ME = Annoying

It's April. I have 15 more working days and 3 weekends left. Time is moving at lightning speed. I've noticed it sometimes takes me leaving a place for me to truly take it all in and appreciate everything in a whole different way. I'm not sure if that is something strange or human nature, but it is my nature. It's actually starting to annoy me. I keep having these feelings of panic every time I hangout with friends or experience anything Korean. My mind immediately thinks this may be the last time I experience that here in Korea. This also occurs when I go to restaurants. I think I need everything because I may never eat it again or that they may run out of it before I leave the country. Good thing I have a gym membership that I use "all the time". At this rate they may need to roll me on to the plane.


This past weekend was one of the first really beautiful spring days here. I spent the afternoon riding my bicycle along the Han River, which runs through the entire length of Seoul. The river was jam-packed with tons of people. They were decked out in all the latest athletic clothing and equipment. Many people wore their ninja masks/head coverings and gloves to protect themselves from the poisonous sun. I saw a man playing soccer while holding a sun umbrella. He was quite the multi-tasker. I was impressed and felt embarrassed for him. He needs to live on the edge and not worry about tanning his skin. People were also wind surfing on the river, which makes me cringe just thinking about how polluted that water is. I would imagine it is as clean as the Hudson River in NYC. Those people are brave and possibly crazy. Anyways, we rode for about 3 hours throughout the city and stopped at a park that we stumbled upon. We stayed true to the Korean outdoor food tradition and bought some ramen noodles ( with a slice of cheese for added nutrition) for a snack. It was delicious! Ramen is so much better here, I swear! Then we people watched, played some games, and discussed how good the ramen was.

Here are some of my favorite photos from the day!













I love this city so much! Even terrible smells are lovely these days. I guess it's the perfect time to leave. :)

On a unrelated note, my kindergarten students told me they had a vampire party over the weekend where they drank blood. They wouldn't give me more details. Apparently they are "vampires" now. Interesting.

This next weekend I am headed to Gyeongju. It is the old capital of Seoul. It is supposed to be amazing and the cherry blossoms will hopefully be blooming as well. It has been on my list of things to do here for the past 2 years, so I'm so excited to finally get to see it! It will be nice to get out of the city one last time with some fabulous friends.

I hope you are all well. I miss you all very much! Sorry for the lack of communication these days. I literally have something planned every day, so it makes it difficult to catch up on Skype. I hope you understand!

xoxo