The past 2 weeks have been super busy in my life. Here’s a little update from my side of the world.
Saturday, June 2nd was jam-packed for me. I started early going to the other side of the city to the Olympic Park (where the 1988 Summer Olympics were held) with my friend Claire to help with the orphanage outreach that my church does. What a rewarding experience.
We spent the afternoon playing with about 15 kids ages 2-15. They were so full of life and fun. The joy just spilled out of them. Spending time with them was such a blessing.
Right after Claire and I jumped on the subway to meet our friends for dinner before seeing Wicked. The original broadway cast (yes, all the way from NYC) brought their tour to Seoul for just one month, so we decided opening weekend was the best time to go. It was fun to get all dressed up and see the show. It was wonderful. It had been maybe 2 years since I last went to see a broadway show and I had forgotten just how impressive they are.
When the show was over I realized we were nearby to Korea’s finest Cowboy bar, Grand Ole Opry, so we stopped in for a little two steppin and line dancing. I was happy girl =)
This past weekend I went to Seoraksan (the rockies of Korea) with Claire, Emily, and Reuel. We grabbed an early morning bus to the east coast and the adventure began.
Saturday we just hung out around the park and took some pictures. We went to bed early because we woke up at 5:30am on Sunday morning so we could start hiking at 6am. It might sound crazy but it was worth it.
By 9am we made it to the top.
Victory felt great =)
We hiked back down (so much easier) and when we reached the bottom we rewarded ourselves with some korean pancakes (pajeon). So yummy!
We hiked a little more to a waterfall. It was a much easier hike- thank goodness.
Our day ended with a cable car ride into the clouds. It was nice to relax at the top.
I love weekends and I love exploring Korea. I’m so thankful I’m able to travel on the weekends
The first was the start of a new semester at my school. So during the past 2 weeks I have been meeting all my new students. This is my 4th and last semester. Crazy. This semester I’m teaching 4 different levels from the lowest and youngest to the highest level, nearly fluent 6th graders. It will be a challenge but I’m sure it will be super rewarding. It so nice to have students who want to learn and work hard and I love singing and watching the little ones learn so quickly. I only have 3 more months left to fill the pages of the Korea chapter of my life. I’m going to live it up this summer and enjoy this fabulous life I’ve been blessed with.
I decided that my asian adventure is NOT going to end in August. All that is really set in stone is that I’m leaving HONG KONG on October 7th and getting home on October 8th in DC. What will I do until then? Soon I will buy a ticket to somewhere in SE Asia, probably Malaysia and spend the month of September traveling solo in Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, and HK.
Yep.
I’ve lost it.
I’m calling it my “nearly mid twenties” life crisis.
Since I impulsively bought the ticket a few weeks ago I’ve had a few few moments where I just asked myself, “Why?” I feel like I might just be trying to rebel against myself, prove something to myself. That I am independent, that I can do things on my own and be happy. Most of all I think I really want to authentically travel, not vacation. I want to see how people live their lives and see the beautiful and historical places in SE Asia. Anyways. That’s that. It’s gonna be great and I’m getting really excited.
