I'm leaving in two days.... I've never looked forward to anything in my life so much as my leaving this country in two days... I'm so excited...
The gummie worms here taste like perfume.
My kids are not motivated to learn English.
I'm not motivated to learn Korean.
Why am I still here???
Two days... twooooooooo daaaaaayysssss....
Jul 31, 2008
Jul 23, 2008
I do not know how to deal with bleach!
I've trained myself to need to pee when I walk into my parking garage here. I'm like Vygotsky or whoever that dude was that trained the dog to salivate at the sound of a bell.... I've trained myself to need to pee when I walk into my parking garage.
Every time I come home, I take off my bag and set it next to my desk in the same spot every time, I throw my key and phone on my desk, I turn on my computer and then I go pee.
I wish I wasn't so predictable... I want to be sporadic and cute and eccentric... *sigh*
No. I've trained myself to need to pee when I walk into my parking garage. Every time.
So how does one go about bleaching articles of clothing anyways????
I almost passed out about 10 minutes ago because of the fumes. I never knew the powers of bleach. It's mighty!
I'm coming home soon. I can't wait.
Every time I come home, I take off my bag and set it next to my desk in the same spot every time, I throw my key and phone on my desk, I turn on my computer and then I go pee.
I wish I wasn't so predictable... I want to be sporadic and cute and eccentric... *sigh*
No. I've trained myself to need to pee when I walk into my parking garage. Every time.
So how does one go about bleaching articles of clothing anyways????
I almost passed out about 10 minutes ago because of the fumes. I never knew the powers of bleach. It's mighty!
I'm coming home soon. I can't wait.
Jul 7, 2008
White Water Rafting
Yesterday, I went white water rafting with all of the rest of the native English teachers from the Nambu district. It was AMAZING.
Of course, certain parts of the journey were frustrating considering there were about 60 whiny westerners along for the trip and 2 Korean women who just don't quiiiiiite know how to communicate effectively. But, overall, it was a blast. We traveled 3 hours by bus to the East where there were incredible mountains and scenery. I want to live out there, it's amazing.
Then, we ate some lunch, bundled up in life jackets and helmets, piled into some rickety, well used-vans and raced to the river. I must say that the van ride to the river was one very memorable experience. I was certain at many different points along the way that we'd go careening over the mountain side or that the bottom would simply just fall out of the van. That van was build to hold 10 people and there were definitely 15 people in it! 15 people with life jackets and helmets on!
We felt safe!
Then we got to the river. The boat that held me and my 9 team mates was, once again, called team awesome!!
We were the worst rafters in the history of rafting. Unless you consider getting stuck on every possible rock good rafting... cause that's what we did! We rocked.... HAHAHA!!!!!
Our guide, bless his heart, spoke almost no English and unfortunately no one in our raft spoke more Korean than I do. AND, none of us are well versed in rafting terminology!!
Needless to say it was a liiiiiittle confusing at times... but we had a blast. The first thing that happened was that I smashed my paddle into a guys nose.
That was fun for him.
But, then we got going and we really did have a good time. He pulled me in the water to retaliate! Then, everyone got pulled into the water. It was so fun to swim around and just act like a child again. Because we had to wear those helmets and life jackets the whole time, we all looked like children anyways.... might as well act like them.
Jess was especially cute in her little Capri's, life jacket and yellow helmet. Pulling her into the raft one time, I was struck by how much like a little boy she looked! Only rafting can do that!!
Getting back into the raft was a little tricky. Most of the guys had enough upper body strength to be able to pull themselves in, but us women... well, we had a little more trouble. Our guide showed us that if we have our back to the boat, two people can grab onto your life-jacket and pull you into the boat.
Well... this "worked" but it didn't work that well. It only really worked if you were about the size and weight of say.... a Korean.
We westerners are just a little bigger.
We developed a new way of getting in the raft after realizing that the backwards way isn't very effective.... I like to call it... "Slither in like a fish, way." It's much better; you just land on your head when you get in... no big deal!
So, 4 hours after playing and splashing, getting stuck on rocks, swimming, and playing so more, we made our way to the pick up point.
My arms were dead.... still are dead. And, my butt has never felt so..... interesting either.
Sadly, I don't have any pictures. My camera is not waterproof. But, one of the guys in my boat had a waterproof camera and he got some good shots. Hopefully I'll be able to share those pictures with everyone soon!
Until next time!
