My roommate and I still really haven't been too different places around Daegu, we have really only been to downtown. One of our church members offered to take us near the American Army base so that we could check out some braiding shops for us to get our hair down at the end of the month. Tahia (my roommate) and I felt that we could go downtown and meet with our friend with no problem.
There we are at the bus stop. The trip from our nearest bus stop to the main street downtown is less than 20 min. My roommate tells me that we should get on the bus that pulls up (bus number 305). Those who know me well know that I have no, and I mean no sense of direction so I usually depend on those around me to get around. We get on the bus and everything was normal...until... the bus keeps going straight when it was supposed to be going the other right. I didn't think much of it because most of the buses we had gotten on eventually ended up downtown... the longer we were on the bus.. the stranger the buildings got... eventually I thought we had reached downtown because I saw familiar restaurants. We had the hope that the bus would finally turn into the main street in downtown... but it never did!!!! Apparently the bus we were on only went around the outskirts of town... of course we didn't know that... so for over 1 hour we road on the bus trying to look for things that were familiar... but couldn't find anything... We almost made it to the end of the bus route!!! We were able by God's grace to get off the buss and transfer onto another bus that we knew for sure would eventually take us to downtown...
Now the problem with all this if you forgot was that our friend was waiting for us downtown. We had no phone we had no one's number on us :S We kept on praying that she would not be get tired of waiting for us and that she would get too worried. (She had been waiting for us for 2 hours by the time we finally reached downtown)
When we finally reached a place that we recognized we praised God and got off the bus and found her pacing and waiting for us, she had actually gone walking around to see if we had ended up somewhere else and she kept on calling the house and calling everyone that we knew in town, and she kept on asking people around town if they had seen 2 black girls LOL! adventures! now we know on what bus not to get on :S
We also had the chance to visit The Loving Hut, a vegan restaurant chain that that they have here in the city. Long story short a lady walked in not knowing that it was a vegan restaurant and she was surprised because the place looked so clean and so different. She had been in America for some time so she started asking us some questions and she started telling us about some of her problems and we were able to share with her The Love of God and why I was a abstaining from drinking and from eating meat. It was a real blessing as you read this please pray for her, her English name is Jenny.
One more story :D
Yesterday I ran into 3 of my students, they told us to go with them to eat across the street at a soup restaurant. (Food here Korean food at least is very cheap) So we told them that we had to go get our wallets. When we came back they had already ordered for us. They ordered a special soup that wasn't on the menu ( u know because they knew that I didn't eat meat) My roommate and I were given from their soup to taste it was a Sesame seed soup, it was very good, ours was some kind of basic leek soup. We were enjoying our time when all of a sudden my roommate nudges me and shows me the bowl where they had given her the sesame soup to taste and it was full of clams.... I STOPPED COLD.... I was like hmmm maybe it was in the sesame soup that they gave us to taste... I didn't want to be rood so I hoped that I didn't have anything in my soup..all of a sudden I felt something clank at the bottom of my bowl....THEY WERE IN MY SOUP TOO!!! I STOPPED COLD...AND DROPPED MY CHOPSTICKS. (Yes I'm learning ;) I prayed that I wasn't allergic to seafood, my dad almost died because he didn't know that there was seafood in his salad once... yeah didn't want that to happen to me... can you imagine... not knowing korean...and can't breath...not a good mix LOL.
Everyday here is an adventure :) Please keep all the missionaries here In Korea in your prayers... this is a serious work and there is soo much to be done. Miss u my friends :) GB!
miércoles, 9 de junio de 2010
miércoles, 2 de junio de 2010
Teaching Juniors
When I was in college my mother always told me.."Martha, why don't you take some classes in Education?" I would always respond.. "If I wanted to be a teacher I would have majored in Education". Maybe 3 years later I was a teacher at a small church school in Augusta, Georgia. I have been teaching on and off ever since. Mother always knows best ;)
Teaching the Juniors here in Korea has been a real eye opener. I do think that I have a special place in my heart for teaching elementary and primary. The kids here are very sweet and very smart.
