visit him. Ha! From there, we walked even further down toward a bar near my guitar hagwon. I had us stop in to say hi to my guitar teacher since I had canceled my lesson for tonight.
We finally made it to Pub; a bar that has Hoegaarden on tap! We only stayed for one drink and then we started walking away from that area when Ray decided we should go to the German bar that I mentioned earlier. We always ended up walking back and forth before Ray decided what he wanted to do and where he wanted to go. haha! So we went to Munchen. At this bar, you can buy a beer in a glass mug, so when you're done drinking, you can throw your glass mug at a target. If you hit the target, you get a chance of winning something. I won a free mug of beer! So we each had two beers there. Then we were going to head to a Makoli Bar but realized we didn't want to eat. At a lot of these bars you have to order anju (food with the alcohol). Instead we went to a Family Mart and bought a huge package of about 16 small bottles of yogurt drink and a huge thing of Makoli and sat outside to drink it. Ray has been telling me since almost day one that Yogurt Makoli is the best, so that's what we drank. At one point, two Korean men walked by and looked at us. One man went into the Family Mart specifically to buy us kimchi. You can't drink Makoli without kimchi is what he was telling us. Haha! SO we ate kimchi and drank Makoli. Then we got two more beers and headed to sit on some benches in front of an outlet mall that was still quite far from my apartment. We sat and talked while we drank.
There was a definite point where my tummy told me it was no longer accepting alcohol. So, Ray took my beer and I drank the rest of the yogurt. I can't even imagine how many of those little yogurt drinks I drank.
We took a taxi back to my apartment and then Ray was going to go find a jimjilbang, but I felt bad so I went with him. Good thing I did, because there was nothing around. We ended up walking all the way back over to the Lotte Cinema area to eat at a Kimbap Nara. I believe this was around 5AM. We then took a taxi back to my apartment. We finally went to sleep around 6 or 6:30AM.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
The Date - Sunday July 29, 2008
I woke up at 9:00AM which is incredibly early for me. Hae In had left even earlier because she had to catch a bus to Seoul to see the production of CATS. SO jealous! She went with her boyfriend. She said that he didn't really want to see it, but she was making him go because he is uncultured. Ha! I told her that if he didn't want to go, I would gladly take his ticket. Somehow that didn't end up working out the way I would have liked it to.
I left around 11:00 or so after we had Ji Hee made us broccoli and cheese soup for lunch. I felt bad when I got home because my host family had gotten the message about me being in Wonju early this morning and had checked to see if I was home. Again whoops!
I hung out at home for a good majority of the day until Ethan (the Korean guy) came to pick me up. Apparently coffee was nowhere in the plan for today. We went to the Wonju gym to watch a Hapkido competition. While I'm sure it was interesting, Ethan and I spent the whole time talking instead of watching the hapkido. We then went to dinner at a Chinese restaurant. At first I was utterly shocked at the prices, but luckily, they had cheaper dishes. I had Chinese noodles. I still find it hard to eat Chinese food in Korea. It always seems odd to me for some reason. I've had Americanized Chinese food and I've had real Chinese food, but Koreanized Chinese food is still strange to me. It is closer to the real thing, however.
After dinner, we headed over to an area which has quite a few bars. We were specifically looking for the Hookah bar...yes there is one in Wonju! Can you believe it?! I couldn't at first. We walked around a LOT because the guys we asked in WA Bar sent us the complete opposite direction. We finally found it, had a beer, and smoked a hookah. It was his first time going to Aqua Vitae in Wonju.
There is something that I forgot to mention about Ethan. He has spent a lot of time with foreigners, he lived in Australia for half a year, and presumably because of these two things combined...he talks like a gangster. We actually call him and his friend Korean gangsters. Anyway, when he talks one on one, that style of talk almost entirely disappears. I also heard later, that he does not at all speak that way when he speaks Korean.
We also got into a big discussion about religion. He is Christian...a very strong Christian. It was an interesting conversation, but a little too high stress for a first date.
For a good majority of the "date" and before it even began, I was hoping that it was just as going out as friends. Somehow, that never seems to be the case in Korea. He's a nice guy...very sweet, tall, cute, incredible English, but I'm still not so much into the dating scene. We'll see if anything happens from here.
