I was thinking about all the things I am experiencing here, and realized you may not know a lot of them, so this post is dedicated to telling you the itty bitty details of my life in the form of a "Did you know?" list!
So, with that said, did you know....??
July 30th will be the 2 year anniversary of the first time I met Aaron... I'm coming home (NC, CA, and AZ) for Christmas!... I live on the 2nd floor of my apartment building, which used to be a love motel... yesterday I ran 1.35 miles around my neighborhood, in the rain, (the longest I've EVER run without stopping!)... I just started tutoring a middle school student, near my apartment, three times a week, and am making $30.00 an hour!... I eat rice and kimchi everyday!... I am no longer addicted to diet coke! Hallelujah!... I have a gigantic TV in my classroom that I am encouraged to use... I am on my school's TV show every Wednesday for an English broadcast... I listen to Cornerstone Christian Fellowship's church service, on my iphone, every Sunday night with Aaron... I haven't owned a car in almost 3 years!... I live above a Samgyupsal restaurant... My school is 5 stories tall and I work on the 5th floor (105 stairs up!)... I'm completely obsessed with this season of the Bachelorette and am rooting for JP because he reminds me so much of "A" (minus the jealous side)!... I don't have a TV, microwave, dryer, bathtub, or oven at my apartment... I've written over 1,000 blog entries!... I bleach (weave) my own hair in my bathroom at home and save about $90 a month by doing it on my own!... I live less than a 1 minute walk from the ocean... I can read and write Korean... I go by Chelsey at work because Jill means vagina in Korean!... I teach 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade english... my favorite iphone apps are Words With Friends and Train Conductor... I have a wall full of windows in my classroom/office with a beautiful view of a mountain, the village, and the ocean... I feel even closer to my family since moving to Korea! :)... I'm going to Vietnam for 16 days, with Aaron, in 3 weeks!!!... 6th grade is my favorite grade to teach... I'm asked to do my female co-worker's hair, in up-do's, at least twice a week! This morning they coined one of the styles "the Chelsey!"... I'm totally in love (as if that wasn't already clearly obvious!)... When I teach, I speak English and Korean... My best friend is getting married in 23 days and I live in Korea, so I can't be there! Uuugghhh... Sometimes I lean out my classroom window and pick gingko beans off the ginko tree!... I walk a 1/2 mile to work everyday and wave to the same 5 people... I give seashells that I've collected from traveling, as prizes to my students, when they get perfect test scores. You'd think they won the lottery!... I really miss eating Taco Bell double deckers... If I don't sit by my Principal at lunch, he thinks I don't like him! It's kind of an issue!... I just started driving the scooter on my own! I drove to the grocery store twice this week!... I have 3 different indoor slippers for school (because we can't wear our shoes inside the building): 1 brown, 1 black, and 1 white pair! It's important to match my clothes!... I really miss Target!... My utility bills are only about $30 a month!... Sometimes trucks drive up my street selling socks, fruit and veggies!... I'm thinking about staying another year to work at a University!... My helmet got stolen off the scooter last week, so I bought a new one. That one got stolen too! I think I live in the Korean ghetto... I really miss cupcakes (actually, just the frosting!)... I pay my bills at ATMs... My apartment is about 300 square feet, so it only takes me 10 minutes to clean it!... I drink a cup of coffee every morning at 9:30am... I'm completely obsessed with making lists and keep track of everything I spend, everything I eat, and every time a class is canceled!... I'm a western size 6, but everything I buy in Korea has to be an X-large!... I check facebook at least 5 times a day... I'm supposed to teach twenty two 40 minute classes a week, but I usually only end up having to teach between 14-16!... I listen to the Dave Ramsey podcast everyday to learn how to be even more financially savy... I have a keyless entry for my apartment... I've traveled to 7 countries since living abroad... I only have a mini fridge at my apartment... at the end of every class, my kids stand up, and simultaneously bow to me and tell me to keep working hard!... My co-workers compliment me the most when my skin isn't tan... I never wear my shoes in my apartment! (It's just habit now)... My cheeks usually hurt at work because I smile and laugh so much!... I love my two co-teachers, like sisters!...I can hum the tune of the Korean national anthem, but don't know all the words!... The bell at my school sounds like an ice cream truck... and more and more, everyday, I feel like the luckiest girl alive!
So, there you go! Now you know! :)