Hil
Of course, certain parts of the journey were frustrating considering there were about 60 whiny westerners along for the trip and 2 Korean women who just don't quiiiiiite know how to communicate effectively. But, overall, it was a blast. We traveled 3 hours by bus to the East where there were incredible mountains and scenery. I want to live out there, it's amazing.
Then, we ate some lunch, bundled up in life jackets and helmets, piled into some rickety, well used-vans and raced to the river. I must say that the van ride to the river was one very memorable experience. I was certain at many different points along the way that we'd go careening over the mountain side or that the bottom would simply just fall out of the van. That van was build to hold 10 people and there were definitely 15 people in it! 15 people with life jackets and helmets on!
We felt safe!
Then we got to the river. The boat that held me and my 9 team mates was, once again, called team awesome!!
We were the worst rafters in the history of rafting. Unless you consider getting stuck on every possible rock good rafting... cause that's what we did! We rocked.... HAHAHA!!!!!
Our guide, bless his heart, spoke almost no English and unfortunately no one in our raft spoke more Korean than I do. AND, none of us are well versed in rafting terminology!!
Needless to say it was a liiiiiittle confusing at times... but we had a blast. The first thing that happened was that I smashed my paddle into a guys nose.
That was fun for him.
But, then we got going and we really did have a good time. He pulled me in the water to retaliate! Then, everyone got pulled into the water. It was so fun to swim around and just act like a child again. Because we had to wear those helmets and life jackets the whole time, we all looked like children anyways.... might as well act like them.
Jess was especially cute in her little Capri's, life jacket and yellow helmet. Pulling her into the raft one time, I was struck by how much like a little boy she looked! Only rafting can do that!!
Getting back into the raft was a little tricky. Most of the guys had enough upper body strength to be able to pull themselves in, but us women... well, we had a little more trouble. Our guide showed us that if we have our back to the boat, two people can grab onto your life-jacket and pull you into the boat.
Well... this "worked" but it didn't work that well. It only really worked if you were about the size and weight of say.... a Korean.
We westerners are just a little bigger.
We developed a new way of getting in the raft after realizing that the backwards way isn't very effective.... I like to call it... "Slither in like a fish, way." It's much better; you just land on your head when you get in... no big deal!
So, 4 hours after playing and splashing, getting stuck on rocks, swimming, and playing so more, we made our way to the pick up point.
My arms were dead.... still are dead. And, my butt has never felt so..... interesting either.
Sadly, I don't have any pictures. My camera is not waterproof. But, one of the guys in my boat had a waterproof camera and he got some good shots. Hopefully I'll be able to share those pictures with everyone soon!
Until next time!
Hil
Jun 30, 2008
Singing for Four Hours Straight has never been so invigorating!
Well, I've had another weekend of absolute fun.
I would like to especially thank Ruda for his invitation to "play." It was timely.
It's funny though, cause I started off my Friday evening just chilling at home for about 3 hours, doing nothing. Watching a movie.
But, then I went to Sinchon to meet up with Ruda and JB and Rachel and then the fun began.
Rachel is incredibly funny... that's all I'm going to say.
So, after a nice chat and a few drinks, we made our way to a Noribang or singing room.
Jess ROCKING it out... Ruda just looking like a goofball.
Now, at this point in the game (I've been here a full 10 months) my friends and I know what songs to sing in a noribang that will just rock out. And, we began the night with those songs... and we rocked out.
But then, an hour and a half later, we just didn't feel finished.... or at least Jess, Ruda and I didn't feel finished.... Rachel had fallen asleep halfway through our tormented and off-key warbles and was DONE for the night. We sent her on her way at around 1:30.
So, we kept going. And then, we discovered the songs that not only rock out, but would feed our lonely hearts and fulfill our need for.... head banging.
Oh yes.
I'm quite sure we became rock stars Friday night.
Thanks to my good buddy Jess, I have become reacquainted with the amazing song "Alone" by Heart. Now, for those of you who do not know this song, you must stop reading this blog, stop doing whatever you may be doing in this exact moment and go listen to it. It is an amazing song. I am not joking; STOP READING!
For those of you who DO know the song, I think you may understand why I was so excited about our time in the noribang.
Jess and I sang it three times.... and by round three... we rocked harder than the Wilson sisters EVER even attempted to ever rock... ever! Ok, this could be a slight exaggeration... but only a slight one.
For those of you who know me well, you may be surprised to hear that I am so willing to prostrate my vocals in such a way. But, with a co-star like Jess, one can hardly go wrong... Jess knows how to rock it out and she has NO inhibitions in the noribang... she is my noribang hero!