Here in Korea children are expected to learn, learn, learn. South Korea has one of the highest if not the highest percentage of teen suicides... They are pushed to the max. I understand that the only thing that the parents want to do is secure a good future for their children, but everyday I question if they understand what they are doing to them. My youngest student is around 5 years old. They go to their regular classes in the morning, it might start at 7am or 8am the go they might finish classes by 3pm. They then take a bus to their first afternoon activity. Some children might have up to 2 or three activities in one afternoon. They are pushed to learn learn learn English because it is what is going to get them good jobs.
Some of the children do not go to sleep until 11pm or 12midnight. By 6pm some of the children are dozing off in their seats. When test day comes around the panic, some start crying some forget everything. They have so many club activities sometimes that they don't have time to do their homework.
My coordinator was just telling me that one of his students from his 7pm class starts her day before 5am and finishes it at midnight... you tell me...how many hours that poor child gets of sleep.
During one of my tests I took it upon myself to make a little survey. I asked every child in the class when his/her day started and when it finished. Of the 18 students in the class 2 went to bed before 9:30pm the rest went to sleep at 11pm. One of them said she goes to sleep at midnight. Most of them start their day at 7 or 8am.... It breaks my heart. Then you wonder why when they have some kind of freedom in college the go wild drinking and partying. The average jr high school and high school student spends over 15 hours a day studying...
I asked my coordinator if any student from the SDA language institute had ever committed suicide. He said yes. In one school a teen and his girlfriend killed themselves on the same day... Can you imagine the pain those parents must have gone through! Lord have mercy.
I try to take it easy on them and help them as much as I can during their test time...some of them do everything perfectly. It breaks my heart. Their truly is a big work to do here in Korea... Please keep me and these children in your prayers.
Teaching the Juniors here in Korea has been a real eye opener. I do think that I have a special place in my heart for teaching elementary and primary. The kids here are very sweet and very smart.
Here in Korea children are expected to learn, learn, learn. South Korea has one of the highest if not the highest percentage of teen suicides... They are pushed to the max. I understand that the only thing that the parents want to do is secure a good future for their children, but everyday I question if they understand what they are doing to them. My youngest student is around 5 years old. They go to their regular classes in the morning, it might start at 7am or 8am the go they might finish classes by 3pm. They then take a bus to their first afternoon activity. Some children might have up to 2 or three activities in one afternoon. They are pushed to learn learn learn English because it is what is going to get them good jobs.
Some of the children do not go to sleep until 11pm or 12midnight. By 6pm some of the children are dozing off in their seats. When test day comes around the panic, some start crying some forget everything. They have so many club activities sometimes that they don't have time to do their homework.
My coordinator was just telling me that one of his students from his 7pm class starts her day before 5am and finishes it at midnight... you tell me...how many hours that poor child gets of sleep.
During one of my tests I took it upon myself to make a little survey. I asked every child in the class when his/her day started and when it finished. Of the 18 students in the class 2 went to bed before 9:30pm the rest went to sleep at 11pm. One of them said she goes to sleep at midnight. Most of them start their day at 7 or 8am.... It breaks my heart. Then you wonder why when they have some kind of freedom in college the go wild drinking and partying. The average jr high school and high school student spends over 15 hours a day studying...
I asked my coordinator if any student from the SDA language institute had ever committed suicide. He said yes. In one school a teen and his girlfriend killed themselves on the same day... Can you imagine the pain those parents must have gone through! Lord have mercy.
I try to take it easy on them and help them as much as I can during their test time...some of them do everything perfectly. It breaks my heart. Their truly is a big work to do here in Korea... Please keep me and these children in your prayers.
martes, 1 de junio de 2010
Adventures in Downtown Daegu...
Walking around in Daegu is a true adventure... especially if you don't speak the language LOL!
My co-workers took us downtown on the bus so that my housemate and I could learn how to go downtown. By God's grace the 2 times that we have ventured out by ourselves God has placed one of the students on the bus and she lets us know where to get off. On one of those occasions we got on the bus not knowing where we were going... all we knew was that we needed rain boots and tennis shoes... We got on the bus and God blessed and one of the students was there and she came along with us and even called one of my students to come with.
