Long overdue update!

Well, I figure it's time to update everyone on my time here in Korea.

I moved apartments in the end of April- I'm in a building across a little street. I was not happy about it because I moved away from most of the girls, and it is a bit smaller (if you can imagine that) than my old apartment, but I do have a view where I can see mountains which is nice. I stopped complaining, I figure I have to live with what I have, and it's free- so it works out!

Since last time, I've seen a bit more of Korea. Jackie and I went to a palace, it was beautiful. It was very interesting to find out that a decendent of the royal family lived there until the late 80's. That was the last living person so now it is turned into a museum. It was huge and the buildings were gorgeous!

We stumbled upon a bar/restaurant that has a beautiful rooftop that we enjoy going to on the weekends when it is nice out. It is rare to find something like this, so we are very happy to have found it! I continue to meet interesting people all of the time, it keeps things fun!

I made another trip to the Cathedral to light a candle for mom on her anniversary. It was difficult being away from family, but thank God for my new wonderful friends here, they are all so supportive and helpful!

I went to a baseball game- it was the Doosan Bears. The game was very fun, and this is one of the things that Korea does right. It was only $8.00 for a ticket, and you can bring in your own food/drinks. They have some there obviously, but it's nice for families and makes for a cheap day out! They had fun cheers and the people get very into the game, so this was fun to experience.

We went to the World DJ Festival here in Seoul. It was a very big event, with tons of foreigners. There were four different music stages, it was a pretty cool experience!

In mid-May, there is Teacher's Day. This is a day where you get many gifts from parents. I got lotions, face care products, treats, and an organizer. It was very nice. And then our school had a BBQ and we convinced them to get burgers/hot dogs and had an "american" cookout- or close to it anyway! It was really nice!

I met a very nice boy his name is Tristan. He is an army man so I'm not sure how much longer he will be here, but I enjoy spending my extra time with him to go exploring. And, he is kind enough to bring me REAL diet coke from base :) It's a great break from Light Coke!

We had a vacation day for the coming of Buddah. We took a long weekend trip to Busan. Busan is beautiful. We had a perfect beach day. The whole Helen Doron crew went so it was a lot of fun. Unfortunately I got sick (actue bronchitis) and came home early, but I will be making another trip! It was only 3 hours on the train so it is fairly quick to travel there! For Buddah's birthday, they held a latern festival. This was a huge gathering with many activities, followed by a parade at night. It was wonderful. The floats/laterns were amazing! (See photos!)

I figured out today that I have been here for 100 days already! Now I only have 60 more days until Thailand. We booked our resort, it's right on the beach and looks great! I'm really looking forward to this vacation.

This job is great, very rewarding, but very stressful. It's very difficult with the language barrier. But I am very happy with my kid's progress. It's amazing sometimes the sentences they can come up with! It's really something to see them go from nothing, to the way they are now. :) I can't wait to see how much more they progress in the rest of my time here!

I got a very nice package from a few of my friends at home, it was loaded with the wonderful cheesy snacks I miss from home- thank you again ladies! :)

Sorry again about the huge lag in writing- I will really try to be better!!!!

And, if you ever would like, feel free to email me at any point! I do check that at least!

With love,

Lindsey