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July 29th, 2005
09:53 pm
So, I'm sitting in Missy's kitchen (at Carol and Darryl's). We are just finishing up making Deer Droppings to take up to the lake with us tomorrow and we are drinking Vodka and Hawaiian Punch. Yummyness. I just started my new job on Monday and so far it is pretty cool. All of the people that I work with are pretty great and always make me laugh! Jennifer calls me 'girlfriend' all the time and it just kills me. She is the greatest! The job keeps me pretty busy throughout the whole day and I don't have any downtime, which is good for the time being. It will be rough though when the school year starts and I will want to do homework and will have to actually do my job, lol. I haven't really had a job before (other than working in the factories at home) that I couldn't do my homework. Oh well, I guess that is part of being a semi-grown-up.
Speaking of classes, I start my Masters at UD on August 22nd. I have to change my two classes that I have now on Tuesday and Thursday to Monday and Wednesday at different times since I can't make the other ones now. The T/Th ones are at 4:30 and I don't get done until 5:500 at work. So, I'm changing to MW at 7:!0 and then taking a class at Sinclair at 5:30 until 6:45 before that. I need to take two other classes at Sinclair this quarter as well in order to finish up the 7 required classes I need to be eligible for my teaching certificate come fall (if that's what I want to do). Crazyness.
It is good to be back in Dayton though. I loved being in Korea and I like being at home, but nothing else compares to being in Dayton and being around Missy and Casey all of the time. I'm staying with Casey until I either get my own place or Missy and I get a place together. It all depends on her getting a job someewhere else. So far she has had two different interviews with two different compainies in Columbus. We will see though!
Alright, well I should help Missy. She is doing all of the work on the Deer Droppings and I'm on the computer and drinking vodka, lol.
until next time...
Current Music: Coldplay
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June 13th, 2005
10:55 am - Woah
So the days are passing pretty darn fast here! It's now Monday and I leave Mokpo on Friday...insane! My preliminary packing run went pretty good. I will definitely be able to fit everything in my suitcases - quite the miracle. However, I am still unsure of the weight. I'm going to go through and throw more stuff away/give things away. Fun times, lol.
I'm pretty busy right up until I leave. Poor Seung Geuk was trying to set up a time with me to take me out to dinner and to talk and stuff and there just isn't really time between my schedule and his. He has a business trip this week so isn't free too much and I'm pretty much all booked up. He is going to call though. I hate saying goodbye to people. Everyone here has been sooo wonderful. We had my goodbye party at church yesterday and it was really hard. I prayed that I wouldn't cry, but my emotions were just too strong and too raw to hold it all in. And of course when they wanted me to give a 'speech' during cake time it took like five minutes for me to start because I was crying and my voice sounded all girly and emotional... It went really good though and I know that I am loved here. Patti said that I have been like a breath of fresh air to this place and that really made me feel good. Even though I didn't know it in the beginning, I was meant to be here at this time..."To every thing there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven" Ecclesiastes 3:1 (KJV).
In other news:
1. My henna tattoo which was supposed to last a month is now gone...so sorry friends.
2. Buddy salsa dances now.... :)
3. I'm so excited about San Francisco!
4. Can't wait to see everyone when I get home :)
until next time...
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/moonsis/happy.gif) cheerful
Current Music: Worship music
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June 7th, 2005
09:44 pm - Wow
So, I leave in less than two weeks. I fly out of Incheon on June 18th and land in San Francisco that same morning (I love it that I land before I left). Haha. Anyway, I am meeting Justin there and we are going to spend Saturday and Sunday touring around the city. I haven't looked into it very much yet but two of the places I want to visit are the Golden Gate bridge and Alcatraz Island. I'm working on finally getting my pics from December and January online right now so I will probably work on that after I am finished. I'm pretty busy until I leave. I can't believe it is ending so soon. It has seriously gone so fast. I can remember back in October when I just wanted to come home, lol. Perserverance rocks! Anyway, I gotta run.
Here's a pic of the henna 'tattoo' that I got on the back of my neck. It is supposed to last about a month.
