"i wonder what dried grapes taste like?!"
--naerim kim


i rub my roommate!

that was the BEST episode of the oc ever.

i want to live in the oc.

new post!

sam came to visit me here in seoul for 10 days! i can't remember the last time i ran around so much. i ended up getting sick while she was here, and towards the end, i was running on the last of my reserve energy, but it was so great having her here. since she wasn't allowed to stay in the dorms with me, we ended up shacking up at a love motel in sinchon (they're definately not as sleazy as they sound). i took her to see a lot of touristy stuff, and we got to see some things that i hadn't gotten around to visiting yet, like the dmz and seoul tower (so pretty at night!). the weather could have been a lot better, but i'm pretty sure she had a good time anyway.

and being the sweetheart that she is, sam brought me so much american chocolate! and each piece she brought me had significance, which was so awesome. plus, it all reminds me of the time i spent 45 minutes in the candy aisle at copp's, only to decide that they didn't have the candy i was looking for and then make sam drive me to the next grocery store to look again. ah, good times...

anyway, on friday, all of the classes in level two of kli had to put on a little song and dance in front of everyone. it was ridiculous. some of the classes did a really great job, while others (mine included) just kind of did the bare minimum. i think it was pretty obvious that we didn't have our song completely memorized. there were definately parts where my entire class was just kind of mumbling along to the music... and then we'd all start singing along again when it got to a line we all knew. from what i hear, my face was pretty red the entire time...

my parents are coming to korea in two weeks! and then a few days after they leave, i'm going to japan for a week (we finally bought our tickets on friday)! and then when i come back, ben will be here! march is going to be great...

i've started vounteering at my dad's friend's free clinic, st. joseph's, a couple of times a week. it's a place where the less fortunate, many of them homeless and alcoholics, go to get health care. all of the doctors and nurses are volunteers, as well as the rest of the staff. in fact, there are so many helping hands that a lot of times, there's really nothing for me to do. even so, it's been a great opportunity to get involved in some community service while i'm in korea.

starting tomorrow, i'm going to be teaching an english class there for the staff. they kind of planned everything out already, which was great, except the method they want to use to learn english is maybe not the best idea in the world. apparently, i'm going to be reading the bible out loud in english and they're going to follow along in korean (did i mention the clinic was catholic?). anyway, they seem very eager which is always great.

so i'm going to go tomorrow and teach them with the bible and we'll see how effective it is. they're definately going to be learning some interesting verbs, like 'begat' and 'smote,' which should make for some interesting english conversations later...