Our first round of "Alone" was amazing.... however, there was one slight hiccup with round one. Let me explain:
After the first and second verse and chorus, there is a short bridge and then Ann Wilson belts out a profound and heart-felt singing scream. This is an exiting moment in the song. It's the climax; the pinnacle of emotion and poetry. The rest of song follows that dramatic scream and without it, the song would only be half of the great rock ballad that it is.
As we were coming to this part in our noribang during round one of "Alone" it was understood that Jess would sing this scream by herself. Again, I am no vocalist and seeing as Jess was born to this song and loves this part, it was only right for her to take this singing scream by herself.
This is how the song goes:
"I hear the ticking of the clock, I'm lying here the rooms pitch dark.
I wonder where you are tonight. No answer on the telephone.
And the night goes by so very slow... oh I hope that it won't end, though... alone.
Till now, I always got by on my own. I never really cared till I met you. And now it chills me to the bone.
How do I get you alone?
How do I get you alone?
You don't know how long I have wanted to touch your lips and hold you tight.
You don't know how long I have waited and I was going to tell you tonight.
But the secret is still my own. And my love for you is still unknown. Alone......
AHHH AHHH"
And then there's the chorus again.
As, I said, Jess and I were doing great until we got to the scream. She was just too excited.
Here's my imitation...
"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHA"
I lost it after that. I could no longer sing because I was laughing too hard.
So yes. A few bumps along the way, but we ended the night with that song and we scored a 100!!!
YESSS!!!
Then we went to a DVD room. I feel asleep but it was still fun.
Then we went for coffee.
I had orange juice, but it was still good.
Then we went home.... at 6 in the morning. So yes, a long but terribly fun night.
And, I slept all day on Saturday. Amazing.
I recommend that you read Jess's version of this evening as well. You should find a post on her blog within a matter of days. http://www.jessinsokorea.blogspot.com/
For now, I'll just leave you with the amazing song itself.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jxfdDrKO8uM
I would like to especially thank Ruda for his invitation to "play." It was timely.
It's funny though, cause I started off my Friday evening just chilling at home for about 3 hours, doing nothing. Watching a movie.
But, then I went to Sinchon to meet up with Ruda and JB and Rachel and then the fun began.
Rachel is incredibly funny... that's all I'm going to say.
So, after a nice chat and a few drinks, we made our way to a Noribang or singing room.
Jess ROCKING it out... Ruda just looking like a goofball.
Now, at this point in the game (I've been here a full 10 months) my friends and I know what songs to sing in a noribang that will just rock out. And, we began the night with those songs... and we rocked out.
But then, an hour and a half later, we just didn't feel finished.... or at least Jess, Ruda and I didn't feel finished.... Rachel had fallen asleep halfway through our tormented and off-key warbles and was DONE for the night. We sent her on her way at around 1:30.
So, we kept going. And then, we discovered the songs that not only rock out, but would feed our lonely hearts and fulfill our need for.... head banging.
Oh yes.
I'm quite sure we became rock stars Friday night.
Thanks to my good buddy Jess, I have become reacquainted with the amazing song "Alone" by Heart. Now, for those of you who do not know this song, you must stop reading this blog, stop doing whatever you may be doing in this exact moment and go listen to it. It is an amazing song. I am not joking; STOP READING!
For those of you who DO know the song, I think you may understand why I was so excited about our time in the noribang.
Jess and I sang it three times.... and by round three... we rocked harder than the Wilson sisters EVER even attempted to ever rock... ever! Ok, this could be a slight exaggeration... but only a slight one.
For those of you who know me well, you may be surprised to hear that I am so willing to prostrate my vocals in such a way. But, with a co-star like Jess, one can hardly go wrong... Jess knows how to rock it out and she has NO inhibitions in the noribang... she is my noribang hero!
Our first round of "Alone" was amazing.... however, there was one slight hiccup with round one. Let me explain:
After the first and second verse and chorus, there is a short bridge and then Ann Wilson belts out a profound and heart-felt singing scream. This is an exiting moment in the song. It's the climax; the pinnacle of emotion and poetry. The rest of song follows that dramatic scream and without it, the song would only be half of the great rock ballad that it is.
As we were coming to this part in our noribang during round one of "Alone" it was understood that Jess would sing this scream by herself. Again, I am no vocalist and seeing as Jess was born to this song and loves this part, it was only right for her to take this singing scream by herself.
This is how the song goes:
"I hear the ticking of the clock, I'm lying here the rooms pitch dark.