( Henna Butterfly Tattoo )
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May 23rd, 2005
10:24 am - Gwangju 5/18
This weekend was the anniversary of 5/18 in Gwangju. There's a huge story behind it (more than I know right now) but on 5/18/1980 there was his huge massacre in Gwangju by the government. The president of Korea had just been overthrown by a soldier tyrant type and the students in Gwangju were demonstrating against him. I guess the new President didn't like it and sent the army to contain the problem and they ended up shooting into the crowd and killing tons of people. It went on for weeks and many people were killed. All of which was terrible but I guess they also lied about how many people really died and said it was only a few hundred when in actuality it was a few thousand. Well, anyway, this weekend was sort of like an anniversary of when that happened. Ten years ago during the anniversary people were still really upset and there would still be demonstrations and such and the government still intervened and people would still get killed every year. In fact, my friend Patti was there about ten years ago during this time and was actually in a situation where there were a group of demonstrators and the soldiers through tear gas at them and were chasing them through the streets. She said her and her friends were running for their lives. She has a one picture that she was able to take and if she finds it and send it to me, I'll post it. But this year it was all mock versions of what happened twenty years ago.
So anyway, this man with a camera came up to me and asked me what I knew about what happened (since I was a foreigner and he assumed I was from America). So I told him what I had heard about it (through my friend Patti). He was Korean so my friend Hae Young was interpreting his questions for me and I was answering to the camera. And then he asked Hae Young another question and she said something to him and we left. I didn't really think anything of it because I couldn't understand what was happening but Hae Young said that he said that now there are large suspicions that America was behind all of the problems that happened and that it was our fault and since I was American how did I feel about that!
I was so pissed and felt so used...I felt like I sold myself out and didn't even know it. Here I thought he was just wanting to know how much a foreigner new about the problem because he was being really nice but the real point of his question was to place blame on America and then criticize... So that pretty much sucked...but, there's nothing I can do about it. I'll probably be on the news somewhere being made a fool of because of this idiot.
He basically only asked me what I knew about what happened so he can't really twist anything I said but it just depends on the context in which he uses it. Koreans assume that the rest of the world (America especially) knows everything about Korea because they know everything about us and they get pissed when we don't know....he assumed that everyone knew about what happend and I had never heard about it before Saturday. We'll see I guess...or I may even never know... I'm ok now ut on Saturday night I was really pissed off about the whole situation. Hae Young said that she thinks she shouldn't have told me what he said but I'm glad that she did.
I know this situation is no where near some of the persecution that some people feel in other countries and things that missionary's do everyday, but it was still pretty brutal to feel taken advantage of and there was nothing I could do about it. America is not to blame for the problems of the entire world - especially 25 years after the fact!
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/moonsis/angry.gif) aggravated
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May 21st, 2005
12:04 am - Japan in June?
So I spent the evening hanging out over at Patti's house and holding Bang Hee's baby. It was so great being able to be around the baby and feed her - gotta love 4 month old kids. Patti made Indian food for dinner, it was quite yummy and plus we had watermelon for dessert! Yum :) This weekend should be pretty fun. Accept for my class tomorrow morning that is. After class I need to practice my clarinet for my performance next week but then Patti, Hae Young, and I are going to Naju so that I can take my Korean driver's test. It's silly really. Canadians just have to go to the 'license bureau' and show their passport, fill out some paper work, squat, and they get their license...American's have to take a written test. We went two weeks ago but we got there a little late and although the office was open, the testing center was not...so we have to go back tomorrow. They even tried to get me to pay 10,000 won for a book on driving. I flipped through it and the page I came to toward the middle of the booklet was about your posture during driving - I'm pretty sure I can do without it, lol. After Naju we are driving to Gwangju and touring around a little and then eating dinner at TGIFriday's! Yay for Western food!!
On our ride back to my house Patti asked if I had plans for the three day weekend that we all have off in June and I told her not yet. So, we are planning on finally driving over to Busan and then taking the ferry down to Tokyo! I guess it is only 160,000 won for the ferry from Busan to Tokyo. I'm excited about that! At least I get to visit one other country while I am here. Since all of the other foreigners here actually have a job where they earn money and get paid vacation time, they have all traveled to Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and the like...I've stayed and traveled around Korea. I'm excited!
