Running on the Downhill Slope

HOORAY! I have reached the 6 month plateau and everything from here on out is a countdown. 19 more weeks of teaching. 23 more weeks until I am home. 10 more Bank and Post Office lessons forever. 15 more weeks until my parents come to visit. Lastly, 7 more days until Julie gets here to visit. I know all of these numbers seem small to you guys...but I am not quite there yet. It still seems like a L-O-N-G time until I see my dogters again. I REALLY miss my puppies. I miss them most when I come into my room and no one is at the door to greet me and at night when I go to bed and there is no one cuddled up at my feet. I know they are in good hands, but I can't wait to see them again.
Sorry for the lapse in posting. I was in Seoul last weekend for the Nike Human Race. It was a worldwide 10K run in 26 (?) major cities across the world, and Seoul happened to be one of them. It was all for charity and was a great experience. I didn't have much time to train for a truly competitive time, but I ran it in 70 minutes which was not too bad. (for an old lady like me ha ha) I ran it with Jennifer and Jessica (fellow teachers) and we all had a really good experience with the race. Of course I can run a 10K anywhere, but now I can say I ran one in Korea! And- I ran with hundreds of thousands of people across the world. Pretty cool. Of course, I wish I could have run in Austin, TX with Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey- but whatever. They did close off 2 major bridges in Seoul crossing over the Han River, so running there at sunset was something that not many people get to do. Sadly, I did not run with my camera, so I have no pics other than the ones posted here from pre and post race.
So, for most of this week I was pretty tired. We had a week of middle school boys again, so it was fun-filled. I am on the Arts and Crafts lesson, which I LOVE and I am sure I could teach that station all year long. But, it is paired with Bank and Post Office which is difficult to make fun and exciting for the kids. We have another week this week of middle school boys, which will be tough, but then A WHOLE WEEK OFF! Hooray! As I mentioned, my sis Julie is coming to visit. It is a national holiday on Monday the 15th called Chuseok. It is like the Korean thanksgiving. Hopefully, it won't be too difficult to get around with the entire country trying to get places.
Tomorrow, I am headed back into Seoul to celebrate Jessica's birthday, so that should be fun. I will try to get another post up this week sometime. Take care and keep sending the emails. They are truly the highlight of my days. i miss you guys (ALL OF YOU!)