New things...

I now feel like I actually live here.. It has only taken me a little over a month for it to really sink in. I did get the opportunity to go the beach again this past weekend with a different group. It was actually warm this time, so I actually felt like I went to the beach... I actually have some color in my skin now... haha! It was a very interesting experience. There we were in our swimsuits, and getting funny looks from the natives, who were all in shorts and t-shirts. I'm sure they were just thinking,"Those dumb foreigners..." I have a feeling they probably think that a lot about us...

 I'm hoping to get to come back for the mud festival that occurs in July. It is basically a big mud fight... but the mud is supposed to be really good for your skin... I'm really excited about it!!!  

So, on a different note, I have been trying to fill my time with things to do. I don't have anything to do in the mornings and I am ready to start filling my time with things. So far, I am going to start going to a gym with one of my co-workers. I am also going to start attending a bible study on Thursday mornings and hopefully begin leading it in the near future. I have never been given the opportunity to lead a bible study, but I know that it is going to be very rewarding... I'm actually pretty nervous about the whole thing. I know that God is giving me all of these opportunities to make my time here absolutely worth while. I still have over 10 months of time to see this amazing country and do the things that God has in store for my life.

There are more things I would like to add to my list of things that I have learned in Korea:

1. I have a feeling that I am going to be kind of rude when I come back to the states. When I am here, I don't say excuse me or say sorry when I run into someone... It is just not something that you do here. So I am apologizing in advance if I run into you when I get back, and I don't say sorry...

2. If you are running late to something, don't worry, there will always be someone that is going to be more late than you are... AND nothing ever starts on time.

3. Oklahoma people are much better drivers that Koreans... and that takes a lot for me to say since I think that Oklahomans are crazy drivers.

4. It feels really good to be a millionaire, even if it is in the currency of won.

5. Indian food could possibly be the greatest thing I have ever eaten.

6. I will never get irritated at someone for not knowing English in the states ever again. When you become the person that is the minority, it opens your eyes and makes you more humble.


I am sure that this list will continue to grow as I live here longer, but as for now, that is all I can add.

" I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I just lived the length of it.. I want to have lived the width of it as well." - Diane Ackerman