Current Mood: excited
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May 17th, 2005
02:08 pm - Random update
So, I brought my clarinet back with me because Mr. Bae had mentioned before Christmas that he wants me to play at the School Festival. Now, the school festival is next week and they want me to play in it...and haven't even given me the music yet. On Friday of last week, Hye Ryoung came up to me and said that they want her and I to play a duet with piano accompaniment. First of all, Hye Ryoung has been playing the flute for all of two months...and has taken the last three weeks off from her lessons. I haven't played my clarinet since Marching Band Senior year, which is now a year and a half ago. I'm just going to laugh when next week comes. I did actually get it out and play it a little bit last night. Just did some long tones and scales to get my mouth used to playing again and I just did some more long tones and scales about fifteen minutes ago. I need to see about getting the music though and practicing with Hye Ryoung...crazyness.
Anyway...this is my first week in like a month that I have to teach for the full week without any days off. Last week I had Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday off because the students were taking mid-term exams, the week before I had Thursday off because it was Childrens Day, and the week before that I had Tuesday off - although I forget why. Fun times! Next week is the festival like mentioned above and I will be playng my instrument as well as participating in some sort of basketball team. I love how I get tidbits of information but never the full story. Half the time I just show up when they tell me to with no expectations at all. Living like this can either make a person more easy-going or just plain go insane - I chose to be more easy-going. They provide me with the information that I need, other than that, I do my own thing. It works. :)
I have two more classes to teach this afternoon and then I have a private lesson and then my first piano lesson. I was actually supposed to start these lessons about a month ago but each week something came up and we had to reschedule. So, I probably will only know some scales by the time I get home. I did find this cool website last night through about how to jazz improvise on the piano. I'm going to work on that a little bit as well. Should be a good time.
Still haven't gotten any further on making my decison on whether to move back to Dayton or move to DC. Both options are really good in their own ways. I know where I want to be, but I'm not sure if that is where I'm called to be...I'll just have to wait until I get back and can actually go up to Dayton and talk to some people and look at job situations first. Again, more crazyness.
I'm trying to sort through my stuff and figure out what I can leave here and what I don't need. I'm leaving a lot of my clothes here, my comforter, pillow, sheets, etc...I just can't seem to part with my books though. I definitely shouldn't have brought so many back with me in January...
Anyway, class starts in ten minutes. Have to head back down to the office now. Lata friends!
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May 12th, 2005
12:03 am - You've got to be kidding me!
I just finished a book called 'Flyy Girl' by Omar Tyree, an African American male writer. It was basically an ok read throughout - talking about the urban lifestyle through the eyes of a young girl through middle school and high school. Towards the end of the book I began wondering exactly what the point was and was hoping that it was going to be something good and something that African American's can take away as a good message...wrong! By the end it became clear that the only message that I was going to be able to take away from this book was that Omar Tyree believed and was selling the idea that, "The white man has set us up for all this shit we been through"!!! Seriously enraged right now!!!!!
Current Mood: enraged
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May 10th, 2005
12:52 pm - Funny how things change all the time, ay?
Seriously, there are many decisions to be made over the next couple of months. I know that ultimately they are my decisions to make but I would love some imput from my friends so here goes...
I have three options for when I come home - two for sure.
( Option 1: Return to Dayton/UD )
( OPTION 2: Washington DC with Response-Ability )
( OPTION 3: Baltimore )
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/moonsis/thoughtful.gif) contemplative
Current Music: Amanda Marshall - I'll be ok
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May 3rd, 2005
01:40 pm
Days of Equality and Solidarity
May 1 - May 8, 2005
During World War II, Norwegians wore paperclips on their collars to demonstrate their opposition to Nazism and anti-Semitism. Today, unfortunately, the meaning has broadened, Hate in its many forms still stalks the world -- prejudice, inequality, racism, discrimination, terrorism, hunger -- and sometimes it seems like there is no stopping its movement. Wear a paperclip on your collar during the week of May 1-8th, 2005, to "bind together" to denounce hate crimes, racism, discrimination, and prejudice and to support equality and solidarity
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April 18th, 2005
April 8th, 2005
11:34 am
These past couple of weeks have been pretty excellent. I have met some new people who are pretty darn wonderful. I am excited about my last couple of months here in Korea and actually have been thinking about what it would be like to stay here for another year. I know that I probably won't, but I can't say I haven't thought about it a couple of times. The culture here is great and the people are great. I am just so blessed to be able to have had this opportunity.
I am still trying to figure out exactly what I will be doing when I get back. Within the next month I should hear back from most of the places that I have applied to and should be able to make a final decision. I found out last week that I was accepted to Grad School at UD so that is always a possibility. And I am really excited about it as well. I am just afraid that by going back to UD that it will lose all of the magic it had while I attended undergrad there. I do still have many friends there and of course Buddy and Missy are there so that is an added plus. I just wish decisions were easier to make, lol. But I guess that defeats the purpose of life, ay.