Anyway we were out from 5:30PM to 11:30PM. Yup...that's right. A 6 hour date...again how Korea works, but very fun!^^
Peace out.
I left around 11:00 or so after we had Ji Hee made us broccoli and cheese soup for lunch. I felt bad when I got home because my host family had gotten the message about me being in Wonju early this morning and had checked to see if I was home. Again whoops!
I hung out at home for a good majority of the day until Ethan (the Korean guy) came to pick me up. Apparently coffee was nowhere in the plan for today. We went to the Wonju gym to watch a Hapkido competition. While I'm sure it was interesting, Ethan and I spent the whole time talking instead of watching the hapkido. We then went to dinner at a Chinese restaurant. At first I was utterly shocked at the prices, but luckily, they had cheaper dishes. I had Chinese noodles. I still find it hard to eat Chinese food in Korea. It always seems odd to me for some reason. I've had Americanized Chinese food and I've had real Chinese food, but Koreanized Chinese food is still strange to me. It is closer to the real thing, however.
After dinner, we headed over to an area which has quite a few bars. We were specifically looking for the Hookah bar...yes there is one in Wonju! Can you believe it?! I couldn't at first. We walked around a LOT because the guys we asked in WA Bar sent us the complete opposite direction. We finally found it, had a beer, and smoked a hookah. It was his first time going to Aqua Vitae in Wonju.
There is something that I forgot to mention about Ethan. He has spent a lot of time with foreigners, he lived in Australia for half a year, and presumably because of these two things combined...he talks like a gangster. We actually call him and his friend Korean gangsters. Anyway, when he talks one on one, that style of talk almost entirely disappears. I also heard later, that he does not at all speak that way when he speaks Korean.
We also got into a big discussion about religion. He is Christian...a very strong Christian. It was an interesting conversation, but a little too high stress for a first date.
For a good majority of the "date" and before it even began, I was hoping that it was just as going out as friends. Somehow, that never seems to be the case in Korea. He's a nice guy...very sweet, tall, cute, incredible English, but I'm still not so much into the dating scene. We'll see if anything happens from here.
Anyway we were out from 5:30PM to 11:30PM. Yup...that's right. A 6 hour date...again how Korea works, but very fun!^^
Peace out.
First Tour - Saturday June 28, 2008
I took a bus from Shi Wae to Gangbyeon this morning. It cut about 30 min. off the commute. I got to Seoul at 9:10AM or so..almost an hour early. So, I went to have coffee at Tom N Toms. Good grief; the coffee is more expensive than at Starbucks! Craziness.
I met Malcolm on my way back across the road to the station; he was headed to get some lunch for the Sharing House.
We were in charge today, so we had to meet the group at the station and get them to the Sharing House still in tact. ^_~ We didn't do too horribly. We found the buses and everything. Jyoung Ah was with us, so she helped get us off at the right stop. It's kind of a hectic process to get to the Sharing House since it's so far out in the country.
I talked with Malcolm for most of the bus ride, but we both took a few minutes to study our notes.
The visit was good. It started off kind of rough. The only English version of a documentary we usually show at the visits, broke somehow. SO, we couldn't show them the DVD. I was pretty darn nervous but managed to get most of the information out. ^_~ Malcolm is AMAZING! He speaks very naturally and does quite well in front of large groups of people. I figure once I get more used to the information, I will be fine. I definitely made a few slip ups, but luckily, there was another veteran volunteer there to help me out. Heather is such a sweetheart. She knew I was nervous, but she was really supportive. So were two of the Korean male volunteers Han and Lee. They're such great guys. They are part of Angela's class at Seoul University. They came when she made a Sharing House visit an assignment, and they decided that they wanted to continue to volunteer!
Malcolm and I split it up so I would have the outside, he would have the first room, I would have the second room, and he would have the third room. I think it worked out best that way. I don't feel comfortable enough in the first room yet. There is a lot of background information that is presented in that room.
After the museum tour, we had lunch, and then showed the testimony of Lee Ok Seon Halmoni. Unfortunately the visitors couldn't meet any of the halmoni today because those that are healthy enough, were at a meeting in a nearby town.
