Dear February 25th:
Why have you and your past month been so
cold? And how do you manage to be the shortest month but feel the longest? Today
is the 25th day of “you” and despite being the day my bills are due
and being a Monday, I still consider myself really lucky and to have lots to be
happy about. I think that every once in a while it’s important to think of
everything that is awesome in life. So, in no particular order, here is a list
of 25 reasons I am happy as of the 25th day of you (aka the month)!
1.
This weekend is a holiday, so I get a long
weekend – Korean Independence Day is on Friday, March 1st.
2.
I discovered 2 wii game rooms in Bupyeong – Went
three times in 1 week... becoming obsessed? Maybe...
3.
I saw Stars (a band all the way from Montreal)
in concert on Friday in Seoul.
4.
Strawberries are now in season (and therefore a
LOT cheaper) in Korea.
5.
“Invented” an awesome grilled breakfast sandwich
this past week (avocado, hummus, easy over fried egg, tomato, salt and pepper,
cheddar cheese and honey mustard on nice grainy bread and grilled on the pan.
Yum!)
6.
Last week I visited an international school in
Songdo on a business leave day. Had an amazing time and discovered I may want
to work in an international school one day.
7.
I met one of my new co-teachers (who is awesome)
who I’ll be planning/teaching Intensive Reading with to 2nd year
high school students (grade 11) this new semester. Not sure how I feel about
the class yet... but this is my “happy list” lol....
8.
I get to meet my other new co-teacher really
soon.
9.
I get to keep my office! They were so close to
getting me to join the large shared office with cubicles.
10.
I’m just approaching the 6 month (and half-way
mark) in Korea. It has been amazing and I can’t wait to see what the next 6
months bring!
11.
My “Incheon family” is awesome XD
12.
I’ve been deskwarming at work and having a
pretty relaxed past week! And still a few days left of it.
13.
I’ve been
getting better at Words with Friends. I was sooo bad at the beginning :p
14.
I’ve been playing Sims on an app for my phone.
Aww yea, nostalgia.
15.
It’s been above 0 degrees the past couple days
and it looks like it won’t be dipping low soon. Spring, here we come!
16.
I found an Indian-Nepalese restaurant only a few
minute walk from my place in Bupyeong. It’s super tasty, has good portions for
the price and is hidden away in the back streets – it’s so hard to find good Indian
food here!
17.
Similarly, less than a minute walk out my back
entrance to my apartment building, there’s a hidden little halal and Indian
food grocer with lots of sauces, spices and ingredients hard to buy in Korean
supermarkets. Can’t believe I just discovered it yesterday :O
18.
I’m getting back into my exercise routine/keeping
up with exercise again at home. And I’ve been going to the gym every Saturday
too.
19.
The past 2 weeks I’ve gotten to talk and skype
with a ton of friends and family that I haven’t talked to in a while.
20.
Not going to lie, I’m pretty happy that I’ve
been blogging and not forgetting or procrastinating.
21.
My Korean seems to be improving and I’ve recently
gotten another kick of motivation to keep studying Korean.
22.
I may get to organize and meet up with a group
of other expats here who also want to speak/keep up/practice their French too.
23.
I’ve found some Korean cooking classes that I’m
going to try out soon (finally!)
24.
The new How I Met Your Mother episodes have been
sooooo good. Can’t wait for the next one!
25.
And last but definitely not least, and in the
words of the famous, omnipresent Barney Stinson... “I’m awesome”. And I know that the next 6 months will be just
as “legendary”.
Signed,
L.
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