During that outing we stopped at a beauty shop because I needed to buy something. I had been told before that in South Korea the women bleach their skin so that it can be lighter...(keep that info in mind ;) So we walk into the store and quickly the sales lady starts trying to sell me everything that she could. I found what I needed, she keeps on spaying things on our faces and giving us things to smell. All of a sudden she takes my hand and dabs some cream on it ( I thought it was lotion) she then tells us not to take it off for the next 3 minutes. My mind starts racing, no one else was thinking much of it. I was like "hmmm"... it's not lotion because if it was lotion I could touch it... it's not cleanser... what is it..." Then I remembered! IT'S BLEACH!!!! NOOO!! Please take it off! The sales person first took my housemates off when she got to me it was already starting to burn ( I have sensitive skin) I have no a slightly lighter patch of skin on the top of my hand :P
Walking on the sidewalks in South Korea is walking on the side of danger...LOL ok so maybe I'm stretching the truth a little. Here is the only place that you have to look both ways to walk on the sidewalk! Be careful or you will have a bike, scooter, or even a car honk at you if you are in their way while walking on the sidewalk. Never think that as the pedestrian you have the right of way... nope ;) I have seen people trying to cross the street and have a car back into them. When u go downtown, there are some areas that have brick roads. You would think that these shopping areas are for pedestrians only...no they are not, and be careful because cars will come flying down the street and you will have to jump out of their way. Right after the bleaching incident, we were looking for tennis shoes. We went to cross the street to go to another store in the shopping area, we stopped for a a second in the middle and all of a sudden these cars were coming at us and I had to pull my student out of the way...Talk about running for your life. To go shopping is a dangerous thing..LOL
This is without mentioning that my housemate and I stick out light sore thumbs here LOL!
I'm learning though to understand that looking both ways before you cross is a whole lot important here then anywhere else... It can cost your life... ;)
My co-workers took us downtown on the bus so that my housemate and I could learn how to go downtown. By God's grace the 2 times that we have ventured out by ourselves God has placed one of the students on the bus and she lets us know where to get off. On one of those occasions we got on the bus not knowing where we were going... all we knew was that we needed rain boots and tennis shoes... We got on the bus and God blessed and one of the students was there and she came along with us and even called one of my students to come with.
During that outing we stopped at a beauty shop because I needed to buy something. I had been told before that in South Korea the women bleach their skin so that it can be lighter...(keep that info in mind ;) So we walk into the store and quickly the sales lady starts trying to sell me everything that she could. I found what I needed, she keeps on spaying things on our faces and giving us things to smell. All of a sudden she takes my hand and dabs some cream on it ( I thought it was lotion) she then tells us not to take it off for the next 3 minutes. My mind starts racing, no one else was thinking much of it. I was like "hmmm"... it's not lotion because if it was lotion I could touch it... it's not cleanser... what is it..." Then I remembered! IT'S BLEACH!!!! NOOO!! Please take it off! The sales person first took my housemates off when she got to me it was already starting to burn ( I have sensitive skin) I have no a slightly lighter patch of skin on the top of my hand :P
Walking on the sidewalks in South Korea is walking on the side of danger...LOL ok so maybe I'm stretching the truth a little. Here is the only place that you have to look both ways to walk on the sidewalk! Be careful or you will have a bike, scooter, or even a car honk at you if you are in their way while walking on the sidewalk. Never think that as the pedestrian you have the right of way... nope ;) I have seen people trying to cross the street and have a car back into them. When u go downtown, there are some areas that have brick roads. You would think that these shopping areas are for pedestrians only...no they are not, and be careful because cars will come flying down the street and you will have to jump out of their way. Right after the bleaching incident, we were looking for tennis shoes. We went to cross the street to go to another store in the shopping area, we stopped for a a second in the middle and all of a sudden these cars were coming at us and I had to pull my student out of the way...Talk about running for your life. To go shopping is a dangerous thing..LOL
This is without mentioning that my housemate and I stick out light sore thumbs here LOL!
I'm learning though to understand that looking both ways before you cross is a whole lot important here then anywhere else... It can cost your life... ;)
The Dust Is Settling On This Whole Teaching Gig...
I have been in Daegu for a month this coming Wednesday. Only by God's grace have I been able to make it this far. The more I teach the more I realize that God has brought me here for a good reason, to reach His children.
