80% into...and learning...

Today is a sunny 39 degrees...

Why do I live here again?

Anyways...I am about 80% done with my contract how weird is that?

67 more days in Korea...it just seems sooo fast! I just arrived here yesterday googling how to use a can opener (I've never had to use a manual one before!) finding my way around my apartment buildings (it was like a maze)

In many ways I've learned a lot (my Korean is way better...but mainly Konglish) and in others...well I still call tourist information to figure out where to fax things...so I guess I am still as lost as ever.

Oh well, that's life right? Once you know the answers the questions change :-)

My birthday :-)

So the day before my birthday I walked to school...in the SNOW!




After school I went to Eugene's where he made yummy yummy pasta alfredo... DELICOUS! He also gave me a hat, gloves and a scarf. Leona brought over a cake. And Tori came all the way from Daegu to celebrate!! At midnight we toasted to my birthday and I was yet again reminded of how grateful I am to have AMAZING friends.




The next morning I took a two busses to get to a winter festival in the north of Gyeongi-do! We all know how much I like festivals, but pictures speak louder than words so here:













Then we went out to dinner in Seoul and had some of the yummiest sam gip sal I've had yet!!! YUMMY

Well...that's depressing

So, as it stands now, I should have around 10 000 000 South Korean won when my contract ends in April. Maybe a bit more (when you take into account getting my pension back etc.)

This would have been about 10,000 U.S. dollars (maybe a little less) but now it will be about... 7190 U.S. dollars

Damn

That's a bit depressing, eh?