I'm not unemployed anymore - I actually have a very fabulous job as a preschool teacher with the University of Michigan child care centers. But I'm still posting, albeit a little more irregularly, and I don't want to ignore the personal progress I've made since starting this blog by renaming it.

Blog inspiration: I read 48 States in 48 Days by Paul Jury in the summer of 2011. It was fabulous...although he planned way less for his roadtrip than I would have. And at the same time, my lovely Anna was constantly reminding me that our lives were awesome, despite the fact that we didn't have job prospects, new cars, boyfriends/husbands, houses, etc., like so many people we knew. So, in an effort to appreciate my life and the crazy uncertainty that it is, I started writing this blog about the little adventures I have. (And by "writing a blog," I mean "making a list" because I make lists, not narratives.) Even if there isn't a BIG adventure that happens every day, I try to find at least one thing to list :)

Monday, February 6, 2012

Letter To Me

  • Today, our EMU group went exploring into Jochiwon (the town where we are staying, at Korea University Sejong campus). It's actually pretty big. It's very industrial, a lot of train tracks, some shipping yards, large traffic intersections, and a lot of trash everywhere :/ BUT, there were also some really great things: artwork on the walls around said large traffic intersections, small and large buildings of all different architectural styles, colorful signs, and great people. Great people story: We went into this little resale shop. There wasn't much to interest us but the owners were so welcoming..."Coffee? Coffee? Coffee?" So we sat down and they showered us with coffee, chocolates, choco-puffs, grape juice and questions about ourselves. There was a woman who made the coffee and a woman who served us (I think her name was Kim Mi Soon). The woman who cooked told us about her daughter who was/is Miss Korea - she was so proud! And you could tell where Miss Korea got her good looks. Kim Mi Soon asked us all our ages, what our names were (she was really excited that we have 2 girls named Bianca/Beanka), and if we went to church. It was really interesting trying to communicate when we don't know Korean and she barely spoke English - amazingly, we were mostly successful. It was such a unique experience and a great one to have on our first day here.
  • I got my teaching placement today. I will be in Pohang, on the eastern coast on Korea, at Daewong Elementary School. I'm not %100 sure that Pohang is where I'll be living, but it's going to at least be close to there.

  •  As I was looking for some things in my suitcase, I found an envelope with my dad's handwriting on it. Now, I had already found a separate envelope with his writing on it yesterday - it contained a collage I made him when he left for a trip in like 6th grade (which he's letting me borrow) and a card. So when I saw this one, I was confused. I opened it and found a letter from my Anna!!! I can't believe it. She's so sneaky and thoughtful. And honestly, I was very proud of her for finishing it before I left ;) It was filled with love and advice and I'm so glad I got it. I just need to find my guard tape now, so I can hang it on my desk :)
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