6 months already gone by...

Well it's hard for me to believe that I'm already halfway done with my contract. It seems like it was forever ago that I came but at the same time it seems like I just arrived...weird. Everyone says that the last 6 months go by quicker than the first...crazy.

Well this past weekend some of my friends and I went rock climbing and hiking. It was my first time actually rock climbing outdoors and repelling...Great times :) I definitely wish I could have done it for a longer time, but you take what you can get I suppose. Anyways the hiking was great...it was mainly ridge hiking, so we hiked up one of the main mountains and then hit 6 other peaks and then descended; like a 5 hour hike so not too bad. The weather was gorgeous! Not too hot, not too cold...just right. It was great to be out in nature again...I definitely miss it. I'm realizing indoor jobs aren't very good for my sanity...:)

Anyways, this week flew by for sure. The kids were decent...I didn't send anyone to detention this week so that was good I suppose :) Things at Avalon are still disorganized...yup. We keep getting new teachers, losing new teachers, etc... what do ya do.

Last weekend we (my roomies and I) went to Seoul to check out the cherry blossoms some more. On the way we saw policemen in the park doing leap frog...or their version of it I suppose. Very humorous. I feel very safe in this country ;) Anyways the cherry blossoms were amazing to see at night in Seoul. Unbelievable. I stopped by the largest member Church in the world last week. Hopefully I'll attend a service soon. Should be interesting...

The weather has been warming up, but I think we are hitting the rainy season and possibly the start of mosquitoes....oi.....

Taekwondo is going well. It can be frustrating at times, but I enjoy it for sure. I have my test in a couple weeks so hopefully that goes well...I'm already getting nervous. They yell out commands in Korean ....ahhh! I need to work on my Hangul for sure....

Other than that nothing major has been happening. Just taking things as they come and going with it. I figure I should start thinking about what I'm doing at the end of these 6 months but a lot can happen between now and then...

"For I know the plans I have for you" declares the Lord. "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you; plans to give you hope and a future." :)

the weekend....ahh

It's already April which is hard to believe... time is flying by. Work has been going well. I feel bad for the kids having to go to school all day and night. They start at about 8 in the morning and some go to academy until about 10 at night...crazy. If we give them detention, they stay until about 11/11:30 I believe; and these are elementary students. The middle schoolers stay until about midnight M-Th. crazy. That's what they know though. To think that I could have grown up here and be one of the kids that had to go to school, academy, and wear uniforms.

The yellow dust is still here a little bit. (This is dust that comes over from China). Supposedly it was kind of a bad season and we might get hit again with it soon. Everyone wears masks to cover their mouths. With the sun coming out, the women are starting to get these visors that cover their entire face plus the face mask! hmmm...I don't think I'll be doing that anytime soon.

I started taking Korean classes in Seoul every Saturday and I've been studying on my own. Oh, and I do a language exchange with one of my friends. good times. It's a hard language but fun. Hopefully before i leave I'll be able to have an okay conversation. we'll see :)

After 3 doctor visits I'm finally somewhat healthy which is a nice change. I still don't know what I had but hopefully I'll get my test results back and see what the deal was.

The cherry blossoms are starting to come out which is making me extremely happy. They are gorgeous and all over!! :) Love it. I'm sad that they only last about 2 weeks. What do you do though.

Today I have a taekwondo event.....but I really have no idea what I'm doing. The language barrier is rather large. I guess I'm just going to show up, kick some boards, do some punching and that's that...hmmm...

So in Korea they do have Krispy Kream which is an amazing thing. I had no idea this was in Korea but yes, it is true :) After Korean class I took some of my friends to KK. Their first time!! :) It's truly a wonderful experience :)

I have officially decided that weekends go by waaay to fast. Just when you are beginning to relax it's already Monday. oi.

It's starting to warm up a bit which is nice though. I need sunshine! You rarely see it though due to all the pollution in the city. bleh.

So I realize again this is rather short but I need to get this day rollin:)