I wonder where you are tonight. No answer on the telephone.
And the night goes by so very slow... oh I hope that it won't end, though... alone.
Till now, I always got by on my own. I never really cared till I met you. And now it chills me to the bone.
How do I get you alone?
How do I get you alone?
You don't know how long I have wanted to touch your lips and hold you tight.
You don't know how long I have waited and I was going to tell you tonight.
But the secret is still my own. And my love for you is still unknown. Alone......
AHHH AHHH"
And then there's the chorus again.
As, I said, Jess and I were doing great until we got to the scream. She was just too excited.
Here's my imitation...
"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHA"
I lost it after that. I could no longer sing because I was laughing too hard.
So yes. A few bumps along the way, but we ended the night with that song and we scored a 100!!!
YESSS!!!
Then we went to a DVD room. I feel asleep but it was still fun.
Then we went for coffee.
I had orange juice, but it was still good.
Then we went home.... at 6 in the morning. So yes, a long but terribly fun night.
And, I slept all day on Saturday. Amazing.
I recommend that you read Jess's version of this evening as well. You should find a post on her blog within a matter of days. http://www.jessinsokorea.blogspot.com/
For now, I'll just leave you with the amazing song itself.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jxfdDrKO8uM
Jun 24, 2008
Ramblings and Musings
My body is retarded.
All I wanted to do all day was sleep. I finally get home, lay in bed and do you think I can sleep??
NO!
I hate being so lethargic through out the day that I can't focus on anything significant or meaningful. My only thoughts today where... "When can I go home so I can go to bed?"
And now I can't sleep. *SIGH*
ANYWAYS...
I have a busy few weeks coming up here. I have a few party's to attend. These include a couple of different **COUGH COUGH BIRTHDAY PARTY'S COUGH COUGH** a mud festival, and other assorted gatherings.
I also have to find time to go get a health check up, renew my visa, re-register as an alien (yes, I am an alien) and check out the prospects for getting a... puppy... maybe...
What do you think... good idea? Bad idea???
I WANT A PUPPY!!!
So, I'm gonna be busy. But, that's ok. I like it that way.
In other news, I got my hair cut. Yes, it looks slightly different from normal.... I have significant bangs now and drastic layerage going on... now, of course, my hair is so... silky (I say "silky" with utmost humility and modesty... I'm just being honest here) that you can hardly tell about the layers. But, I notice the difference. Mainly because the darn bangs keep getting in my eyes all the time!
Also, one of my co-teachers, Mikyeong came to Bible study with me last week. She had a fantastic time and wants to continue coming and studying the Bible. She really likes all of my friends (I told her that, yes, they were ok) and I think this whole thing will be really good for her. She told me she's been reading more of the Bible and it's helping her to settle down more and rest better. I'm so excited. I really pray that God moves in her and opens her heart!
You know, I was on a walk yesterday in my "back yard." I was listening to some Shawn McDonald (who is my favorite Christian artist) and his song "Have You Ever" was playing. It's a powerful song and it just struck me how... no matter how unsatisfied we may be with our lives; no matter what we think we want or need; the only thing that's really going to fill us, is Him. I'm sure that's why I think I want a puppy... to fill me up in some way.
I mean... I don't think owning a puppy is a bad thing... really... I'm still going to look into it... but I think the bigger issue for me; the bigger issue for us all, is that we need to be filled by Him. How often do we do that in our lives? How often do we seek Him to fulfill us instead of the world around us? I think about my day today and I can tell you, the only thing I did other than teach was stare at a computer screen or a TV screen. No wonder I'm so restless at night.
I think He's trying to get my attention!
I still want a puppy..
Ok, picture time.
Oh goodness.... this is me and Myeongsook, one of my co-teachers. She wanted my face to be closer to the camera's so that her face wouldn't look so big! Having a "big face" is a really unattractive to many Koreans and lots of people are really aware of their face size. I think Myeongsook is beautiful, but her culture doesn't like some of her attributes. So, this is me, laughing at her self-consciousness... I think I should be self-conscious now! LOOK AT THAT FACE!!!
Ok, this one's a lot better... and you can see the new hair cut too!
Alright. That's all for now. I'll write again when I have something more interesting to say! For now, thanks for listening to a bunch of rambles and musings.
Peace.
Hil
All I wanted to do all day was sleep. I finally get home, lay in bed and do you think I can sleep??
NO!