We may have found someone to take over the Vagina Monologues next year. Jyoung Ah can't do it again; she was so incredibly stressed out last year before and during the production. It is best that someone else take it on after the two incredible years Jyoung Ah headed. One of the visitors was really interested in the VDay movement in Korea. I think if she does take it on, which I think she will, she will do a great job with it. Sadly, I won't be able to help with it again because I'll be out of the country during the production this next year. Last year, I was in and out during travel, but next year, I will be traveling pretty consistently. It makes me sad; I wish I could stay and help more, but my vacation time in the winter is my only time to travel.
The volunteers hung out in the office for a while until Malcolm and some other random guy Annie invited to help with the new website were done messing around with its setup. Heather and Annie took Heather's car back, and Malcom, Andrea (a past volunteer who is only here to visit), Jyoung Ah, and I took a taxi and a bus back to Gangbyeon. Malcolm, Andrea, and I talked the entire way back. Andrea is so sweet! I love her! I just met her, but I love her! She lived most of her life in Colombia and Mexico, but now she is living in California. She is Korean though. Her and Maria met in Mexico through their families and are best friends now.
Anyway, we talked about Uganda a lot and the work that Malcolm did there. We also talked about the current situation of Uganda with the government and the tribes.
When we got back to Gangbyeon, I decided that I just wanted to go home to Wonju. First I stopped in Jamsil to see if that would help with my decision to live there or not. It most certainly did NOT help, but it was nice to at least see part of the area. I headed to the express bus terminal this time because that bus spits me out closer to my home in Wonju (less of a taxi ride). I hadn't really eaten all day, so I ate some odaeng before I got on the bus.
Last night, I asked Miracle (one of my Korean friends) about some Korean guys who used to come to our Friday meetings because I hadn't seen them in a while. Well, one of the guys and I had unspoken considerations of dating, but then we didn't see each other for about a month. Of course Miracle had to tell him that I had asked about him and his friend. Apparently his friend moved to Thailand. He, however, was very much still in Wonju and texted to ask me if I wanted to get coffee tomorrow. I hesitantly agreed. Coffee tomorrow it is.
When I got back to Wonju, I went over to Ji Hee's place because both her and Hae In had been hanging out at Ji Hee's apartment all day. I finally ate a decent meal, and we just talked all night. I ended up falling asleep at Ji Hee's along with Hae In. This was after I had texted my family to tell them that I would come home tonight. Woops!
I met Malcolm on my way back across the road to the station; he was headed to get some lunch for the Sharing House.
We were in charge today, so we had to meet the group at the station and get them to the Sharing House still in tact. ^_~ We didn't do too horribly. We found the buses and everything. Jyoung Ah was with us, so she helped get us off at the right stop. It's kind of a hectic process to get to the Sharing House since it's so far out in the country.
I talked with Malcolm for most of the bus ride, but we both took a few minutes to study our notes.
The visit was good. It started off kind of rough. The only English version of a documentary we usually show at the visits, broke somehow. SO, we couldn't show them the DVD. I was pretty darn nervous but managed to get most of the information out. ^_~ Malcolm is AMAZING! He speaks very naturally and does quite well in front of large groups of people. I figure once I get more used to the information, I will be fine. I definitely made a few slip ups, but luckily, there was another veteran volunteer there to help me out. Heather is such a sweetheart. She knew I was nervous, but she was really supportive. So were two of the Korean male volunteers Han and Lee. They're such great guys. They are part of Angela's class at Seoul University. They came when she made a Sharing House visit an assignment, and they decided that they wanted to continue to volunteer!
Malcolm and I split it up so I would have the outside, he would have the first room, I would have the second room, and he would have the third room. I think it worked out best that way. I don't feel comfortable enough in the first room yet. There is a lot of background information that is presented in that room.
After the museum tour, we had lunch, and then showed the testimony of Lee Ok Seon Halmoni. Unfortunately the visitors couldn't meet any of the halmoni today because those that are healthy enough, were at a meeting in a nearby town.
We may have found someone to take over the Vagina Monologues next year. Jyoung Ah can't do it again; she was so incredibly stressed out last year before and during the production. It is best that someone else take it on after the two incredible years Jyoung Ah headed. One of the visitors was really interested in the VDay movement in Korea. I think if she does take it on, which I think she will, she will do a great job with it. Sadly, I won't be able to help with it again because I'll be out of the country during the production this next year. Last year, I was in and out during travel, but next year, I will be traveling pretty consistently. It makes me sad; I wish I could stay and help more, but my vacation time in the winter is my only time to travel.
