How have I been doing?  Awesome.

I feel like I’m at a really good place and really happy… wonder what it is though..

So I finally decided to sign up for Lifetime 24 hour fitness near my house. I dont always want to go to CRC and drive the commute all the way back esp. with gas prices being so high.

My new goal: lose 30 pounds!

I wanted to lose 30 pounds before my birthday.. but I only have a month and a half so.. that’s almost impossible. I want to lose at LEAST 15 pounds before my birthday and 30 pounds before the end of July. You think I can do it? who knows who knows. It’s really up to me I guess. what I eat and how much I work out.

I signed up for bootcamp! I’m actually excited. Hope bootcamp can really help me get the body I want. I told a couple of friends and coworkers and they said they give me one session and I’ll quit.  I shall prove everyone wrong and hopefully lose the weight I want to!

This semester is almost over! Only 2 weeks. Dead week then Final week.. before you know it.. it’s another summer.

I can’t believe I was in Korea this time of year last year. So much has changed since I’ve been back. When I think of it though.. much has changed for the better. I almost feel like I’m just going back to my roots and living my lifestyle the way it was before or just really living my life the way I want to live – just being real.

Korea has definitely shaped me into more of a mature person when it comes to living in the “REAL” world (whatever that means) and just dealing with people and what not.

I really miss the freedom I had when I was in Korea. It was something that was really valuable especially when you are in college, and all you do is study, study, study and time flies by so fast! I def recommend people to take the time out of college and travel or work abroad or even study abroad. That chance is so rare. You’ll not only meet a lot of people but you’ll grow so much as an individual.  I wish I could have that freedom again. The freedom of just not worrying about exams, your future, finance, etc.

but I had my chance already and that’s what vacations and weekend getaways are for. DUH~~~

Another side note: I thought I was going to graduate in December but I can’t..it’s actually better for me not to. I’ll be graduating in May 2012. So that makes me back to a 3rd year? hahaha Never would I have guessed I would be a 5th year in college. But it is Georgia Tech so nothing too out of the ordinary.

SUMMER 2011 MUCH HAS BEEN PLANNED!!!

I REALLY REALLY like this song. You have to blast the music really loud and just CHILL. hope you guys enjoy

and also this one!

three awesome videos made by a friend from my spring break.

a trip to Disneyland

VEGAS!! (innocent version)

last night in SoCal

I randomly thought of this today, so I decided to share.

Life is… by Mother Theresa

Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.

Life is beauty, admire it.

Life is a dream, realize it.

Life is a challenge, meet it.

Life is a duty, complete it.

Life is a game, play it.

Life is a promise, fulfill it.

Life is sorrow, overcome it.

Life is a song, sing it.

Life is a struggle, accept it.

Life is a tragedy, confront it.

Life is an adventure, dare it.

Life is luck, make it.

Life is too precious, do not destroy it.

Life is life, fight for it.

Long story short..

I will forgive you. But I also want to forget you.

Is that too dramatic? Probably.. But its seriously my response to a few people. It’s not even worth fighting about or even talking about it.. just.. forgive and forget.. easy enough.

[Deep Breath]

So with that said.. moving on..

For those who do not know yet, I do not live in La Vista Apartments anymore. Yes, I moved out. Yes, I’m commuting. Now go spread the word so people can stop bothering me about it. BTW I’ve never been happier with my decision and nothing is wrong so chill.

Here’s a random goal of mine… I’m trying to lose 15 to 20 pounds before spring break. That way, I can have fun and eat good food and gain like 5 to 10 pounds, and I’ll still be okay. hahaha not a bad idea right?

I was talking with one of the other interns in my company and she said she lost 50 pounds! I was like holy. how?

So.. she’s been on weight watchers where everything is a point system. Like you can only have 29 points a day and have 49 points overall in a week (where it allows you to eat REAL food and what not). So I asked her how many points a bagel would be.. and she said 8 points. 8 points for a bagel?? not even worth it. Fruits are considered zero points which is nice…when I see her eat lunch, she only eats soup…..WTH. Soup? I can’t survive with just a small bowl of soup for lunch. I asked her what happens if she ate ice cream. If she was to eat ice cream, then no more desserts for the rest of the week. You can only have something fattening once a week pretty much. If you work out, you get more points and etc.

So I told her how I wanted to lose 15 to 20 pounds in less than 3 months. She said “oh that’s easy”…….. yeah… so I’m going to start this whole point system like she is, and just see how “easy” it is to lose this weight. I think I gained 8 pounds since coming back from Korea. I think I lost 2 since this semester started. I hate this whole weight game. People who just eat and not gain anything.. you are TRULY blessed.  So go reward yourself with cheesecake. Ohh.. cheesecake… I want some right now.. Anyways, I’ll see how far I can go.. If I ever hang out with you, please make sure I eat healthy..