I hate being so lethargic through out the day that I can't focus on anything significant or meaningful. My only thoughts today where... "When can I go home so I can go to bed?"
And now I can't sleep. *SIGH*
ANYWAYS...
I have a busy few weeks coming up here. I have a few party's to attend. These include a couple of different **COUGH COUGH BIRTHDAY PARTY'S COUGH COUGH** a mud festival, and other assorted gatherings.
I also have to find time to go get a health check up, renew my visa, re-register as an alien (yes, I am an alien) and check out the prospects for getting a... puppy... maybe...
What do you think... good idea? Bad idea???
I WANT A PUPPY!!!
So, I'm gonna be busy. But, that's ok. I like it that way.
In other news, I got my hair cut. Yes, it looks slightly different from normal.... I have significant bangs now and drastic layerage going on... now, of course, my hair is so... silky (I say "silky" with utmost humility and modesty... I'm just being honest here) that you can hardly tell about the layers. But, I notice the difference. Mainly because the darn bangs keep getting in my eyes all the time!
Also, one of my co-teachers, Mikyeong came to Bible study with me last week. She had a fantastic time and wants to continue coming and studying the Bible. She really likes all of my friends (I told her that, yes, they were ok) and I think this whole thing will be really good for her. She told me she's been reading more of the Bible and it's helping her to settle down more and rest better. I'm so excited. I really pray that God moves in her and opens her heart!
You know, I was on a walk yesterday in my "back yard." I was listening to some Shawn McDonald (who is my favorite Christian artist) and his song "Have You Ever" was playing. It's a powerful song and it just struck me how... no matter how unsatisfied we may be with our lives; no matter what we think we want or need; the only thing that's really going to fill us, is Him. I'm sure that's why I think I want a puppy... to fill me up in some way.
I mean... I don't think owning a puppy is a bad thing... really... I'm still going to look into it... but I think the bigger issue for me; the bigger issue for us all, is that we need to be filled by Him. How often do we do that in our lives? How often do we seek Him to fulfill us instead of the world around us? I think about my day today and I can tell you, the only thing I did other than teach was stare at a computer screen or a TV screen. No wonder I'm so restless at night.
I think He's trying to get my attention!
I still want a puppy..
Ok, picture time.
Oh goodness.... this is me and Myeongsook, one of my co-teachers. She wanted my face to be closer to the camera's so that her face wouldn't look so big! Having a "big face" is a really unattractive to many Koreans and lots of people are really aware of their face size. I think Myeongsook is beautiful, but her culture doesn't like some of her attributes. So, this is me, laughing at her self-consciousness... I think I should be self-conscious now! LOOK AT THAT FACE!!!
Ok, this one's a lot better... and you can see the new hair cut too!
Alright. That's all for now. I'll write again when I have something more interesting to say! For now, thanks for listening to a bunch of rambles and musings.
Peace.
Hil
Jun 16, 2008
Who knew Simon and Garfunkel were amazing????
I didn't, but I do now.
But anyways!
One of the things that has been most consistent in my life here in Korea has been the inconsistency.
One day it's a good day, the next it's terrible.
One day it's easy, the next day I don't know if I can do it anymore.
One day my students respect me, the next I can't even get them to sit down.
One day everything seems stable and secure, the next there's so much confusion and turmoil I don't even know what to hang onto.
My earthly forms of stability are all in America... sometimes I feel like I'll fly apart if I don't have someone to hang onto. Someone older than me... like a parent.
But, today was a good day. I was able to manage my classes fairly well and I had some nice conversations with my co-workers.
Kyeongmi, the Korean teacher who sits right next to me, was putting lipstick on after lunch. When she does this it cracks me up because she has to use a paint brush to apply it. Apparently one of her daughters got into her makeup bag and smeared the lipstick all over her face leaving just a mangled blob inside the tube. Kyeongmi didn't want to throw it out because that lipstick is expensive, so she uses a little paintbrush to apply it to her lips.
Today, just as she was finishing this after-lunch routine, I leaned over to ask her a question and before I could even get a word out, she grabbed my head and started trying to put that lipstick on me.
UGGHH!!! She's like my SISTER!!! I kept swiveling my head around trying to get away from her, but she was insistent! I felt pretty sure that she was about to sit on me... just like my sister used to do when she thought my face needed an adjustment in some way!
So, I had lipstick on for about a minute today. She was pinning my hands down, but as she was trying to get the music teachers' attention, I managed to wipe it off.
YES! SHE WAS PINNING MY HANDS DOWN!! Holy cow! It's like sitting next to a weird combination of Haley and Mom.... in Korean form!
