한국에서 인사말!

In case you are wondering, that means "Greetings from Korea!" in Korean. Sorry I have not updated my blog. It has been a crazy couple of weeks. My flight was very, very, very long. I did not sleep on any of my flights so I was up for over 27 hours by the time I went to bed. Not only was my flight tiring, but I also had a very stressful thing happen in Tokyo. To make things simple, I got lost, taken to a complelty wrong terminal, had to wait 30 minutes to get back, and barely made it to my plane. Other than that, Tokyo was quite nice! :)

Here is a picture of Sarah and I at the airport. I was so tired but still thrilled to be in Korea with the two of them.

So, I got here on Sunday July 6th. It did not really hit me that I was in a totally different continent at first but once I began walking around and hearing Korean being spoken all around me it began to settle in.

During the weekdays I have been helping Sarah in her classroom with her students. It has been so great. Everyday I come in they practically tackle me with hugs. They all yell "MRS. KIMI!!! MRS. KIMI!!!!" It is great. I already know that I am going to miss these kids very much. They are very loving and accepting of me even though I've only been here a couple of weeks. Here is a picture of Sarah's whole class.

We have also done alot of fun stuff together!

I went to a palace in Seoul.
I went on my first subway ride. (there's no picture but it was still an experience!)

I got my hair cut with Sarah. The language barrier was interesting!

I walked up the giant hill to Micah and Sarah's appartment at least once a day every day.

I went out to dinner with Sarah, Micah, Soo, Kate, and Kevin.

I have successfully eaten a couple of meals with only chopsticks and a spoon.

But I think my favorite part is the time spent with Sarah and Micah. It has been so much fun with them. They make me laugh all of the time and make me feel very at home. I know that I will miss them very much. I am looking foward to coming home and seeing my family and friends, yet I am very sad that I am soon to leave. I pray that God will bless the rest of our time together and that we would just enjoy each other. I can see how things can be hard at times for them, but I also see the work that God is doing in their lives as well as the impact they are making on the people around them. It is great!!!

I hope that this is a good description of what I have been doing. I will try to update soon.

Kimi