SO sorry it has taken me a while to get back on here to post. As you may know, I had company here in Korea in the form of my sister Julie for about 10 days. She was able to take some time off and we had a holiday here called Chuseok. It is like the Korean Thanksgiving. All of the teachers were so in need of a break, and it was great that everyone was able to get some time away. Julie arrived here on Sept. 12 and we did some really fun things. We went to the Seoul Zoo on 
Saturday and spent the day walking around there. It was a huge zoo with a lot to see. It was disappointing to see the behavior of some of the Koreans. They were shouting at the animals and throwing food into the cages. No zoo workers around to stop them either. Sad. Anyway the next day we wandered around in Insadong with my friend Sarah. Monday, we headed back to Gapyeong so Julie could see my school. We left here Tuesday afternoon and headed to Sokcho. This is the beach town I went to back in May, but we went to Seoraksan National Park, just 
outside of Sokcho. It was a little past "summer season" so the place seemed quite deserted. Which is always nice to get away from the usual crowds you find everywhere. We spent Thursday up on the mountain walking around some really beautiful sights. Thursday, we headed back into Seoul. Friday, we went on a tour of the DMZ. It was something I wanted to do while I was here. All I can say is that I can check it off my list. It wasn't that cool or inspiring. In fact, I felt like it was a lot of silly propaganda about how the ultimate goal is for Korea to be one united 
country again and I just don't see how that can happen anytime in the near future. So, for the time being, South Korea can profit off of tours of this area while the people of North Korea starve to death. Just kind of all around sad. Saturday was colder and rainy, which was a bummer as we had decided to check out a outdoor traditional performance. We went anyway and it was a covered amphitheater so we were able to check it out. It was some sort of mask dance story, which was pretty difficult to understand. Anyway- we went to a dance comedy show that night that was a lot more fun. Sunday, we headed back to the airport and got Julie on the plane to take the LONG flight home. It was a great visit, but of course bittersweet.
So, I have started the countdown to the next big goal which is Christmas when my parents come. It is 12 weeks away. Seems like a long time to me...but hopefully it won't be too drawn out. I am really praying that God lines up a job for me when I return. The economy doesn't seem to ready to turn around anytime soon, so there is a bit of worry. Keep your ears open for me!
This week, we went back to teaching elementary school kids, which was a welcome change from the stretch of middle school boys we had prior. I am on the Game Lab station, which is a quite easy class to teach.
I hope all of you are doing well. Thanks for the thoughts and prayers. Take care of yourselves and each other.
Saturday and spent the day walking around there. It was a huge zoo with a lot to see. It was disappointing to see the behavior of some of the Koreans. They were shouting at the animals and throwing food into the cages. No zoo workers around to stop them either. Sad. Anyway the next day we wandered around in Insadong with my friend Sarah. Monday, we headed back to Gapyeong so Julie could see my school. We left here Tuesday afternoon and headed to Sokcho. This is the beach town I went to back in May, but we went to Seoraksan National Park, just outside of Sokcho. It was a little past "summer season" so the place seemed quite deserted. Which is always nice to get away from the usual crowds you find everywhere. We spent Thursday up on the mountain walking around some really beautiful sights. Thursday, we headed back into Seoul. Friday, we went on a tour of the DMZ. It was something I wanted to do while I was here. All I can say is that I can check it off my list. It wasn't that cool or inspiring. In fact, I felt like it was a lot of silly propaganda about how the ultimate goal is for Korea to be one united country again and I just don't see how that can happen anytime in the near future. So, for the time being, South Korea can profit off of tours of this area while the people of North Korea starve to death. Just kind of all around sad. Saturday was colder and rainy, which was a bummer as we had decided to check out a outdoor traditional performance. We went anyway and it was a covered amphitheater so we were able to check it out. It was some sort of mask dance story, which was pretty difficult to understand. Anyway- we went to a dance comedy show that night that was a lot more fun. Sunday, we headed back to the airport and got Julie on the plane to take the LONG flight home. It was a great visit, but of course bittersweet.So, I have started the countdown to the next big goal which is Christmas when my parents come. It is 12 weeks away. Seems like a long time to me...but hopefully it won't be too drawn out. I am really praying that God lines up a job for me when I return. The economy doesn't seem to ready to turn around anytime soon, so there is a bit of worry. Keep your ears open for me!
This week, we went back to teaching elementary school kids, which was a welcome change from the stretch of middle school boys we had prior. I am on the Game Lab station, which is a quite easy class to teach.
I hope all of you are doing well. Thanks for the thoughts and prayers. Take care of yourselves and each other.
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