Before I came to Korea I had been told that drinking was a big part of the Korean culture. Being raised in a home where I can barely count the times I saw my parents drinking, it is something that is not to easy to fathom.
Walking around the city of Daegu (Taegu) I have seen many bars. I was also told that it is quite normal to see youth drunk in the streets. In my classes the sweetest looking girls, when you ask them what they like to do, one of the first things they will tell you is that they like to get drunk with their friends. All they do is giggle and smile... I understand that not everyone understands that harmful effects of alcohol on the body and mind...but still...One of my female students accidentally slammed her finger in the door of a Hof (where people do most of their drinking and eat cheap food).
The blessing about being in the SDALI is that you never know when you are going to have the opportunity to witness to your students. As English teachers we have a very structured routine for the everyday classes. The last 30 hour of every adult class is conversation. All the students rotate every certain time and speak on different subjects each day. On a specific day during the conversation I was able to speak to witness to 2 of my students. Everyday for the first 5 minutes of class we go over a bible verse and we say a thought on the days verse.
One evening I only had 2 students in my 8pm class. They are level 3 so I am able to converse with them more freely. They were really tired so we just had free conversation. I don't know how we ended up on the subject but we started to talk about how drinking is a strong part of the Korean culture. They (2 guys) told me that the fathers are the ones that teach the Korean young men how to drink. There is a specific way that it is done. I was also told that it is very hard to be a business man and be a christian. Pretty much what an individual thinks is irrelevant, what matters is what the group thinks. If your boss ask you to go drinking you have to go. If you boss asks you to go to a club you have to do it. It is very hard to be a christian man in Korea. I was able to ask them what they think when girls or guys get drunk and they both said that it didn't look good. I was able to share with them why as a Christian I don't drink.
My bible class has also been very special. I praise The Lord for the opportunity to be able to share with my ladies God's love. They have so many questions. Its a blessing to see a little twinkle of interest in their eyes when you mention a new concept. So many of my regular students are non religious. Here is when I have truly been able to see that God has His children everywhere and that He wants us to share with them His Love. It's not about what you can and can't do, it's about showing his love and trying to understand their culture and their mindset.
One of they things that they find hard in my religion class, is obeying God over their parents... so please pray for me as I continue to share God's love here in Daegu, South Korea :)
Before I came to Korea I had been told that drinking was a big part of the Korean culture. Being raised in a home where I can barely count the times I saw my parents drinking, it is something that is not to easy to fathom.
Walking around the city of Daegu (Taegu) I have seen many bars. I was also told that it is quite normal to see youth drunk in the streets. In my classes the sweetest looking girls, when you ask them what they like to do, one of the first things they will tell you is that they like to get drunk with their friends. All they do is giggle and smile... I understand that not everyone understands that harmful effects of alcohol on the body and mind...but still...One of my female students accidentally slammed her finger in the door of a Hof (where people do most of their drinking and eat cheap food).
The blessing about being in the SDALI is that you never know when you are going to have the opportunity to witness to your students. As English teachers we have a very structured routine for the everyday classes. The last 30 hour of every adult class is conversation. All the students rotate every certain time and speak on different subjects each day. On a specific day during the conversation I was able to speak to witness to 2 of my students. Everyday for the first 5 minutes of class we go over a bible verse and we say a thought on the days verse.
One evening I only had 2 students in my 8pm class. They are level 3 so I am able to converse with them more freely. They were really tired so we just had free conversation. I don't know how we ended up on the subject but we started to talk about how drinking is a strong part of the Korean culture. They (2 guys) told me that the fathers are the ones that teach the Korean young men how to drink. There is a specific way that it is done. I was also told that it is very hard to be a business man and be a christian. Pretty much what an individual thinks is irrelevant, what matters is what the group thinks. If your boss ask you to go drinking you have to go. If you boss asks you to go to a club you have to do it. It is very hard to be a christian man in Korea. I was able to ask them what they think when girls or guys get drunk and they both said that it didn't look good. I was able to share with them why as a Christian I don't drink.
