happy one month

so, we've been here for a month. it's been a mixed bag of highs and lows. i finally had a weekend to relax. last saturday i woke up after 11 refreshing hours of sleep. i have finally stopped eating for two and have come to terms with the fact that the korean food is not going anywhere. i even filled out an application for the public gym. i wonder when i will actually turn it in. i have thought about it several times, but i'm not sure when it will actually be handed to the receptionist and be processed. one day at a time, right? it's been a delicate balance of adjusting to a new job in which i have no experience, a new apartment, and a new country. i really love the kids that i work with. they crack me up, when they are not being little bastards. sometimes they're the most charming when they are being little bastards. i enjoy working with them, but i'm learning that a teacher must have an immense amount of patience. i was never the patient type. maybe i'll learn. probably not, though.

i have been trying to find this korean language exchange, but it just doesn't seem to be in the stars. someone was supposed to email directions to me, but it never happened. so, i went to the bar that they go to after class, and they never showed up. hmm. i don't think i'm supposed to learn korean. so, instead of pursuing this further, we joined the dvd rental thing at o'brien's pub and have finished disc one of lost. i think finishing the series will be more productive than learning korean anyway.