I'm feeling very established, very adult, fairly content, confident in myself as a person. Korea has not been all good experiences for me, but being here itself has been a good growing experience. I've been learning some things recently, both about myself and about life:
-I really value quiet/alone time for a while after a long day of teaching.
-Professionalism is respectable, even when you disagree over something.
-It's ok to stand up for yourself at work; otherwise, you just might get trampled over. Being a good worker doesn't always doing exactly what your boss tells you to do.
-Friendships can bloom out of unexpected places. But also, the friendships I've formed at home, that have grown with time, should never be devalued. They are so priceless, and I want my friends to know how much they mean to me.
You are loved.
I despise the inevitably bumpy bus ride, no matter where the destination is, I love random adventure, which I'm trying to squeeze in as often as possible, I love my friends, I love working on my writing while abroad, I love discovering new things, I love SOME of my kids, I can't wait to go home and go skiing and hiking... I love living life.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Winnings and Weddings
This was such a good weekend!!
Sunday I got to go to a real traditional Korean wedding! Rooms on several floors of the Ritz Carlton were rented out to fit all the people, but the strange part is that only the floor with the bride and groom’s closest friends actually got to observe the ceremony. Most floors didn’t even get to watch it! I was on the next floor down, but really wanted to watch, so Katelyn and I sneakily watched the ceremony from the doorway of the floor where it was held. I heard this isn’t normal for Korean weddings, or sometimes they do the same thing but with big TV screens in each room so everyone can at least watch what is happening even if they can’t see it in person. The pastor spoke for awhile and then the bride and groom walked down the aisle as husband and wife. Then they changed into traditional Korean hambuks and visited each table on every floor briefly. Korean weddings don’t have bridesmaids or groomsmen either. It was all very beautiful and fancy, followed by a five-course meal, dessert and wine. It must have been really expensive. Her dress was so beautiful too… white with a small sweetheart-neck lined bodice and an enormous hoop skirt bottom. She looked like a dainty cupcake, with little white gloves to match.
But even more fun was yesterday. In front of hundreds of people, our school performed a dance that I choreographed and Katelyn sang to—“All I want for Christmas is you”! And then…… we won!!! Got one of those giant cardboard cutouts of a check for a thousand dollars for us to split. Good times!
Sunday I got to go to a real traditional Korean wedding! Rooms on several floors of the Ritz Carlton were rented out to fit all the people, but the strange part is that only the floor with the bride and groom’s closest friends actually got to observe the ceremony. Most floors didn’t even get to watch it! I was on the next floor down, but really wanted to watch, so Katelyn and I sneakily watched the ceremony from the doorway of the floor where it was held. I heard this isn’t normal for Korean weddings, or sometimes they do the same thing but with big TV screens in each room so everyone can at least watch what is happening even if they can’t see it in person. The pastor spoke for awhile and then the bride and groom walked down the aisle as husband and wife. Then they changed into traditional Korean hambuks and visited each table on every floor briefly. Korean weddings don’t have bridesmaids or groomsmen either. It was all very beautiful and fancy, followed by a five-course meal, dessert and wine. It must have been really expensive. Her dress was so beautiful too… white with a small sweetheart-neck lined bodice and an enormous hoop skirt bottom. She looked like a dainty cupcake, with little white gloves to match.
But even more fun was yesterday. In front of hundreds of people, our school performed a dance that I choreographed and Katelyn sang to—“All I want for Christmas is you”! And then…… we won!!! Got one of those giant cardboard cutouts of a check for a thousand dollars for us to split. Good times!
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