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After many, many years of using Xanga ... I'm done.
I have a blogspot that I'm going to start using once I get abroad and that will be my letter to whomever is curious about where my traveling and traversing takes me next.
till then, cheers.
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| Hello!
I wanted to write an email messaging everyone about my ventures in Korea but i figure... then whats the point of having a Xanga?
So!
I arrived in umma village on June 15 and have lived it up everyday since. I arrived at my aunt and cousin's place in Incheon first and had a really good time with my cousin over the weekend. It has been nothing less than a blessing to see them after their hard times a few months ago. After my uncle passed away I know my aunt and my cousin were treading through some tough situations with not having a male figure in their household but damn, the two of them make quite the team. They are the most amazing women. Not only that, i had the opportunity to see my grandma and grandfather on my dad's side again. Not like it had been a long time since i had last seen them... but nevertheless a good time seeing them. So we all had dinner and had breakfast at 7 am like the good jet lagged girl i am.
So yes everyone knows that the shopping in korea is amazing. Therefore i took part in the sport as well for the first few days. I blew off so much money that i don't really know how i'm going to get by for the next few weeks that i have left here. At this rate... there will be nothing to spend with and i'm going to have to just live by eating scraps of friends foods. But as of now i'm having the most difficult time trying to find some grocery store around here. I feel like they are out there... just hidden underneath these wretched shopping malls. literally.
I also moved into the I-house dorms for Yonsei on wednesday and can say that so far so good. I used to think that the Irvine dorm rooms were small... but i pretty much took it for granted. The halls here are a lot smaller. They are very tight spaces with not much to do with decorating. Irvine is very smart about putting up their bulletin boards on the walls of the housing. But there are many other things to be fortunate about. My roommate for one is a very cool girl who I am so glad i can talk to. I am also fortunate to be in the same hall with the girls from back at home. Calls for easier communication and we can meet up faster.
As for nightlife. well... you know how it goes.
But the most interesting thing about being out here in korea really has to be being on the other side of the globe with people you know and really just having a great time in a place that is so foreign. Its slowly becoming familiar though. I can admit that figuring out places in sinchon is a little bit tough because i dont know the names of any of the places... but i'm getting better. My sense of direction is definitely keeping pace with me so thank goodness. I'm just really glad to be out here and finally living out my study abroad experiences. This has really been a dream of mine since i was in elementary school. crazy.
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i've got 9 days left.
get me out of here pleaseeeeee.
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| Last night I learned a really valuable lesson.
In my life, I have always had the tendency to let go the good things that come to me and hold on to whats bad. I cover a lot of what I really want by trying to expend myself elsewhere. But then when something good comes along, I always tend to go back to what I want. Selfish isn't it? I lost a lot of good people in my life because my own selfishness. I became scared, thought that there was something better out there, and really in the end threw away what was so good in front of me. I thought that in my life, there is something better always. The grass is greener on the otherside? But in the end, what was the purest and most real thing to me was always shunned out and really ignored or avoided. What I valued in something that wouldn't give back to me was what hurt me the most. I always talked about letting go of someone and never really did it because i felt there was a chance? No, i didn't know where it would lead... i just saw some glimmer of hope when all it was was something unfair to me. but this is real. I'm not willing to be here getting hurt and then hurting others because i can't let go. When the time is right, the right person comes. And what excuses i've come up with to avoid all the good thats come to me is completely inexcusable.
well. its ok. i'm moving on. |
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