Monday, February 22, 2010

Quickie Morning Note!

Just a short note as I'm out of time this morning. Mags and I discovered the river path this morning on our walk, it's quite nice with separate paths for bikes and pedestrians, so there's less chance I'll be run over by a scooter (they drive just about everywhere!). The wallpaper people arrived at my apartment at 8:30 and I didn't understand what they wanted (no wallpaper visible, I didn't clue it). I heard them in the hallway explaining that some crazy foreigner told them to go away, and then rememberd I was indeed expecting company - they're busily eviscerating the disgustingness from my walls as we speak. I'm hoping I'll also get my wardrobe from the upstairs neighbour as well (I've been left a power screwdriver so I can muscle it together myself, fun! fun!), so once that's done I should be able to take some apartment pics tonight!
Today is my first day checking out the school (which is why I'm in a hurry), I need to be over there shortly. I'm not sure what the heck is happening this week, boss just told me to show up so I'm going! Feeling a bit nervous, the whole meeting a ton of new people again (not so good at that), but I'm sure it'll be fine. That's once nice thing about Korea... in general, people are pretty friendly, much less of the crap that goes on at home happens here, (the whole sticking together phenomenon I think?). That said, I must run. Have a great day, more later, S. 

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  1. Just a note to say I was here. Am anxious to hear about your first day of school. Here's a corny tidbit... I can still remember your first day of school. You were dressed in a pretty little yellow and white sleeveless dress. Of course I made you wear a sweater over top being September in Alberta and all. We sent you with a Fisher Price lunch box (I thought was very cute) which apparently was not a good idea. When you got home you threw the lunch box on the floor and cried because all the kids laughed at your baby lunch box. Thoughts of future eating disorders flashed through my head but you came through unscathed. I believe brown bags were the best alternative according to the concensus of six year old farm kids.
    Just a little trip down memory lane. Stay safe. Lots of hugs .......Mom

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  2. My how times have changed... now it's embarassing to bring a brown bag when you could have some designer reusable fabric bag, lol... heaven knows you never can tell what kids are gonna come out with next - I probably left for school loving my lunchbox until those meanies wrecked it for me!! Love you lots mom, xox

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My to-do List (May it Continue to Grow!)

Take a 'real' Korean class (check!)

Spend a weekend in the country (check!)

Try some kind of art class (maybe painting?)

Take the ferry to a farming island and hang out for a weekend minbak-style in the summer

Check out some kind of art exhibit (check!)

Go to Everland and see the animal safari

Go to Caribbean Bay in the summer

Take a martial art for 6 months consecutively

Cliff dive over near ChiriSan, if I can find the spot

Practice yoga for 3 months (in a class maybe?) (check!)

Take a digital photography course

Spend my weekends doing stuff (check!)

Make Korean friends (check!)

Visit JeJu Island

Do the Vagina Monologues again

Go to the fun concerts that visit (check!)

Work as a counselor in one of the schools

Reconnect with old friends (check!)

Join a hiking/touring group and do stuff (check!)

Let go of my obsessiong w/converting KRW to CAD (check!)

Do a 5km run just for the fun of it

See the Broadway shows that visit

Climb a mountain (check!)

Go to the mud festival in July (check!)

Keep in touch regularly with friends and family back at home

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