Some pictures from Korea...

Christmas in Korea

Since no-one is stopping me, and they're still observing Christmas here and on foreign radio stations from Europe and America, it is now the 5th (?) Day of Christmas! As you may have guessed, Christmas isn't so big here in Korea. It's mainly a kid's thing, and then after that a couples thing (reinforced by the image of a macking couple I spotted in the entrance of an apartment in Hyehwa), and then possibly after that a foreigners thing. They do set up quite impressive lgihts around the city, which haven't yet been put down.

Today is the very last day of actual classes for me. I'm sure if I sat and thought about it, I could be sad. But for right now, I'm rather happy. When I walked into my 103 class, I was greeted by an exclamation of surprise and happiness by my girls, and then an immediate shout of my name. It's rather sweet that, even after an entire year, they're still rather enamoured of me. Luckily, I'll have quite a few of them for Winter Camp, too, which I've been gathering quite a lot of material for. With any hope, I can use what's left of my Summer Camp stuff.

Lately, I've been trying to lose weight. Even though I'm not at my heaviest that I was at home, in comparison to the Koreans, I feel tremendously fat. And it doesn't help that I'm extremely pictures conscious, and that the Koreans love pictures, and love taking pictures of themselves for social sites. So, perhpas I'll take a leaf from their books, suck it up, and start getting more comfortable.

Asaian candy and my first weekend in korea

Slept better last night than I have for a while. Shortly after I woke however my landlord and another guy began ripping apart the floor outside with a saws all and a ballpeen hammer. Apparently theyre replacing the tiles.

Still no internet in my apartment so I am typing this from my kindle. The urge to go out and do something is very strong but i kind of dont want to meet any of the korean teachers since they have to be at school today and i dont.

More than anything i want to have internet and tv. i want to go to my coffee shop but its closed right now and i dont know when it opens. most of these cofee breakfast shops open at eleven or whatever.

despite the noise maybe i will take a nap.

YOU GUYS. YOU GUYS, I HAVE A NEW NETBOOK- IT WAS FOR MY GRADUATION PRESENT FROM MY BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW, AND GUESS WHAT, YOU GUYS---- IT HAS A WEBCAM ATTACHED.

AWESOME.

Shutter Island? It sucks so far. I don't see what all the hubbub was about it.

2:24: I know I am supposed to be writing in my other, irl journal, which I probably will, but something just struck me (and something I am not going to put into my journal). What is it with all the FtM people in fandoms today? Is it something that's been big all along, and I just missed it? Or is it a new fad with the emerging, cool male characters that dominate the media landscape today. Either way, it's slightly disconcerting, the amount of young women dissatisfied with themselves.

JET Program didn't work out, but no big surprise there; over 5,000 applicants from the States alone! So, instead, I am applying for a teaching job in Korea, with the Flying Cows Consulting service. It's turning out to be very cool!

Let's see, what else; I have my passport (a story unto itself), graduated college with two additional minors, and I just turned 23! Well, my life is certainly speeding up, isn't it?

Also, I found a clock. I know, call me a geek.