I gave up fries and coke and I was really good for 2 weeks. Until TODAY. DUN DUN DUN. I forgot about how I gave it up. ugh. why am I so forgetful? So I was eating away like nothings wrong and then I realized what I was doing. I wanted to throw it all up.. but I mean.. it’s fries. why would you do that….right?

So starting tomorrow, I have to start all over and see how much weight I can lose before spring break. (Wish me luck) If you ever see me eating foods I’m not supposed to, please hit me or something.. Gracias.

Another random thought.. like all my posts.. but.. I really REALLY do not understand people who do not believe in global warming. People who think global warming is fake… I mean.. have you SEEN the weather outside? (well not today… but you know) have you SEEN all these crazy weathers going around the world? how can someone think global warming is fake? I seriously don’t get it. It’s almost like politics for me.. I feel like I can fight against it all day. Where’s Al Gore! Please google global warming and understand the meaning of that term before you say something stupid like that.. or even better.. pick up a newspaper and start reading the news, or start reading things other than a cartoon clip.

Anyways, I can not wait for spring. Getting tired of this cold weather.

It’s been a really long time since I updated this. I wonder if anyone even reads this anymore.. The last time I decided to write on my blog was when I was in Korea…

This post is just all the thoughts going on in my head right now.. pretty random.

• 2010 overall was an awesome year.. Around this time last year, I would come back from New York, attend the JCA winter retreat, go to Miami and then slowly get ready to head off to Korea for 6 months.

You know.. 6 months doesn’t sound that much, but its amazing how much it can change people, especially myself. Around this time last year, I would also soon find out that I have gout. A disease that people in the late 50s and 60s get. Honestly, I’m really thankful for having gout because it changed my life around 180 degrees. I have to make sure I eat healthy and that I work out. I always prayed to lose more weight.. never really thought this was an option. hahaha It just sucks that I got it before I even turned 21 :( It’s okay.. it didn’t stop me too much on my birthday.

Looking back 2010 went by too fast. Korea seems like a dream, and I don’t really know what happened first semester coming back.  It’s just a big blur.

• It’s already 2011!

Can’t believe its already 2011. I never thought this year would come. The year I graduate from college. Too bad I’m not because I still have some courses to take, but wow.. it’s already 2011. These past 4 years in college went by so fast.

I met so many cool people in the last 4 years alone. I’m so thankful and blessed for the friendships I made in college thus far. The best thing is, its still not over! There’s still many more people to meet and many new friendships to be made :)

I realized friends come and go. Real friends always stick with you through the good and the bad. I’m really blessed to have such good friends in my life.

• Goodbye JCA

I decided to try out different churches until I found the one that I thought was right for me. I have grown and have been so blessed through Journey Church of Atlanta alone. Overall it’s a great church and I can’t wait to see it mature later down the road.

Trying to find a new church for me is actually a lot harder than I thought. I’ve attend Buckhead Church and its been really good. Such a great church and lots to learn. I’m still trying to find a church that’s a little smaller and has a community I can really plug myself into. Maybe I won’t find what I want in Atlanta.. who knows. There’s a lot of great churches in Atlanta though.

I have decided to still attend my JCA FG though. GodFellas is a great FG. Plus, En.God!

• New Goals

For the first time, I finally realized what I really wanted to do in my life. Coming into college, I opened a brochure NYU sent me for their business school, Stern. I saw a girl who was majoring in marketing and finance and minoring in international business. So I decided to do the same thinking marketing was the field I may want to do.

I never thought I would choose accounting as a field for my future. But I finally decided to concentrate accounting and finance and I don’t regret it. I’ve been learning a lot in my internship with Samsung and I’ve actually been really enjoying it minus all the overtime I have to do sometimes.

It’s been a great learning experience and what’s so cool with the company is that I get to be involved in other fields in the company and work directly with the President and CFO of the company if needed, which is really rare. I’m glad I finally realized what I wanted to do IN college.

I want to really focus on my career path and my academics. When I think about that, I’m really glad I still have some time in school so I can make any changes if needed. I’m excited to see what the future has for me.

• I wonder how things will be one year from now. Probably really different.
• I don’t regret anything. If I had to do it over, I’ll probably do exactly what I did.

• Life is seriously too short. I want to live my life to the fullest. What does that really mean?

For me: It can be anywhere from talking for hours with good friends at a cafe to going on a spontaneous trip and experiencing something new.

I want to spend more time with those who I love and care about, I want to travel more, I want to experience new types of food, I want to do things I’ve never done before and what I love. I want to be more spontaneous and adventurous, I want to learn more about my faith and what it means to be a Christian, and I want to build myself into a better son and brother.

LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST. w/e that means to you.

