Update/The Interweb makes me happy

I finally have Internet and a landline in my apartment! Oh, happy day!


I can’t believe I’ve been in Korea for almost three weeks now. It’s crazy, because I feel like time has passed so slowly and I’ve been here for years, but then at the same time the weeks move by so quickly. It’s hard to explain, but everyone here gets it.

I can honestly say that I love Daejeon, and this is exactly where I’m supposed to be…at least at this point in my life. Teaching is challenging, but in a good way. I find myself growing more each day, and doing things I never dreamed I’d be capable of doing. This is a bad example, but last week one of my three-year-old girls sneezed and blew snot all over her face. I didn’t even flinch, grabbed a tissue, and helped her clean up the mess. Oh, Julie. She’s so adorable, even with a snot covered face. Her and May are the ones that I may be smuggling back to America in my hockey bags. You think I’m kidding…

The foreign community in Song Chon Dong is a tight knit group, and I’ve met some amazing people. They’ve made the transition into a new country, so easy. We hang out all the time, and in fact we refer to our friend Tori’s house as “The Corner Lounge.” They’re great, but at the same time I feel like I’m becoming a little too comfortable and content in my Dong. I need to explore, and emerge myself in Korean culture. That’s why I’m excited about going to the Expo (a theme park) tomorrow with Pink, a Korean secretary at my school. It should be interesting.

I feel like there’s still so much more I need to blog about: Korean food, nori bangs, teaching, fashion, my apartment, self image, dancing girls outside of new businesses, grocery store celebrations…the list goes on and on, but it will have to wait. I’m crashing. An-nyeong!