The volunteers hung out in the office for a while until Malcolm and some other random guy Annie invited to help with the new website were done messing around with its setup. Heather and Annie took Heather's car back, and Malcom, Andrea (a past volunteer who is only here to visit), Jyoung Ah, and I took a taxi and a bus back to Gangbyeon. Malcolm, Andrea, and I talked the entire way back. Andrea is so sweet! I love her! I just met her, but I love her! She lived most of her life in Colombia and Mexico, but now she is living in California. She is Korean though. Her and Maria met in Mexico through their families and are best friends now.
Anyway, we talked about Uganda a lot and the work that Malcolm did there. We also talked about the current situation of Uganda with the government and the tribes.
When we got back to Gangbyeon, I decided that I just wanted to go home to Wonju. First I stopped in Jamsil to see if that would help with my decision to live there or not. It most certainly did NOT help, but it was nice to at least see part of the area. I headed to the express bus terminal this time because that bus spits me out closer to my home in Wonju (less of a taxi ride). I hadn't really eaten all day, so I ate some odaeng before I got on the bus.
Last night, I asked Miracle (one of my Korean friends) about some Korean guys who used to come to our Friday meetings because I hadn't seen them in a while. Well, one of the guys and I had unspoken considerations of dating, but then we didn't see each other for about a month. Of course Miracle had to tell him that I had asked about him and his friend. Apparently his friend moved to Thailand. He, however, was very much still in Wonju and texted to ask me if I wanted to get coffee tomorrow. I hesitantly agreed. Coffee tomorrow it is.
When I got back to Wonju, I went over to Ji Hee's place because both her and Hae In had been hanging out at Ji Hee's apartment all day. I finally ate a decent meal, and we just talked all night. I ended up falling asleep at Ji Hee's along with Hae In. This was after I had texted my family to tell them that I would come home tonight. Woops!
Still Studying... - Friday June 27, 2008
After playing with clocks all day for my second graders to learn "What time is it?," I spent the rest of the day in the first grade office. I was there until I had my guitar lessons at 2:30PM.
I don't remember what happened after guitar lessons...the problem with being slow to update your blog...memory loss.
I went to the meeting tonight. The topic was about traveling.^^ I love talking about traveling. The people in my group had been to Australia, the Philippines, etc. One guy took a biking tour from Wonju to Pusan over the course of only four days! That is an intense ride! We talked about most memorable traveling moments. One of mine was this amazing little girl in Myanmar named Thay Thay Win. Whenever I would ask her her name (I knew her name...I just liked how she said it), she would say "Thay Thay Win" in the cutest voice ever and bow her head as she said, "Win." I love that little girl. We hugged each other every time we saw each other, we danced together, and we just hung out whenever we could. Love, love, love that girl!
After the meeting, we headed to our usual Makoli place. I talked a lot to Hae In and Jay because he was actually at the meeting tonight!! So excited! He is one of my best Korean guy friends! At one point, I started worrying about my first tour I'm supposed to give at the Sharing House tomorrow, so I left for a bit to sit outside and read my notes. Seriously, I don't feel prepared to give all of that incredibly important information to a group of people during a museum tour. I'm sure it'll all be okay when I get started, but for now...semi-terrified.
I was only out there for a short time because Jay came to talk to me. We talked about the Sharing House a bit, and then he talked me into coming back inside. We spent a bit more time talking. I let it slip that last week is my last week in Wonju which means they may have a going away party for me. I was kind of hoping to avoid sad goodbyes, but I think it's inevitable.
I got home around 12:30 or 1:00 this time. Have to get up early to head to Seoul in the morning.
I finally realized that there is a bus that goes straight to Gangbyeon versus me taking a bus to Gangnam and transferring to the subway to head to Gangbyeon station. It only took me a year to figure it out. Ha!
Anyway, peace out.
I don't remember what happened after guitar lessons...the problem with being slow to update your blog...memory loss.