Oh yeah, I have started saying 'ay' a lot like I'm Candadian. Hehe. My Candadian friends here are wearing me down!
I've been thinking about a lot of things. I love having time to do that here. It sounds weird, but when I was in school I never had time to really think about things. Here is it a huge part of my day and I really like it. I used to think that having alone time was not something that I needed or wanted even, but now I definitely realize that it is something that I need. Not only does it make me healthier, but it definitely makes me happier to know that the decisions I am making are decisions that I have completely thought through.
On that note, I have three more classes today and need to run. This weekend should be relaxing yet fun, so I'm looking forward to it!
until next time....
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March 28th, 2005
01:25 pm - Thank you!
I just wanted to say thanks to those of you who prayed for my grandfather, emailed, imed, or called me. You all have been great. His condition is improving and he should be able to come home from the hopsital within the next day or two. It just goes to show you how powerful prayer is and how wonderful God is!
Thanks again!! I love you guys!
Current Mood: hopeful
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March 24th, 2005
10:26 pm
I have a prayer request. My grandfather was taken to the hospital last night - his kidneys and liver are failing. Any prayers that you could send his way would be wonderful.
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March 18th, 2005
10:33 pm - Fun-ness from Ms. Jennie Haines! :)
1. IF YOU COULD BUILD A SECOND HOUSE ANYWHERE, WHERE WOULD IT BE?
If my first house were already in the city, i'd build my
second one in the country somewhere. There is actually a house not far from my permanent address in GC that I would love to buy. It is another old brick farm house.
2. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE ARTICLES OF CLOTHING?
Jeans and my Dawn of the Dead longsleeved t-shirt. So comfy!
3. THE LAST CD YOU BOUGHT?
Bought? I don't remember...probably Tori Amos last year sometime.
4. WHAT TIME DO YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?
It's usually around 8:00 or 8:30 to have a little while to talk online and drink my coffee before my shower and then teaching.
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE KITCHEN APPLIANCE?
Microwave.
6. IF YOU COULD PLAY AN INSTRUMENT, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Guitar and piano. If all goes well, I am going to start taking lesson this fall for one or both.
7. FAVORITE COLOR?
Curlean
8. WHICH VEHICLE DO YOU PREFER, SPORTS CAR, MOTORCYCLE OR SUV?
Man, probably an SUV although I know they aren't environmentally friendly. When I drove to Boston in January I rented a 2005 Ford Explorer with leather seats, 4 wheel drive, the works. It was awesome!!
9. DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE AFTERLIFE?
Heaven and Hell
10. FAVORITE CHILDREN'S BOOK?
Bearenstein Bears!
11. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON?
Fall
12. IF YOU HAVE A TATTOO, WHAT IS IT?
No tatoos, probably will never get one either...
13. IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SUPERPOWER, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
To fly! That would rock! But, I am going skydiving this summer, should be something like it....well I guess falling is different than flying, lol!
14. CAN YOU JUGGLE?
Heck no!
15. ONE PERSON FROM YOUR PAST YOU WISH YOU COULD GO BACK AND TALK TO?
My grandma!
16. WHAT IS UNDER YOUR BED?
Dust, lol. I am going to be doing a little spring cleaning this weekend, so it won't be there for long!
17. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE DAY?
Wednesday and Thursday! The OC is on!
18. WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SUSHI OR HAMBURGER?
Hamburger? What's that? Oh yeah....forgot, lol.
19. FROM THE PEOPLE YOU WILL EMAIL THIS TO, WHO'S THE MOST LIKELY TO
RESPOND FIRST?
Not applicable in current situaion.
20. WHO'S THE LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
Those who like things sort of things!
21. WHO DID YOU RECEIVE THIS FROM?
Ms. Jennie Haines via email
22. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FLOWER?
Yellow roses
23. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MEAL?
My mommies Chicken and Dumplin's
24. WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY?
7-20-1982
25. DESCRIBE YOUR Pajamas.
T-shirt and sweats
26. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BREAKFAST?
Coffee...currently it's Maxwell House :)
27. DO YOU LIKE YOUR JOB?
Sure do! :)
28. WHAT IS YOUR DREAM JOB?
Do you have an hour? Cuz I have many plans all of which lead into one another!
