Well this is it...tomorrow will be my last day in Korea. I can't believe I'm going home!

My last weekend in Korea was pretty fun and eventful. On Friday, Cinderella took my co-workers, 2 of my students, and me out for my farewell dinner. We, of course, followed dinner with noraebang. My favorite part was when my students sang "SexyBack" by Justin Timberlake...I was so proud! Then Chinchu got into Seoul, so Anna and I went with her for some more noraebang! I'm really going to miss our fun noraebang nights!






Saturday night we went out to celebrate Chinchu and Jen's birthdays. It was a pretty fun and crazy night. I spent all day today packing and getting ready to go. I have a few more things to do tomorrow...like closing my bank account, eating at my favorite restaurant, going to the coffee shop one more time, walking through Boramae Park, etc. And tomorrow will be my last day teaching! I'm pretty much ready to go though. Now I just have to hope and pray that my bags aren't over the weight limit....

The cherry blossoms are blooming all over Korea and it is absolutely beautiful! It has been so warm and nice this past week. One day we went for a picnic in the park. It's great to finally not be cold!

On Saturday, we went down to Yeouido to go to the 63 building and the cherry blossom festival. It was such a fun day! I finally got to hang out on the Han River. We even took a nice boat ride out on the river. We stuck our feet in, but the water was still pretty cold. And probably really dirty too. We went to the Sea World Aquarium and to an art museum at the top of the 63 building.

I have just a little over a week left in Korea now. It still hasn't fully hit me that I'm leaving and going home soon. It probably won't hit me until I'm in a taxi on the way to the airport. I am excited about all the plans that have been made after I get home though. I can't wait to see everyone! And I especially can't wait to meet my nephew!

Spring is here!

It is FINALLY warming up here! Maybe one day it will even make it past the 50's...

So on Saturday we went to the first baseball game of the season. It was so much fun! It was the Doosan Bears vs. Kia Tigers. And our team (Doosan) won! There ended up being 12 of us that went together. The place was packed so at first we couldn't even get seats, so we all sat on the stairs. But that didn't stop us from having fun. Some of us even scored some free flags! (I'm going to have a lot of fun trying to fit that in my suitcase...)





Today we went to Insadong so I could do a little souvenir shopping. I had fully expected to have 6 more months to buy gifts for everyone and now suddenly I don't have much time. I definitely didn't get everything I needed to today, so hopefully I'll have another chance.

Only 15 more days in Korea...

It's official. I now have a one way ticket back to Atlanta. I will leave Korea on April 21st at 11:20am and arrive in Atlanta at 2:55pm. I'm sad about leaving Korea, but also excited about seeing everyone at home. It's a weird feeling for sure. I still don't know exactly what will happen as far as my replacement, but it's looking promising. Our friend Brad is really interested in coming, but he still has to get a passport. Hopefully they can find a sub until he can get here or something like that. I feel terrible for leaving them, but it's just what has to be done. So now I just have to figure out how to fit all the stuff I really want to do in the next 24 days...

Some news...

Well, a lot of stuff has been going on back home and in Korea lately. With everything going on, I feel like I need to be with my family right now. So...I will be leaving early to go back to the States. I still don't know exactly when because the school wants me to try and find a replacement or wait until a new teacher can start. I know how this will go though. They will keep asking me to stay a week longer and then just one more week and one more, etc... So I'm going to see if I can find anyone interested, if not, I'll let Cinderella know on Monday so that she can go through a recruiter to find my replacement. It looks like I'll be coming home towards the end of April. I'm not going to go into detail about why and everything on here, but if you want to know, you can email me and I'd be glad to explain everything to you. I'll let you guys know when I get a definite date. I am definitely looking forward to seeing everyone again though! Love you guys!

To update...

It turned out that Anna didn't have diverticulitis, but instead had salpingitis. On Tuesday, she had to have surgery. The surgery was successful and she is doing better, but will still be in the hospital until Monday. (We're really hoping Monday will be the latest).

Things are still crazy here and at home. I feel like I'm going to have a nervous breakdown or something any minute now. School is tough for me to get through. Some of the kids are absolutely wonderful, but some make the work day almost unbearable. It's at least the weekend, so I don't have to worry about school for a couple of days. But unfortunately, I don't see things being magically better on Monday. I did get to talk to Maura for a little bit today, which made me feel so much better. Sorry to keep this short, but I need to get back to the hospital shortly. Hope you're doing well.

Things are really kind of crazy right now...Anna is in the hospital with diverticulitis. She should be ok, but will be in the hospital for a few days. This is definitely tough for her, considering she is in another country so far away from her family. I stayed with her for a while tonight and it was definitely a challenge trying to get things for her. Cinderella is staying with her now and I will head back in the morning before work. There are also some things going on with my family back home. When I was in Peru, my granny went to the hospital and they thought she was having a heart attack. It was so hard for me to be away at that time. But now, it happened again. It wasn't a heart attack, but they are still running tests to figure everything out. Her memory is not so good anymore and seems to be getting worse. So, my family is dealing with that and trying to figure out the best things to do. This, of course, is making me want to go home to be with my family and help out with everything. I just don't know what to do right now. Please pray for me about all of this and for Anna too!