so its been a really long time

Wow.. so I was looking at my blog, and looking at how long it might be since I have last written.
I think its getting harder and harder to think of things to write. Life here has gotten to be pretty normal. So normal in fact that I am getting comfortable with the people here.. and making the wonderful stupid mistakes that I always do around people. You know, like when I forget to THINK before I talk. I always seem to mess up relationships when I get comfortable with people. That was last week, a bit of a kick to deal with.
God has been doing that often here. Teaching me so much stuff. And its hard! I think the hardest part is finding the time to absorb what he is teaching me... because right now school is so busy, and I just dont have time to think.
I actually got sick last week Thursday. I took a day off, and spent a good amount of time thinking, praying, crying, and only being ill once. I will be happy when December is over, because I have done so much work this month, and that is what is draining me so much.
December for me, holds a month of extra classes. So every day after school, from 3:30-5:10, i have 20 students come and learn English with me. I enjoy the class, as their level of English is higher, and they want to learn.. but I am teaching this class by myself... so I have to create ways of getting the students to work with me. And I still have to remember to stop making my lessons so hard... they seem easy to a native speaker.. but they're not so simple, I think.
Anyways.. those extra classes go all the way till the 29th of December.. so a lot of work.. and with it being at the end of the day, I am always more brain-dead then.. and tired...
What else is going on... working hard... umm.. OH! i know
My Saturday (so 2 days ago), I went to Yongsan.. or as I call it, the land of shiny electronics. So I was going to meet Brian there, since I knew I wouldn't be able to do the whole store thing by myself. So I took the subway by myself.. forgetting my map. To start it off, I went 4 stops to far past where Brian and I were to meet, so we met up in the middle and then walked to the land of shiny electronics. Once we got there, it was really cool to see what was all there. and you get hasseled because all of the sales people are selling the same things, but if you asking around you can get better deals.. which we did. it was fun.
Now getting home. Oh dear. So Brian directed me to the right subway and the right track to get onto. Ok, so far so good. This train, we thought, would go down automatically, and then bring me to the stop where I needed to make my transfer.
It didn't
So i ended up travelling all the way to Incheon.. yeah.. great eh.. I asked the train people there for a map. Got directed to the right train and right track, and went back to where I was supposed to get off the train, so I could head downwards towards home. So i get on a train. This train, instead of continuing down the line, goes to this off side area, which was a giant KTX station. So I begin just a bit of a panic attack. This was not so fun.. but at least they had nice bathrooms, so I used them.. found the track that would lead me back. Got off at the station before it went into the stupid off link. I then found some Korean women who were travelling together... and asked them if this train would connect me to the station where I needed to transfer one last time. And it was! There was also a lady who had to transfer at the same place as me. So she nicely, dragged, me around :). There was also some university students on the train that spoke better English, so I could ask them to double check.
So i finally made it on to the train that would take me home. I was lucky that i made it in the time i did, because the trains DO stop running at some point in the night.
I took a taxi home instead of bussing.. just because i couldn't deal with the stress, and I didn't know how much longer the busses would run at that time.
I have a new rule... well 3. Never forget MAP! Never get on not packed trains! And Don't travel alone again.. I get way to lost....
It was an ok experience. At least the trains are nice... it was dark, so I couldn't see a lot more of Korea.. and my panic attack wasn't so major.. only teared a little when I had to talk on the phone... but if I wasn't talking, I wasn't freaking out to much. And now i know for next time...
Sunday this weekend we got SNOW! I took Kay outside in it! There wasnt a lot of snow on the ground, so she really didnt know what it was.. she just thought we were outside for fun.. and that she was getting a little wet.. Now its raining.. and the weather is supposed to go back to 13 sometime this week. Weather in Korea is strange.
This week is exams for the students, so at least I will get this week to plan. Hopefully I can stay focused on planning.... I often get distracted, because it really is hard to sit and plan lessons ALL day.
Well, hopefully everything goes well this week, and then December is almost done. I only have the 25th off.. and then back to teaching until the end of December. After that the school is out for about 2 months.. but I am here every day.. woot....
BUT then my parents come Feb. 5-15!!! Very exciting. And I get to have those days off and get to enjoy time seeing Korea with people actually!
Ok.. time to start working.. I think...