But, then we were talking some more and she invited me to stay at her place every Friday night next semester.
I think she wants to adopt me.
But, I also thinks there's this weird, unspoken kind of battle going on between her and Mikyeong, my co-teacher who's recovering from cancer.
They battling for me. Like, trying to see who I like the best or who has the biggest claim on me.... I'm not sure how to deal with that one. I like them both. Why can't we all just be friends???
Here is a picture of Kyeongmi, my neighbor.
I called her cute today and she didn't like that. She said that in Korea, you can only be cute if you're young. So, I said she was adorable...which, to me is almost the same thing, if not a word that I would more readily associate with younger people... but she liked that better.
Talk about stability. If I let her, she'll try to be that stability for me.... if I let her.
There's also Mikyeong. She wants to be that too... if I let her.
"So what are you complaining about, Hil?" That's your question, right?
No matter what I do or who I go to here, there will always be inconsistency. I can't avoid it. They can't avoid it either. I love them... really! And, I know they love me too. For crying out loud, Kyeongmi hugged me like 8 times today! WHAT AM I A TEDDY BEAR??
But, maybe my life is supposed to be led alone... for this year. Maybe my life is supposed to be inconsistent.
Or maybe I'll get a puppy.
Peace out, Ya'll!
H
I didn't, but I do now.
But anyways!
One of the things that has been most consistent in my life here in Korea has been the inconsistency.
One day it's a good day, the next it's terrible.
One day it's easy, the next day I don't know if I can do it anymore.
One day my students respect me, the next I can't even get them to sit down.
One day everything seems stable and secure, the next there's so much confusion and turmoil I don't even know what to hang onto.
My earthly forms of stability are all in America... sometimes I feel like I'll fly apart if I don't have someone to hang onto. Someone older than me... like a parent.
But, today was a good day. I was able to manage my classes fairly well and I had some nice conversations with my co-workers.
Kyeongmi, the Korean teacher who sits right next to me, was putting lipstick on after lunch. When she does this it cracks me up because she has to use a paint brush to apply it. Apparently one of her daughters got into her makeup bag and smeared the lipstick all over her face leaving just a mangled blob inside the tube. Kyeongmi didn't want to throw it out because that lipstick is expensive, so she uses a little paintbrush to apply it to her lips.
Today, just as she was finishing this after-lunch routine, I leaned over to ask her a question and before I could even get a word out, she grabbed my head and started trying to put that lipstick on me.
UGGHH!!! She's like my SISTER!!! I kept swiveling my head around trying to get away from her, but she was insistent! I felt pretty sure that she was about to sit on me... just like my sister used to do when she thought my face needed an adjustment in some way!
So, I had lipstick on for about a minute today. She was pinning my hands down, but as she was trying to get the music teachers' attention, I managed to wipe it off.
YES! SHE WAS PINNING MY HANDS DOWN!! Holy cow! It's like sitting next to a weird combination of Haley and Mom.... in Korean form!
But, then we were talking some more and she invited me to stay at her place every Friday night next semester.
I think she wants to adopt me.
But, I also thinks there's this weird, unspoken kind of battle going on between her and Mikyeong, my co-teacher who's recovering from cancer.
They battling for me. Like, trying to see who I like the best or who has the biggest claim on me.... I'm not sure how to deal with that one. I like them both. Why can't we all just be friends???
Here is a picture of Kyeongmi, my neighbor.
I called her cute today and she didn't like that. She said that in Korea, you can only be cute if you're young. So, I said she was adorable...which, to me is almost the same thing, if not a word that I would more readily associate with younger people... but she liked that better.
Talk about stability. If I let her, she'll try to be that stability for me.... if I let her.
There's also Mikyeong. She wants to be that too... if I let her.
"So what are you complaining about, Hil?" That's your question, right?
No matter what I do or who I go to here, there will always be inconsistency. I can't avoid it. They can't avoid it either. I love them... really! And, I know they love me too. For crying out loud, Kyeongmi hugged me like 8 times today! WHAT AM I A TEDDY BEAR??
But, maybe my life is supposed to be led alone... for this year. Maybe my life is supposed to be inconsistent.
Or maybe I'll get a puppy.
Peace out, Ya'll!
H
Jun 13, 2008
Fuel Prices
I've decided a good alternative form of transportation would be a horse.
I'm not settling for anything else....
A horse...
or a car.
I'm not settling for anything else....
A horse...
or a car.
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