29. WHAT AGE DO YOU PLAN TO RETIRE?
I'm not sure. But, I don't think I will ever be fully retired. When I retire I want to own a bookstore/coffeeshop and sit and read and talk about books and politics with customers all day! :)
30. WHERE DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE OR SIGNIFICANT OTHER?
I met him in fourth grade after selling nuts for Girl Scouts.
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11:10 am - At work update
Well, I have an hour in between classes so I thought I would update a little. I have been trying to keep myself busy with trying to figure out what I want to do when I come home. It is still all up in the air. I had a phone interview last Friday for a Residence Coordinator position at UD. All of it went really well except when they asked me the standard interview question - what is your greatest weakness?....I, stupidly, wasn't prepared for that question and I said 'I get stressed out sometimes'. Honestly! Who says that! I tried to fix it by going back to a point I made earlier about how I am good about prioritizing things and everything gets done and that it only makes me work harder. But, I thought I ruined my chances. I am not even entirely sure if it is what I want to do, but I didn't want to blow my chances before I made up my mind. At any rate, they said they would let me know by the 19th whether or not I made it to the second round of interviewing. I had a dream last night that they told me I didn't make it, but when I woke up this morning I checked my email and there was one from them letting me know that I had made the cut. I was so happy. It was weird because they let me know two days earlier and I had just then woken up from a dream about it....timing is everything, lol. Anyway, I guess there were 29 people who applied and they only need 7...so, we'll see how it goes. If I was in the States I would have to go to an interview day on April 12th but since I am here in Korea, we have to somehow work out how to complete the interview. Wish me luck! I'm not exactly sure what I want to do, but this position just seems right. We'll see.
I am still keeping my options open though. There is still a good chance that I could end up in either Boston or Philly and even possibly in Baltimore, MD or Neward, NJ. I am researching hardcore about full-time jobs in the Dayton area as well in case I want to go that route. I just wish that I new where I wanted to be for sure. For some reason I feel like I am being called back to Dayton. Last week I was sitting here in the office on Thursday afternoon and the idea for my Master's thesis came to me and I sat and wrote down what I was thinking. All of it pertained to education, of course, and the things I wanted to research all just fit for the Dayton area. Everything is submitted to the grad school as far as my application goes. I am just waiting word to see if I am accepted...or not. I guess I will wait and see about that before I worry myself anymore...although I know I will anyway.
St. Patrick's Day here ended up being pretty fun. It was kinda dull and boring throughout the day because I just taught two classes, took a nap, and then finally entered all of my receipts into my budget from the last five months. Fun.... But, at 6:00 Patti came and picked me up. We went over to her place, hung out, and had dinner (she made spaghetti with chicken, zuccini (sp?), mushrooms (they were fresh, so I could eat them, lol, my stupide fungus-free life style), and melted cheddar cheese). It was way yummy! Hee Young and Joan were there too. After that, we went to see the movie Hitch with Will Smith. It was hilarious at parts! All of the actors did a pretty decent job. The main woman actor, Eva Mendez or something like that, I had never even heard of before, but she did really good. And I totally want her eyebrows, lol. There were a couple of good quotes to take away from the movie as well. I can't remember most of them, but one of them was something like "Wake up every morning like you did it on purpose". I thought that one was really cool. Like even if you don't feel like getting up or are not looking forward to that day, have a positive attitude and be determined that you are going to do good that day, you are going to get done what you need done, and be determined. I just loved being at the movies though. I miss the days of watching movies in the Guernsey County cinema and being with a group of my friends. Especially when we have the whole theatre to ourselves because the GC is so small, lol. Good times.
Also, it turns out that I may be hosting the church Easter dinner at my apartment because it is so big. Funny that I live by myself. I am excited though because everyone will be hanging out on Easter and I won't have to be by myself. Plus, Giselle and Jim's two grandchildren are coming in from Canada so there will be children there too! Since I live on the campus of the school there will be a place for them to play so they won't have to be inside all day. AND, Giselle has a turkey so we get to eat yummy food! More fun news, Patti asked me if I wanted to preside at church sometime. I told her to give me a couple weeks to concentrate on how it is done and then I would do it. I think that it would be a lot of fun to be able to do that and also give me a more active role in the church instead of just reading the scripture every couple of weeks. The only thing that I am afraid of is praying in front of the entire church. I have never really done that before. Led prayer that is, on my own. Wish me luck!!
