Everyday Blah

Sorry we haven’t updated our blog in so long, but we’ve found our everyday lives so boring we didn’t want to share it with others. Our everyday lives consist of the following: rolling over due to the heat on my butt (due to the floor heat warming my body), thinking, “it’s really hot in here”, and then just turning over again to go back to sleep. Normally at this point, I also look at the clock and think, “ugh, I don’t want to get up”. Then I kick Jason’s legs back to his side (I should say his 10 inches) and go back to sleeping diagonally. At six o’clock, the alarm goes off, I groan and think, “this is inhumane, humans should not be awake before the sun” and roll out of bed to the bathroom, where I turn on the shower, and then proceed to brush my teeth. While brushing my teeth I stare in the mirror and say, “is that a pimple?” Koreans are very aware of acne and such, so I always worry that my students will notice and say something to me. You might think, “Nah, they wouldn’t say that to you.” Well, I can tell you that they have asked me if I am on a diet. I came back from vacation and they all (and I mean all) said, “Wow, you look so thin and pretty, are you on a diet?” What do you say to that? In my head, I keep saying, well you little jerk, I was until you asked me and now I want to drown my sorrows in a bowl of ice cream and Oreos. I mean, I didn’t think I lost that much weight, but maybe I did, but was I ugly before vacation? If so, why didn’t anyone ever tell me?

Before I get lost in translation I will continue with my day. After showering, I get dressed; this is always hard work since I need to impress my students (and peers) with my awesome styling abilities. Then I put on the war paint (aka covering my zits) and try to control the fro on my head. You know, there are days when I think my curly hair actually looks acceptable. Well, my students have ruined those days for me by saying when my hair is straight that it looks so much better then when it’s curly since it makes me look like a poodle. I’ve tried explaining to them what tact means, but to no avail. I hope that someday they will learn this all important skill.

After dressing and all that jazz, Jason and I will Skype home to his parents. Normally, while he talks I sit on my bed and stare off, wishing that I was still sleeping. Before I know it the voice of god (our residential director) comes from my ceiling telling me its 7 o’clock and time for school. We head to down to breakfast and talk about things that by the time I leave the cafeteria, I cannot remember. Then I head to my classroom to check my emails and start working on something. Contrary to popular belief, teacher’s work 24/7; so many people think we have made since we get vacations and summers off. I wish!!!!! My time is always filled with grading, writing lessons, writing handouts, and thinking about my students, that the time we have off is nowhere near relaxing. I love the nights when my students even invade my dreams I’m lying, it’s not fun. Anyhow, moving on to the next post which is coming soon!!!!