My bible class has also been very special. I praise The Lord for the opportunity to be able to share with my ladies God's love. They have so many questions. Its a blessing to see a little twinkle of interest in their eyes when you mention a new concept. So many of my regular students are non religious. Here is when I have truly been able to see that God has His children everywhere and that He wants us to share with them His Love. It's not about what you can and can't do, it's about showing his love and trying to understand their culture and their mindset.
One of they things that they find hard in my religion class, is obeying God over their parents... so please pray for me as I continue to share God's love here in Daegu, South Korea :)
lunes, 24 de mayo de 2010
May 3...Teaching Day 1
It is the first day of class. There are a lot of questions in my mind, I'm not sure exactly what to expect. My first couple of classes are really nice... I feel dumb because I'm not sure of what I'm doing in there, and I start re-thinking the whole teaching English in Korea (ignoring the fact that it's too late for me to think that way LOL) It's funny because we were supposed to only do introduction, but my students quickly said their names and then it was time to do something with them...
That wasn't the bad part... After that it was time for lunch. We still hadn't been able to get anything in regards to food so we decided that we would try and eat downstairs considering that we had eating there yesterday so maybe that would remember what we could and couldn't eat. My roommate and I head downstairs and we sit at one of the tables and we wait...and we wait...and we wait... and we wait some more. At first we thought well, you know it's a busy time of the day ( the place was completely full) So we waited some more... but still no one would even look at us. We had bought some English Korean books in Seoul, I had brought it with me to the store to see if I could show them just in case they couldn't understand. Finally I worked up the courage to ask someone being that it wasn't busy anymore and no one was looking at me. To make a long story short, the worker I went to ask was cleaning one of the tables she looked at me she looked at my book and she more or less pushed me out of the way! I was in shock... She motioned that I should go to the area where they made bi-bim bop, so I went but it wasn't any better. I went and sat down with my roommate and finally just got up and left... i was soo frustrated with my inability to communicate that I wanted to cry. We then went to the bakery and tried to by something but we ended up buying things that we couldn't even eat.
When we got upstairs the pastor of the institute was sitting and eating and he shared some of his lunch with us. I think just this past week I finally understood why the people didn't even look at us. 1) of course the language barrier, 2) I guess the norm here in Korea is that when u walk into the small restaurants you automatically call out what your going to have and then they bring it to you... we would've waited there forever...
Interesting things to learn on your first day... It was quite frustrating to say the least.
The next day we decided that we were pretty homesick so we went to Costco to see if we saw anything that would remind us of home. We saw many things that we wanted to buy. Then we went to buy pizza because we knew that the pizza was the same one that they make in the states. As we are inline... I say to my roommate... so how do we even order a pizza?!!! LOL!!
So as the line gets closer to the register, we still have no idea. Finally we see this couple of guys (yes they were a couple) and we asked them and they told us to say Cheese Pizza Han Pan and to make a circular motion with our hands. We ordered the pizza and then we saw that everyone else would move to another line (yes we felt like we were in a amusement park) obviously everyone else can ask if they order is done... could we.. nope... one of the workers took pity and she took our receipt on 2 occasions and she finally got our pizza for us... that sure lifted our moral for the day and actually it was on of the best things that had happened to us :)
That wasn't the bad part... After that it was time for lunch. We still hadn't been able to get anything in regards to food so we decided that we would try and eat downstairs considering that we had eating there yesterday so maybe that would remember what we could and couldn't eat. My roommate and I head downstairs and we sit at one of the tables and we wait...and we wait...and we wait... and we wait some more. At first we thought well, you know it's a busy time of the day ( the place was completely full) So we waited some more... but still no one would even look at us. We had bought some English Korean books in Seoul, I had brought it with me to the store to see if I could show them just in case they couldn't understand. Finally I worked up the courage to ask someone being that it wasn't busy anymore and no one was looking at me. To make a long story short, the worker I went to ask was cleaning one of the tables she looked at me she looked at my book and she more or less pushed me out of the way! I was in shock... She motioned that I should go to the area where they made bi-bim bop, so I went but it wasn't any better. I went and sat down with my roommate and finally just got up and left... i was soo frustrated with my inability to communicate that I wanted to cry. We then went to the bakery and tried to by something but we ended up buying things that we couldn't even eat.