Maxine sent me a letter and I got it today. I just love her! She let me know how everyone in the Eagon family is doing and told me about all the grandkids. I can't believe that Josh's neices and nephews have gotten so big! She sent a pic which I have on my desk here at work. They are so cute!!
Alright, well that is about all. Not as long as my normal updates...thank goodness, right? lol
until next time, my friends!
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March 11th, 2005
05:40 pm - Yoga and Pilates
So, I finally got my dvd back out to do my Yogalates. I brought back a yoga ball, stretch bands, and 4 lb balls that I bought over Winter Break and now finally broke them out. I did the full video and I feel GREAT! It is amazing how much energy just an hour work-out gives you. Plus, my reward was to eat strawberries, so that helps too! I love that they are in season now! So, I am going to try and keep a regular schedule of this video, power-walking, and strength training. :) We'll see! Please keep me in your prayers so that I may stay disciplined!
...on the flip!
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March 10th, 2005
09:29 pm
Yay for the OC Season 2 finally coming to Korea!! The first episode was last night and I'm currently watching the second episode. I have plans now every Wednesday and Thursday night at 9pm. :) I'm such a nerd! But, I love it!
Last night I went to dinner with Patti and then we hung out at her place with Hee Young and watched the OC. Today I had two classes, took a nap (with the window open because it was beautiful out here), and then went back to the group home for dinner. They are so much fun!
Alright, boring update but the OC is back. Lata!
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March 2nd, 2005
10:29 pm - Fun Stuff:
10 Random Things About Me:
1. I am a dork
2. I am a nerd
3. I love learning and reading about history and philosophy
4. I like international politics
5. I hate poverty, hunger, and inequality
6. I am passionate about children
7. I have an expansive life plan
8. I have a wonderful family
9. I have very supportive and loyal friends
10. I love God!
9 Places I've Visited:
1. Korea: Mokpo, Seoul, Jejudo, Sorakson, Boryong, DMZ, the Southern most tip, (among others)
2. Boston, MA
3. Philly, PA
4. Washington, DC
5. Chicago, IL
6. San Francisco, CA
7. Washington: Ilwaco, Long Beach, Seattle
8. St. Louis, Missouri
9. Florida: Orlando, Daytona
8 Things I Want to do Before I Die:
1. Travel through Eurpoe: Rome, London, Paris, Australia, Africa: Ghana, Kenya, Israel: Jerusalem, to see the Aurora Borealis (Nothern Lights) and Aurora Australias (Southern Lights)
2. Get my Masters in Education and then go to Law School
3. Teach high school social studies incorporating my own ideas and philosophy
4. Go skydiving
5. Get married and have children
6. Be an advocate for realy change in society - especially concerning education inequality
7. Start a business and write a book
8. Run a bookstore/coffeeshop when I retire (and give tours at the Capital building)
7 Ways for a Guy to Win my Heart:
1. Be genuine
2. Be honest
3. Love God
4. Standard: Chocolate and Flowers (yellow roses or sunflowers)
5. Want Children
6. Accept my crazy family ;)
7. Be a nerd/dork like me but not with necessarily the same interests
6 Things I Believe In:
1. God
2. Love
3. the Goodness of people
4. Second chances (or third, fourth, etc)
5. that a positive, optimistic attitude goes a long way
6. that you need to tell people how much they mean to you
5 Things I'm Afraid of:
1. Losing someone
2. Cancer
3. Allowing a tragedy to happen that could have been prevented
4. Never getting married or having kids
5. Scary movies - although they are way fun to watch :)
4 of the Favorite Things in my Room:
1. My 3 picture frames that I brought with me: Casey and I at formal, GRH: Casey, Brooks, Missy, and then one of Jamie and I at John and Kim's graduation.
2. My laptop - the key to communication with my friends
3. My bed - I love sleeping, although it's too hard...
4. Samuel!!
3 Things I Need to do Everyday:
1. Pray
2. Exercise
3. Have a CONVERSATION!!
2 Things I think about Constantly
1. My future - i.e. what exactly to do when I get back to the U.S.
2. How un-disciplined I am
1 Person I Want to See Right Now:
1. Just 1? Jamie, so we can actually sit and spend some real time together talking and catching up!!
Current Music: Rascall Flatts - I love to love you out loud
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