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 :)

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Tesco Girl (Feb 11)

  • We had our medical checkups today - the doctor told me I was too slim and need to eat more :)
  • Most scholars went to Seoul this weekend but I skipped out. It was honestly a pretty lame day, but that's really okay...5 1/2 more months of exciting ahead. And I got to Skype with Anna, Carlee and Krystle AND go to HomePlus (a big supermarket). The coolest part about that is that it's owned by Tesco, the grocery store in England. That means that I got a ladybug bag like PP! 3 years later and halfway across the world :) We also interacted with some kids. A few were a little startled that we waved or said hello in Korean. But one came across our path with his cart, held up his hand, and said "Stop!" I put my hand up and said "Okay." He stood there for a minute, kind of in the way of one of the workers, but eventually I asked, "Can I go now?" And he said yes, so I said "Kam-sa-ham-ni-da!" It was really funny :) Finally, we got Korean donuts! They were filled with bean paste (which was a weird taste) but they were also fried and sugary...mmmm.
  • We rode in a cab on the way home! We didn't really have to hail it but it was still cool. And really comfortable. And cheap.
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