When we got upstairs the pastor of the institute was sitting and eating and he shared some of his lunch with us. I think just this past week I finally understood why the people didn't even look at us. 1) of course the language barrier, 2) I guess the norm here in Korea is that when u walk into the small restaurants you automatically call out what your going to have and then they bring it to you... we would've waited there forever...
Interesting things to learn on your first day... It was quite frustrating to say the least.
The next day we decided that we were pretty homesick so we went to Costco to see if we saw anything that would remind us of home. We saw many things that we wanted to buy. Then we went to buy pizza because we knew that the pizza was the same one that they make in the states. As we are inline... I say to my roommate... so how do we even order a pizza?!!! LOL!!
So as the line gets closer to the register, we still have no idea. Finally we see this couple of guys (yes they were a couple) and we asked them and they told us to say Cheese Pizza Han Pan and to make a circular motion with our hands. We ordered the pizza and then we saw that everyone else would move to another line (yes we felt like we were in a amusement park) obviously everyone else can ask if they order is done... could we.. nope... one of the workers took pity and she took our receipt on 2 occasions and she finally got our pizza for us... that sure lifted our moral for the day and actually it was on of the best things that had happened to us :)
1st Day...in Daegu
Sunday May 2...
We were put on a 3 hour bus ride to Daegu, South Korea. That is in the southern part of South Korea. Daegue is the 3rd biggest city in South Korea. It is not as crowded as Seoul, and that is something I praise God for. I haven't been pushed since I got here ;) This city is known as the Fashion Capitol of South Korea.
Ok enough small talk :)
OK so I live in what are called Villas, it is an apartment building but it only has like 3 or 4 floors. I am next to the East gate of one of the famous National Universities. The apartment is like a 20 minute walk from the Institute. It's not a bad walk, except when you are dog tired from a long day.
Our first night the pastor of the Institute told us to walk back to the Institute to make sure that we knew how to get back, if not he said we might not be able to make it on time the next morning for our first day of classes. My roommate and I did as we were told. We hadn't eaten anything and we had no idea where to go or even how to say to anyone what we needed. By God's grace when we got back to the institute one of the Korean Jr teachers was here, here name is Luna, and she was here with another one of the Jr teachers. That was a blessing because she took us downstairs and she ordered food for us. (not easy being vegetarian in a place that you can't speak the language...)
As my roommate and I are walking back... you won't believe what happened to her... We are walking and minding our own business when out of the corner of my eye I see a lady walking up behind us... (the interesting thing was that we had been warned about what was about to happen, but we never thought that it would actually happen!!) All of a sudden... the lady starts touching my roommates hair..(my roommate has dark curly hair)... when the lady is done touching my friend's hair the lady proceeds to touch my friends BUTT! she actually starts patting my friend's butt! While she is doing all of this she continues to speak in Korean, of course we can't understand a word of what the lady is saying! We just start laughing because we can't understand what is going on. Finally the lady is able to say "Beautiful!" She walks ahead of us but has to wait at the same light as we do... we were actually worried that she would try talking to us again... LOL!! can you say amazing first few hours in Daegu!!
We were put on a 3 hour bus ride to Daegu, South Korea. That is in the southern part of South Korea. Daegue is the 3rd biggest city in South Korea. It is not as crowded as Seoul, and that is something I praise God for. I haven't been pushed since I got here ;) This city is known as the Fashion Capitol of South Korea.
Ok enough small talk :)
OK so I live in what are called Villas, it is an apartment building but it only has like 3 or 4 floors. I am next to the East gate of one of the famous National Universities. The apartment is like a 20 minute walk from the Institute. It's not a bad walk, except when you are dog tired from a long day.
Our first night the pastor of the Institute told us to walk back to the Institute to make sure that we knew how to get back, if not he said we might not be able to make it on time the next morning for our first day of classes. My roommate and I did as we were told. We hadn't eaten anything and we had no idea where to go or even how to say to anyone what we needed. By God's grace when we got back to the institute one of the Korean Jr teachers was here, here name is Luna, and she was here with another one of the Jr teachers. That was a blessing because she took us downstairs and she ordered food for us. (not easy being vegetarian in a place that you can't speak the language...)