I went to the meeting tonight. The topic was about traveling.^^ I love talking about traveling. The people in my group had been to Australia, the Philippines, etc. One guy took a biking tour from Wonju to Pusan over the course of only four days! That is an intense ride! We talked about most memorable traveling moments. One of mine was this amazing little girl in Myanmar named Thay Thay Win. Whenever I would ask her her name (I knew her name...I just liked how she said it), she would say "Thay Thay Win" in the cutest voice ever and bow her head as she said, "Win." I love that little girl. We hugged each other every time we saw each other, we danced together, and we just hung out whenever we could. Love, love, love that girl!
After the meeting, we headed to our usual Makoli place. I talked a lot to Hae In and Jay because he was actually at the meeting tonight!! So excited! He is one of my best Korean guy friends! At one point, I started worrying about my first tour I'm supposed to give at the Sharing House tomorrow, so I left for a bit to sit outside and read my notes. Seriously, I don't feel prepared to give all of that incredibly important information to a group of people during a museum tour. I'm sure it'll all be okay when I get started, but for now...semi-terrified.
I was only out there for a short time because Jay came to talk to me. We talked about the Sharing House a bit, and then he talked me into coming back inside. We spent a bit more time talking. I let it slip that last week is my last week in Wonju which means they may have a going away party for me. I was kind of hoping to avoid sad goodbyes, but I think it's inevitable.
I got home around 12:30 or 1:00 this time. Have to get up early to head to Seoul in the morning.
I finally realized that there is a bus that goes straight to Gangbyeon versus me taking a bus to Gangnam and transferring to the subway to head to Gangbyeon station. It only took me a year to figure it out. Ha!
Anyway, peace out.
Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting - Thursday June 26, 2008
I don't really remember classes for today.
I hung around and talked with the teachers for a bit after school per usual.
I went out to eat with my host family and my host mom's friend's family. They dropped me off on the way back to the apartments. I walked to my last Jazz Dance class. We finished the song we were dancing to which was perfect timing. Although, I don't know how well I actually remember it. ^_~ After class, I told the jazz dance instructor that it was my last day. She was really sad which made me really sad. She had wanted to make me a mixed CD with all of the songs to the dances we had learned, but I hadn't given her enough warning. I think this is pretty consistent for me...I don't like drawn out goodbyes...too hard. Maybe that's why I've drawn out this decision for so long. If I haven't really decided yet, there doesn't have to be as much sadness. Anyway, she gave me a CD that she had in her case that has two of the songs on it. So sweet of her! She also gave me her card so we can stay in touch. She doesn't speak English really and I speak very little Korean, but we'll figure something out.
After dance, I went to guitar for a few hours before I met up with my co teacher to go watch Kung Fu Panda!
We had been wanting to go for so long, but there was always one of the three of us that couldn't go. Ji Hee told us to just go ahead without her. She's our third musketeer, so it was a little sad, but the movie was awesome! I loved it! Lots of laughing!
Afterward, we walked home. Hae In's apartment is much closer than mine, but the nights have been so wonderful lately, that I really like to walk at night. Plus, I thought it would help clear my head about this moving situation. It didn't, but the walk was nice anyway.
Time for bed.
Peace out.
I hung around and talked with the teachers for a bit after school per usual.
I went out to eat with my host family and my host mom's friend's family. They dropped me off on the way back to the apartments. I walked to my last Jazz Dance class. We finished the song we were dancing to which was perfect timing. Although, I don't know how well I actually remember it. ^_~ After class, I told the jazz dance instructor that it was my last day. She was really sad which made me really sad. She had wanted to make me a mixed CD with all of the songs to the dances we had learned, but I hadn't given her enough warning. I think this is pretty consistent for me...I don't like drawn out goodbyes...too hard. Maybe that's why I've drawn out this decision for so long. If I haven't really decided yet, there doesn't have to be as much sadness. Anyway, she gave me a CD that she had in her case that has two of the songs on it. So sweet of her! She also gave me her card so we can stay in touch. She doesn't speak English really and I speak very little Korean, but we'll figure something out.
After dance, I went to guitar for a few hours before I met up with my co teacher to go watch Kung Fu Panda!
We had been wanting to go for so long, but there was always one of the three of us that couldn't go. Ji Hee told us to just go ahead without her. She's our third musketeer, so it was a little sad, but the movie was awesome! I loved it! Lots of laughing!
Afterward, we walked home. Hae In's apartment is much closer than mine, but the nights have been so wonderful lately, that I really like to walk at night. Plus, I thought it would help clear my head about this moving situation. It didn't, but the walk was nice anyway.
