I Think It's Become A Habit...

You can breathe a sigh of relief...I haven't been kidnapped or suddenly up and headed for the airport (not yet anyway. lol), I just haven't been in the mood to write. My last couple of entries were not exactly what you're use to I'm sure. You've been accustomed to getting a little chuckle here and there while reading. Maybe today I'll be in the comedic mood.

So, Happy Belated Valentine's Day (Yea, 1 week and 4 days ago)! How was your day? My started out with school, but I did dress in red (actually, I always dress in red. It seems to be the only color in my wardrobe). After school, I went to Itaewon to get Kory's present and of coarse it wasn't ready...Geesh. They guy told me to go back the following week. Didn't have much of a choice, so I had to comply. Afterwards, Christina and I headed to Bungdang to visit Kara. We were celebrating Mardi Gras early and was having a "southern" meal. We had cornbread, hop'n johns, cole slaw, chicken and three pies. Pecan, Berry, and Coconut cream. And we had some sweet tea to wash it all down with. Dinner was great and then we went out for drinks. Overall it was a good day and I'm glad I didn't have to spend it alone.

Sunday, we went to the COEX for lunch and a movie. We had lunch at "On The Border" and had some Margaritas. After lunch, we saw "He's Just Not That Into You" and I must say, after I woke up (I missed about 20 mins of the movie. lol) I enjoyed it. It really made you think long and hard about a past relationship, the relationship you're in, or a perspective relationship.

That movie justified me calling a lot of girls "hoochies." This is how I see it, if I don't know your intentions and you seem to always be around my guy, you're a "Hoochie." However, if you're in a relationship or respect the relationship that my boyfriend and I have, you're a friend. Now, I'm not saying that all girls in relationships don't try to go after already taken men, I do still watch out for them, but I can ease up a little as opposed to those no good, gold digging, fast behind girls out there who just want a man...any man...YOUR MAN... getting a little off topic. LOL. I'll bring it back. Back to Korea.

So the iBT level Up test was a couple weeks ago and I am proud to say that 90% of my students leveled up!! Maybe I'm not so bad of a teacher after all, but that still doesn't mean I will pursue a career in teaching when I return to the states.

Speaking of returning to the states, I finally have a game plan and will start the ball rolling within the next month or two. When I get back home in October, I am going to enroll in a Paralegal certificate program and hopefully get a job at a law firm. This will help me ensure that this is the environment that I want to be in for the rest of my life. After a year of working, if I enjoyed the setting and could handle the tasks that I was assigned, I will go for law school. If the job turns out to be far from what I want to do, I will go to grad school for journalism or psychology. After months and months of pondering, I finally have a plan. That was one of my main goals while I was here and I'm happy to announce that the task is complete (thanks Kory and Chris! They helped me come to this decision).

Last week, I had a meeting because the curriculum for Memory classes and up at CDI has changed and I had to be trained all over again...UGH! Thankfully, the proposed 3 hour meeting was only 45 minutes and I actually like the new books and what not. What I like most is during the third hour of class, there is a 35 minute project that the kids are involved in. I put them in groups and they have to complete the project (it's about whatever lesson we learned in class. For instance, the first class will be discussing the beginning of the American Civil War and for their project they have to come up with their own war and details. That's for the Tera class).

This past Saturday I went a picked up Kory's jersey. I can't tell you who's jersey it is, only that its a football jersey. They didn't have the one I wanted so I got it made. Once he receives it on Saturday, I'll tell you whose it is. I hope he likes it. I thought it was kinda original, but we'll see.

This past Sunday I went to church with some co-workers and enjoyed it. I even signed up for Bible study after church. Hopefully I'll be able to stick it out, bout I'll keep you up to date about my progress.

Today is the beginning of Lent and I have decided to give up fried foods and exercise more. If you know me well, you know that french fries are my life so this is a big test of my strength and endurance, but if Jesus could die for me, the least I can do is give up some things I love for 40 days. I'm also going to try to exercise more. So not only will this be a test of faith I guess you could say, but I might even shed a couple pounds as well. I'm also enrolling in a ballet class tomorrow!! I'm really excited! I'm going to do it with my co-worker so we'll be able to motivate each other. I love ballet and since the opportunity has presented itself, I'm going to take advantage of it.

Also for Lent, Kory and I are doing the 40 day prayer challenge. The 40 day prayer challenge is when you and your significant other pray together everyday for 5 mins for 40 days. In the prayer you ask God to reshape your lives by replacing old unwanted habits with new ones. You're also supposed to set aside a "date time" once a week to spend time with each other ( we can't really do that part though :/). Studies show that couples who pray together will enjoy a 20-30% increase in conversation, respect, and romance while arguments diminish and the fear of divorce evaporates (seeing as though we're not married we don't really have to worry about that one).

~Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer. (Romans 12:12)
~And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. (Matthew 21:22)

These Bible verses are what will keep me going during this season of fasting and prayer. Hopefully, you will keep them in mind too :)

This week started the Spring term at CDI. My schedule for this term is Mon&Fri- Tera and EC3, Tues&Thurs- EC3 and Tera, Wed&Sat- Some Extensive reading class that I've never heard of... But since my school is not well organized or prepared, the schedule has yet been made for the extensive reading class so I have today and Saturday off...YAY!!!

This morning I woke at 12, went for a walk in the park, did a little food shopping, prepped my lessons for the rest of the week, and now I'm writing in my blog! Unfortunately this will all come to an end and I will be back to teaching next Wednesday, but hopefully, it won't be too bad. This class is 1 hour 1/2 long and I'll be teaching 2 of them so maybe the shorter class time will make the hours pass by swiftly.

I also have some news. Something I'm working on, but I can't let you know until September...and I'm so serious. If you're family or close friends, you already know what it is so Mommie, don't go blowing up my phone trying to find out. LOL.

Nothing much more to report about. Sorry this entry is as comical as I wanted it to be, but maybe next time...whenever that is LOL :)

Until Next Time!