As my roommate and I are walking back... you won't believe what happened to her... We are walking and minding our own business when out of the corner of my eye I see a lady walking up behind us... (the interesting thing was that we had been warned about what was about to happen, but we never thought that it would actually happen!!) All of a sudden... the lady starts touching my roommates hair..(my roommate has dark curly hair)... when the lady is done touching my friend's hair the lady proceeds to touch my friends BUTT! she actually starts patting my friend's butt! While she is doing all of this she continues to speak in Korean, of course we can't understand a word of what the lady is saying! We just start laughing because we can't understand what is going on. Finally the lady is able to say "Beautiful!" She walks ahead of us but has to wait at the same light as we do... we were actually worried that she would try talking to us again... LOL!! can you say amazing first few hours in Daegu!!
miércoles, 19 de mayo de 2010
Ok so it has been forever since I have been able to update you guys... here is an effort to put you all up to speed :) As you read please keep me in your prayers! Miss you guys very much!
My current location is Daegu South Korea, this is the 3rd largest city in South Korea. I'm a little over 3 hours away from Seoul( the capital of South Korea). Orientation was a total of 2 and a half weeks. I met some of the coolest people God has placed in my path. We had great times starting the adaptation process to this different culture. I was praying hard that God wouldn't send me too far from Seoul because I wanted to be close to Elsie. But I was also praying that He place me where He saw that I would do the best work for Him. As I was being trained my eyes were opened... I was like wow, you can really do sooo much for God over here for these people.
While I was in Seoul, I mentioned before that I had to get a medical check-up. My last week in orientation, Leo ( one of the big dogs in charge ;) pulls me aside and starts asking me some interesting questions (1. Have you taken any medications... and you can imagine the other ones along those lines.) I was like hmmmm....why do you ask? Apparently something had been found in one of my tests. Before your mind starts racing :P I had taken a Benadryl, apparently that contains some substances that are illegal here in Korea... I was like man... I just got here and I have to go... but God is good :) They still haven't called so I guess everything is ok ;)
Right before I left I was really getting tired of being pushed around by all the masses that you see in the capital.
While I was in Seoul, it was a blessing to see some friends from college that I hadn't seen in years some 4 years others up to 8 years. But it doesn't matter how much time goes by, I love the fact they regardless the time and the distance if you went to UAA you will forever be family :) I got to see Ito, J, Edgardo, Wilson and Carlos :)
I arrived here in Daegu May 2, and classes started May 3. No time to really settle in... And those first 2 weeks... MERCY! were those some first 2 weeks :)...to be continued...
My current location is Daegu South Korea, this is the 3rd largest city in South Korea. I'm a little over 3 hours away from Seoul( the capital of South Korea). Orientation was a total of 2 and a half weeks. I met some of the coolest people God has placed in my path. We had great times starting the adaptation process to this different culture. I was praying hard that God wouldn't send me too far from Seoul because I wanted to be close to Elsie. But I was also praying that He place me where He saw that I would do the best work for Him. As I was being trained my eyes were opened... I was like wow, you can really do sooo much for God over here for these people.
While I was in Seoul, I mentioned before that I had to get a medical check-up. My last week in orientation, Leo ( one of the big dogs in charge ;) pulls me aside and starts asking me some interesting questions (1. Have you taken any medications... and you can imagine the other ones along those lines.) I was like hmmmm....why do you ask? Apparently something had been found in one of my tests. Before your mind starts racing :P I had taken a Benadryl, apparently that contains some substances that are illegal here in Korea... I was like man... I just got here and I have to go... but God is good :) They still haven't called so I guess everything is ok ;)
Right before I left I was really getting tired of being pushed around by all the masses that you see in the capital.
While I was in Seoul, it was a blessing to see some friends from college that I hadn't seen in years some 4 years others up to 8 years. But it doesn't matter how much time goes by, I love the fact they regardless the time and the distance if you went to UAA you will forever be family :) I got to see Ito, J, Edgardo, Wilson and Carlos :)
I arrived here in Daegu May 2, and classes started May 3. No time to really settle in... And those first 2 weeks... MERCY! were those some first 2 weeks :)...to be continued...
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