So I've fallen grossly behind on updating my blog, but I have to say, a great deal of that has to do with my frustration at uploading pictures. Everytime I try to do so, my most recent photos do not appear. I have done everything I know how to find them (short of looking up their individual file names) and I'm just not willing to spend the time on it. Forgive me!
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So I moved into the city and already all my city dreams are coming true! I can go out at night and not worry about catching the last bus home (at 9:40 pm!!!!) I've been to foreign food restaurants- Indian food in Korea was definitely a weird experience and I am so close to a million other things (including the airport) soooo great things to come! These photos are from walking around the new hood and seeing some of the local color aka I was trying to be artsy, Grandma.
I'm back on Jeju! After finishing out my grant year (or I guess not really since they're calling it an extension to get by some technicalities) I went to SE Asia for two weeks with my older brother, then home for just under two weeks then it was back to the marble mansion. That was so not enough time for me in America but what are ya gonna do? Anyways, I got back to Jeju last friday and I still have one bag to unpack- the moral of that story is that I don't need anymore clothes!!! They say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree and they were certainly right when it comes to clothes....I may have a problem. Anyways, I was kinda worried getting back that this whole year would feel like a re-run....except it 100% hasn't. I am so much happier at my new school- the students are so wonderful and although I teach more classes, they are smaller so I don't feel so overwhelmed. I thought my friends were crazy last year when they were telling me about their classes...starting to realize how much crazier middle school teaching was. Anyways, I'm about to head to bed (the jet lag is real) but here are some pics thus far on year 2 :)
These are my photos from Christina's visit to Seoul and Final Dinner for Fulbright Year 1. I have a lot of misgivings about Fulbright Korea but I am a huge supporter of the Fulbright program, its mission, and the work it has accomplished. When it comes to my personal experience, like most everything in life, this year and being a part of Fulbright korea has involved good things and bad things. That being said, I have given written confirmation that I will be staying for a second year. I am terrified. I am excited. I am nervous. I don't know if I made the right decision. I miss my family. I love Jeju. I think this might have been the most difficult decision of my life thus far. Being a twenty something year old is honestly so confusing. I wish there was someone to tell me what the "right" choice was. But of course, there is no "right" choice. I think the thing that hurt the most was feeling like I was losing time with my grandparents. They are both moderately healthy, but they're still in their eighties. I want to spend every moment I can with them and there just isn't enough time. So in order to go into my second year with a plan (and so I will stop crying in this cafe) I'm going to list out the things I hope to accomplish with this second year I have been blessed with.
Second Year To-do List - visit all the Jeju 4.3 sites on my map (more information on this later, I know I haven't talked about this on my blog) -gain the proficiency needed to test out of Korean -hike Jirisan or Seoraksan -go island hopping with Erin -go to festivals I haven't been to yet with Tiff and Kevin -make some friends out of the new kids -work with Global inner peace -find research opportunities -keep Girl Power going -hike Halla in the winter -stop and see the horses -send more post cards -apply for ********* (you all can probably figure it out, but it freaks me out to be so forward) -apply for scholarships -hike all the Olle routes -join a gym and get more fit -go home for Christmas -plan a killer vacation with my mom As you may or not know by now, I live on an island. The island of Jeju. This island was formed because of a volcano. The island is 700 square miles aka almost only half the size of Rhode Island. In the middle of this island is a dormant volcano. Me and my friends decided to climb said volcano. My legs hurt for five days afterwards. It was so painful. So very painful. Did I mention I'm doing it again on Friday?? |
Author안녕! I'm Emmy and this is my blog detailing my life in Korea with Fulbright mainly through pictures. Feel free to contact me on my about page. TTFN Archives
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