Life in Korea couldn't be better. The first salary came and brought with it delicious food and a refrigerator that is happily semi-full. I say semi-full because I usually just eat breakfast and dinner at home since lunch is provided at my school. Classes have been getting a little bit busy as of late because kids are now preparing to go on vacation at there normal Korean schools, and therefore we will be getting an influx of students who need to be taken care of all day. I still get off at 6:00 every evening, so I can't complain too much. I am teaching some kids who are a little bit older in the afternoon, and they are quite fun. They have been studying long enough (at age 10) that they can converse about many subjects and even write essays.
I was sad to see my friend/co-worker Rachel go back home to Ohio this past month. She lived just two doors down from me and was always a great friend. She really helped me get settled into the groove of things at ECC. I miss our talks every morning as we made the 35 minute trek to work. She is back in the US and doing well. We have spoken a few times since she returned.
Soojeong and I celebrated our two and a half year anniversary this month. I really think that I am the luckiest man in the world. I can't believe that time has flown by that quick. We are able to see each other numerous times each week and that has been the greatest gift. In August, we will go back to Matsumoto for a much needed vacation and reunion with friends. I am so excited to go back to the city where I first fell in love with Soojeong and found out who I am as a person. Soon I will be able to visit it with my friend Daniel and visit my old haunts. I can't wait!
I have still be studying Korean every day and exercising. No six pack yet, but I am feeling much stronger than I was when I first got here. The weather is getting quite warm here, and it summer is quite different from back home. Here it is really humid and around 85~90 degrees as of late, back home, it looks to be 100 and hot as hell. I am sure I will have a tan by summer's end just by walking to and from work each day.
My apartment has been re-wallpapered, and I will try to post pictures of the before and after soon. That is all I can really think of right now, except that in July, my friend Tyler will be coming to study in Korea on a Fulbright Scholarship, and my twin brother Seth and his wife will be coming to live and work as well. Seems like it will be a busy month.
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Wow! That is quite a spectacular view. Now whenever I look out my window and see boring apartments and brown grass, I will be envious.
I wouldn't be too envious yet. Your view of boring apartments and burnt brown grass is better than the view out of my window...which is of another apartment building and concrete. These pictures were taken in my favorite part of Seoul called Samcheong-dong. That area has so many cool restaurants, old style homes, and cafes.
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