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So. This is a little out of the ordinary. I'm making a post on Thursday night. Fancy that.
To tell the truth, I'm actually feeling a little stressed. Not entirely sure if that's meant to be surprising or not, but that's not the point. The point is, I'm itching for an outlet. Blogging seems to be the most readily accessible.
This week has been a blur, just like the past 4 weeks. Being so busy at work really makes time fly by, but when I finally have a moment to just sit and think it feels like I haven't rested in ages. I suppose I'm not really complaining. Though there is quite a bit that I would like to do that just can't be done because of my work schedule.
Korean lessons were the biggest thing, and very luckily I found a place to take night classes. My Tuesdays and Thursdays are filled to the brim with busy busy. 10:20 am head to work, get off work at 7 pm, 7:30 start the journey to KLIFF, 8:45 arrive at PNU, 9:00 Class, 10:00 start heading back home, 11:15 walk through my apartment door. And then sleep.
Very unfortunately nowhere around here opens up super early in the morning. There are no fitness or martial arts institutions (that I've heard of) that offer early bird classes at like 6 or 7 or even 8 am. That leaves me with a full morning of 'not much to do'. I've really got to get to that outdoor track... but it's been so wet and cold lately I just can't find the motivation. Where are you warm weather?
Upon entering work this morning the director smiles, says "Good morning" and then...
"It's cold! The newspaper says it's a new iceage!"
Oh goody. That means that this ISN'T average weather for this time of year in Busan. Fantastic. So much for escaping the bipolar weather patterns of Arkansas. Seems like I just brought them with me.
Hm.
Interesting fact:
I received my first living expenses bill since I've been here today. That bill was to the tune of 13,395₩ (That's about 13$ everyone). Surely I'm missing something, but my co-worker confirmed, it IS the utility bill. I guess I'm just going to have to wait until tomorrow to find out whether or not I'll really only be paying 13,395₩ this month.
Moment of flattery
Today I wasn't too keen on getting all gussied up for work, because it was cold and windy. So I opted for comfy clothes which consisted of jeans, a plain, grey, top and my long zip up hooded sweater. I pulled my hair back into a pony tail (it's actually long enough to do that now, and I don't know how to feel about that yet...) and then took one look at myself in the mirror and went "Ugh!"... so I added a pretty flowered barrette so I didn't look like too much of a hobo.
At work, one of the co-teachers greeted me and pointed to my flower.
Co-teacher: "It's pretty!"
Me: "Thank you! I got it in Seomyeon."
Co-teacher: "Oh, you've got a date?!"
Me: "Huh?"
Co-teacher: *Points to the flower* "You've got a date in Seomyeon?"
Me: "No, I got it IN Seomyeon."
Co-teacher: * looking skeptical* "Oh, I see."
Thinking about that conversation afterwards I started to get a little tickled. Here I am, dressed like a tomboy with a flowery barrette stuck higgeldy piggeldy in my hair and a co-worker thinks I'm looking ready for a date. I feel both flattered and mildly concerned about how I look the rest of the time in comparison.
Hm... but actually if I were dressed up for a date, that date wouldn't necessarily be a bad one now would it? I'm all for dresses, high heels, and styled hair, but tom-boy fashion means that the date is going to be action oriented; bike riding, hiking, frisbee in the park, that kind of thing. Sounds good to me. 호호호호
Anyway....
The decision has almost been officially made... Summer vacation trip will be to, ahem, drum roll please.... Jeju Island. *cheering and joviality*
A lot of people might question my choice, seeing as how the majority tend to hop over to another country for their vacation time. But me? I want to save the money it would have cost me on a plane ticket to another country and put it towards paying for a lovely and comfy hotel room. I want beaches and sunshine. And... I desperately want to hike Halla.
At this point it's looking like a solo trip, but who knows who I'll meet in the next three months. Hopefully someone interested in checking out Jeju and participating in both serious outdoor activity and serious relaxation/pampering.
Well, that's all for now. Nothing incredibly interesting due to the fact that I've really only been working since my last post. While my classes are at times hilarious, they are not quite interesting enough on the whole to write at length about. At least not yet/lately.
To all of you State side: Have a great day.
To my ROK peers: Get some sleep!
