Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Well, I hope you all had a wonderful weekend, actually, you still have one more day. Lucky you. Well, my little kindergartners graduated. It was cute and they were all dressed up - girls in all white and boys in suits. I brought my camera, but my battery was dead, so I have no pictures. So sad. I'm going to steal some from coworkers. I had to help out with the ceremony by calling kids names over the microphone and telling about the awards they received. I was not excited to do that. I tried to get out of it, but I guess they wanted freckles. I HATE speaking in from of a lot of people. I was so nervous. My voice was shaking a bit and I was trying REALLY hard not to laugh. I made it through without completely embarrassing myself. I did laugh a few times, but not directly into the microphone. I learned a few things from that day. 1) I hate public speaking. 2) I think it's really annoying hearing my voice in the microphone. 3) I may have to rethink my future career as the next Britney Spears.

Today, I went to a movie. It was an awful kids movie called The Secret of Moonacre. It was the only movie playing at that time and I really wanted a movie experience, so I caved and saw it. Of course, I bought popcorn and I would like to report that it tasted pretty close to popcorn in the US, minus the butter. They also make caramel popcorn and it smelled wonderful. Next time I will try it. When you buy your movie ticket, you are assigned a seat in the theater. It's nice, because you don't have to worry about getting there early enough to get a good seat! However, it does make some things complicated. Back in my "bad ass" days, my cousin Katie and I would occasionally go to two movies in a row. We would pay for the first ticket and then sneak into the next movie. Please don't tell the cops. I am VERY remorseful, not. Sorry mom. Anyways, having an assigned seat would make sneaking into movies very difficult if it was a busy night. I think Korean theater owners are reformed movie-stealer-bandits and wanted to deter hoodlums like myself from making bad choices. Good job. Mission Accomplished.

I would like to report that I am 98.3% better. I'm not quite fully healthy, but so close! It's very exciting. I have been in a little rut lately. I think the homesick bug has bitten me pretty good and have been trying to come out of it. This is the longest I have been away from home or at least from someone/something familiar. The more people I meet here, the more it has become apparent that I am so blessed to have all of you in my life. Thanks for being the rock stars that you are! I have been here 4 months now, which is crazy. It has gone by SO fast, but right now, it worries me that I still have many months to go. I know I will get out of this rut and be fine, so I just need to take it day by day! I knew I would I have these feelings eventually and I still signed up for it. It's time to suck it up and continue. Time to walk it off...

I wish you all a happy and peaceful week. That jobs will be found and stress will leave your mind, at least for a few days. That bodies will be healed and broken hearts mended.

Love you all. xoxoxo

did you know...
- Younger Korean couples like to wear matching outfits. I'm not kidding. It's hilarious.
- Korean men enjoy their man purses and you should too.
- Many Korean public bathrooms do not have toilets. They are porcelain holes in the floor that you squat over. I'm not a fan.
- Seoul, the 2nd largest city in the world, closes their subway at 12 am. Annoying.
- The Korean Won (currency) is doing AWFUL right, which is not making the exchange rate very fun.
- As much as I tell you silly things about Koreans, I love the people and the country.
- People are not worried about the North Korean conflict. They have a lot of faith in their military and the US. I'm not sure if
that makes them naive or idiots.
- According to my alchy business men, men in Korean have pride issues, too. It must be a biological flaw (among others) that all men have huge issues with asking for directions when they are lost. Just thought I would throw that out there. Very crucial findings.
- Oh, and women still have no issues. I know you were wondering.