Quick Update

Yup, work's been boring and insanely busy, and I forget that I have a blog. Sorry! I'll for serious post an entry this weekend, especially about my trip to Japan (like 3 weeks ago >_<)

Right now, I'm writing lesson plans (due today, of course) and watching Veronica Mars. Not very productive.... but I have 2 out of 4 classes done. So I have like 40 minutes to write the missing 5 lesson plans. Oops! Just realized how little time I actually have >_<

Mmmk, off to writing lesson plans. And stop watching Veronica Mars. God, it's taken me an hour to write 3 lesson plans... mostly because I'm being lazy and slow.

First Post of the New Year...

22 days late haha. Oops! Oh well. Nothing has really happened so much this month. My working hours changed from 2-10 to... 9-8. Yup, that's right. I'm working a hell lot more hours. Almost 11 hours a day. Of course, I only get paid for the 30 hours a week >_< I might get overtime... but I doubt it. It would be nice though because of the next point....

I'm going to Japan next Wednesday!! Luckily, I get paid the Monday prior, so I will have lots and lots of money. I think I'll have to squirrel away at least 500,000 won, so that I won't starve the rest of the month. yes, I suck at saving. Blame my shopping addiction. On that note, I just realized that I need to buy a case for my polaroid camera. I'm good on the films, I just need a case so that I can actually use it.

I'm super excited. I started studying Japanese again today, so that I'm a little useful when we go. haha. I just need to find the grammar parts so I can study conjugation and whatnot.

Ugh! I need to study my languages!!!

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas everyone!! Currently, I'm at a party in my own house, and I'm taking the time to say Merry Christmas... feel special? :P Haha, we've currently drunk a lot of Moscato and are going in search for more.. or movies not sure. I'm up for dancing ^_^


But yes, alive and doing well in SK. <3

Birthday in Korea!!

So totally, my birthday celebration was a bit low-key.... since I worked most of the day. My edutainment class started off awful, since one of my kids completely destroyed the board that I had prepared before class >_< Supposedly, he thought it was from yesterday... although it had today's date on it. He's a bit of a trouble-maker, so I'm not really sure. But then, the kids decorated the board for me for my birthday! And some of them made me cards during the class. And then many a Polaroid picture was taken (I got a Polaroid camera and dvd player instead of an ipod since they only had the 64 gig and not the 32 gig. But yea, it definitely went a LOT better

The next two classes were meh. But then, when I went to go say goodbye to the kids, it started snowing!! HUGE fat snowflakes ^-^ I was ridiculously happy. I started dancing and singing Christmas songs. One of my co-workers, I think, has it on his iPhone, so I need to steal it from him haha. But I was just ridiculously happy ^-^

After work, we all went to eat Korean BBQ at Donenu, which was ridiculously delicious. It's been at least a month since I've eaten there (which is such a long time for Chilgok). A few of my coworkers went, as well as Diana and Nina (the new girl), and Joanne!! It was a lot of fun, even if Nina and I got lost in a taxi on our way back haha.

Major celebration is held off for Friday and Saturday. Friday is basically dinner and noraebang (karaoke). Nothing too crazy since I have to work Saturday. But Saturday night, we're going downtown to go dancing and seeing random people from other campuses. I'm debating having a potlock on Sunday... it's been almost two months since I had my last one, and I like having people over. Especially now that I have my Wii, dvd player, AND cable!! Wooo! Now I just need to decorate it so it feels a little bit more like home. ^-^

MM, that's it for now. I should probably head off to sleep since I have to wake up early tomorrow so I can prepare tomorrow/Friday classes, as well as prepare stuff for next week. Love ya!!

Lazy Weekend

This has been one of the most relaxing, laziest weekends I've had since I've gotten to Korea. Seriously, the most productive thing I've done is go to Costco. Right now I'm attempting to clean my apartment (more like tidying), watching Up, and doing laundry. I'm about to start dinner. Really exciting, no? haha

Hell week starts tomorrow. We have to review our books, and then start demoing for the rest of the week for next semester. Yup, that's right. Demos on my birthday. What a great birthday, right?

But yea, mainly just working a lot. Attempting to save money for a trip to Japan. I think I'll be going to Tokyo for the Lunar New Year, which I have a 5 day vacation for. Either that, or go to China.

No worries with the whole North Korea thing. Everyone is really calm about it here. So if they aren't too worried about it, neither am I. I figure when they start to freak, that's when I should start to worry.

Ummm, that's about all I can think of right now. I'll update more when I think of more news from my side of the world.

Loves ya!

"Teacher, North Korea... CRAZY!"

Yup, that was uttered by one of my students yesterday. I had no idea what was actually happening until around 6 pm (hours after it happened) when a co-worker told me, because my kids kept insisting that North Korea had dropped a bomb on South Korea (which I figured I WOULD have heard, despite no radio or TV).

But yes, still safe, and far far away from the area that was actually hit. Could my paranoid decision to NOT teach close to Seoul in case of a North Korean crazy attack actually be a good decision? Shocker! But if I had been truly paranoid, I wouldn't have gone to Korea at all haha.

So my last post was entirely a lie. Laziness and work are catching up to me. But I will update.... sometime. I refuse to work Saturday, so maybe then ^_^

Now off to finish prepping for my class today. I'm making all my children into Indians and Pilgrims and forcing them to sing Thanksgiving songs.

Still Alive

Haven't updated in a while because things have been crazy at work. And my life has been pretty boring. I swear, pinky promise, that I will update this week.

I just had a sudden realization of what I want to do with my life. But I'm keeping it close, just in case this realization is sleep deprivation driven instead of an actual epiphany. And no, it does not involve teaching English in Korea forever. It does, however, involve me going back to get another undergrad degree (which should hopefully take less time) and continual travel. A pretty nomadic lifestyle, which will suck if I ever get serious with anyone. It's just so hard to pick a career when you're interested in everything!!

In other news, went to a temple on Sunday, which was pretty awesome. And I experienced doctor fish as well (on Saturday), which was just mildly creepy