Your blog host,
~Auggie Teacher
So. This is a little out of the ordinary. I'm making a post on Thursday night. Fancy that.
To tell the truth, I'm actually feeling a little stressed. Not entirely sure if that's meant to be surprising or not, but that's not the point. The point is, I'm itching for an outlet. Blogging seems to be the most readily accessible.
This week has been a blur, just like the past 4 weeks. Being so busy at work really makes time fly by, but when I finally have a moment to just sit and think it feels like I haven't rested in ages. I suppose I'm not really complaining. Though there is quite a bit that I would like to do that just can't be done because of my work schedule.
Korean lessons were the biggest thing, and very luckily I found a place to take night classes. My Tuesdays and Thursdays are filled to the brim with busy busy. 10:20 am head to work, get off work at 7 pm, 7:30 start the journey to KLIFF, 8:45 arrive at PNU, 9:00 Class, 10:00 start heading back home, 11:15 walk through my apartment door. And then sleep.
Very unfortunately nowhere around here opens up super early in the morning. There are no fitness or martial arts institutions (that I've heard of) that offer early bird classes at like 6 or 7 or even 8 am. That leaves me with a full morning of 'not much to do'. I've really got to get to that outdoor track... but it's been so wet and cold lately I just can't find the motivation. Where are you warm weather?
Upon entering work this morning the director smiles, says "Good morning" and then...
"It's cold! The newspaper says it's a new iceage!"
Oh goody. That means that this ISN'T average weather for this time of year in Busan. Fantastic. So much for escaping the bipolar weather patterns of Arkansas. Seems like I just brought them with me.
Hm.
Interesting fact:
I received my first living expenses bill since I've been here today. That bill was to the tune of 13,395₩ (That's about 13$ everyone). Surely I'm missing something, but my co-worker confirmed, it IS the utility bill. I guess I'm just going to have to wait until tomorrow to find out whether or not I'll really only be paying 13,395₩ this month.
Moment of flattery
Today I wasn't too keen on getting all gussied up for work, because it was cold and windy. So I opted for comfy clothes which consisted of jeans, a plain, grey, top and my long zip up hooded sweater. I pulled my hair back into a pony tail (it's actually long enough to do that now, and I don't know how to feel about that yet...) and then took one look at myself in the mirror and went "Ugh!"... so I added a pretty flowered barrette so I didn't look like too much of a hobo.
At work, one of the co-teachers greeted me and pointed to my flower.
Co-teacher: "It's pretty!"
Me: "Thank you! I got it in Seomyeon."
Co-teacher: "Oh, you've got a date?!"
Me: "Huh?"
Co-teacher: *Points to the flower* "You've got a date in Seomyeon?"
Me: "No, I got it IN Seomyeon."
Co-teacher: * looking skeptical* "Oh, I see."
Thinking about that conversation afterwards I started to get a little tickled. Here I am, dressed like a tomboy with a flowery barrette stuck higgeldy piggeldy in my hair and a co-worker thinks I'm looking ready for a date. I feel both flattered and mildly concerned about how I look the rest of the time in comparison.
Hm... but actually if I were dressed up for a date, that date wouldn't necessarily be a bad one now would it? I'm all for dresses, high heels, and styled hair, but tom-boy fashion means that the date is going to be action oriented; bike riding, hiking, frisbee in the park, that kind of thing. Sounds good to me. 호호호호
Anyway....
The decision has almost been officially made... Summer vacation trip will be to, ahem, drum roll please.... Jeju Island. *cheering and joviality*
A lot of people might question my choice, seeing as how the majority tend to hop over to another country for their vacation time. But me? I want to save the money it would have cost me on a plane ticket to another country and put it towards paying for a lovely and comfy hotel room. I want beaches and sunshine. And... I desperately want to hike Halla.
At this point it's looking like a solo trip, but who knows who I'll meet in the next three months. Hopefully someone interested in checking out Jeju and participating in both serious outdoor activity and serious relaxation/pampering.
Well, that's all for now. Nothing incredibly interesting due to the fact that I've really only been working since my last post. While my classes are at times hilarious, they are not quite interesting enough on the whole to write at length about. At least not yet/lately.
To all of you State side: Have a great day.
To my ROK peers: Get some sleep!
Your blog host,
~Auggie Teacher
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