Time for bed.
Peace out.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Slacker - Wednesday June 25, 2008
Pretty standard day...
I did, however, have my teachers' class for the first time in quite some time. Where to pick up at. I decided to do a speaking activity practicing different topics. I had them draw 10 straws...of random colors. Black = Embarrassing moments (Ex: I went to class after going the bathroom and my skirt was tucked into my under), Red = Where you want to travel, Blue = Goals for the future (Ex. Read the Bible everyday after retirement. Ex. Travel to Amsterdam for the reason many travel to Amsterdam.), Green = Happiest time (Ex. Children being born, Living in another country, Child's first laugh/smile/walk), Purple = Adjectives to describe yourself (Ex. Shy, Introverted, Selfish, Laid Back).
I've basically become a slacker; I chose again not to go to yoga today. I think I'm just trying to slowly pull out of my activities in Wonju so it's not as overwhelmingly sad when I leave. Or I'm just lazy...one of the two. ^_~
Exciting post, right?^^
Peace out.
I did, however, have my teachers' class for the first time in quite some time. Where to pick up at. I decided to do a speaking activity practicing different topics. I had them draw 10 straws...of random colors. Black = Embarrassing moments (Ex: I went to class after going the bathroom and my skirt was tucked into my under), Red = Where you want to travel, Blue = Goals for the future (Ex. Read the Bible everyday after retirement. Ex. Travel to Amsterdam for the reason many travel to Amsterdam.), Green = Happiest time (Ex. Children being born, Living in another country, Child's first laugh/smile/walk), Purple = Adjectives to describe yourself (Ex. Shy, Introverted, Selfish, Laid Back).
I've basically become a slacker; I chose again not to go to yoga today. I think I'm just trying to slowly pull out of my activities in Wonju so it's not as overwhelmingly sad when I leave. Or I'm just lazy...one of the two. ^_~
Exciting post, right?^^
Peace out.
Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day - Tuesday June 24, 2008
I finally sent the email this morning when I woke up. Exhaustion set in.
In addition, I realized that I really don't want to live in Seoul, but that appears to be what I have decided to commit to.
When I told my co-teacher at school, she was sad...I started crying.
The first few minutes of my first class...I tried not to cry and for the most part succeeded.
I told 1-5 teacher that I was going to move...almost started crying again.
Walked from school to my tutoring lessons...crying but trying to hold it back. This was amazingly emphasized by the fact that I had more kids say hi to me than EVER before on my walk to my Korean lesson.
I got to my Korean lesson. Pulled myself together. My tutor asked me what was wrong...I started bawling. Guess that's what I get for holding in weeks worth of frustration and sadness about this damned moving decision.
My tutor being as amazing as she is, she didn't once suggest studying but just sat there and talked to me. She brought up the Buddhist quote that says, "When we meet someone, we are destined to leave them." She then said that we should get out of there and go for dinner. So we did. We went to have Kal Guk Su. I felt better.
I did, however, refuse to go to my jazz dance class.
So, I just went to my guitar lesson instead.
By the end of the day, I was physically and emotionally drained.
Tomorrow is another day.
Peace out.
In addition, I realized that I really don't want to live in Seoul, but that appears to be what I have decided to commit to.
When I told my co-teacher at school, she was sad...I started crying.
The first few minutes of my first class...I tried not to cry and for the most part succeeded.
I told 1-5 teacher that I was going to move...almost started crying again.
Walked from school to my tutoring lessons...crying but trying to hold it back. This was amazingly emphasized by the fact that I had more kids say hi to me than EVER before on my walk to my Korean lesson.
I got to my Korean lesson. Pulled myself together. My tutor asked me what was wrong...I started bawling. Guess that's what I get for holding in weeks worth of frustration and sadness about this damned moving decision.
My tutor being as amazing as she is, she didn't once suggest studying but just sat there and talked to me. She brought up the Buddhist quote that says, "When we meet someone, we are destined to leave them." She then said that we should get out of there and go for dinner. So we did. We went to have Kal Guk Su. I felt better.
I did, however, refuse to go to my jazz dance class.
So, I just went to my guitar lesson instead.
By the end of the day, I was physically and emotionally drained.
Tomorrow is another day.
Peace out.
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