That’s all.. I could write on this all day…

It was a really hard decision for me… but I decided to extend my contract and stay another 6 months here in Korea..

SIKE. DHAN IS COMING BACK HOME!!

Honestly.. I can’t believe its been almost 6 months since I’ve been here…. I feel like I’ve only been here for 2 months or something. More of a summer job? I don’t know.. I have a little bit over a week now and man.. I feel like I still need to do so much. I almost feel like I’m leaving too soon? It’s a weird feeling. Im excited to go home but at the same time, I really dont want to leave :(

Korea has been AMAZING. I dont regret coming here at all. There were times when it was just ehh but looking back.. I def had more good times than bad.

I’m actually really looking forward to the fall semester. For some reason I think it’s going to be awesome. Of course hard studying….but always having fun :) study hard.. party harder! I actually forgot how to study.. not that I really did before.. but… man.. going back to school and actually opening a book and going to class… sounds so boring right now. Not excited for midterms, not excited for pop quizzes.. I wish I invented something that made me into a billionaire… but dont we all…

Being in Korea, and meeting all these new people.. made me realize many things. I got to know who I am more as a person and what my real goals are in life. I got to experience MANY different personalities and let’s just say… my patience is still the same.. but def working on it. I can’t help it though sometimes.. when people say stupid retarded things.. am i supposed to laugh and just go along with it? cuz.. i dont. I also realized that my face expressions show WAY too much of what I’m thinking inside.. its sad.. its almost like cussing someone out in my head.. but the person can hear everything… man oh man.. w.e it’s not like im gonna get botox and not be able to move my face..might as well tell you straight up right?

I also realized after meeting many people from many different countries.. I’m a proud AMERICAN. I’ve had SO many retarded conversations with people about this. They would bring up, ” you know the world hates Americans right? ” ugh… F U TOO.  honestly, im about to bring out my red, white, and blue and stick it up their a-holes. I mean I get it. We can seem cocky and be all like AMERICA IS THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE. but ugh.. i really think it is. I’ve never been to all the cities in the world, but because I was born in America, and lived there all my life, I’m not going to complain about it. It’s what I’m used to, and its what I love. That doesn’t mean I don’t want to travel and experience new cultures. All you haters need to calm down and just eat a Hamburger. Amen.

Anyways.. Korea is great. It’s really sad I’m leaving soon. made awesome friends while i’ve been here, and now I have more friends around the world! wait till they come to America.. I’m gonna make them FAT as hell with our AMAZING food. Then once they explore, they’ll never want to leave.

Have I changed a lot? NO. man.. my goal was to come back as a totally different person with a different personality and everything.. yeah.. no. still the same dhan that’s going to come back. I feel that a lot of people back at home changed though :( but i mean we all change… it’s time for us to all grow up and you know…do what we gotta do.

Before you know it, I’ll be on the plane coming back home. I’m going to miss my kids a lot ;( they so annoying but so cute… I think it would have been a funny reality show if they filmed me teaching but thats another story. I def want to hold on to the “let’s get kids right when we marry part..” Never had so much white hair IN MY LIFE. They cute alright but dang… its like I own a daycare. I wonder how elementary teachers do it…man.. MAD propz.

Anyways, another random post. I can’t help it. I just write how I think. See everyone soon!

P.S – btw I REALLY want a nose job.. just saying.. a higher bridge wont hurt.. it can really change people!!! you know so many people do it here, its not even considered plastic surgery to them anymore… sigh.. only if it was cheaper.. hahaha jk jk not.

A little over a month left in Korea! It’s almost July.. and before you know it, ill be back home from a 6 month journey.

I feel like a lot of stuff has happened since my last update.. I’ll see what I remember. haha

I’m finally 21!! whoo hoo! honestly.. I feel.. the same. well kinda.. I do feel old.. I know being 21 isnt old but man.. when I was a freshmen in college.. def not as hyper now. maybe its all part of maturing.. i dunno. life is just more CHILL then craziness. guess its better.

I honestly had an awesome birthday though. Got to chill with my new friends I made in Korea and even with old friends from back home. I even celebrated before I left ATL! hahaha Thank you Justin Yoo, Esther Chang, and Lucy Kim. But it was def a memorable birthday. So once again, thank you friends.

I feel like Korea has been so much more fun with friends from back home being here. I feel like so many people are in Korea! why are they? hahaha cuz the world cup? I dunno, but it really does feel like a lot of people are here…which is better for me! more people to hang out with! muhaha

This past weekend, I hung out with Becky Hong and Josh Park again.. and man.. it was so much fun. I haven’t laughed that much since I’ve been here. It was so much fun just catching up and talking about old times.I honestly cant wait to go back home and catch up with everyone else. It’s going to fun hearing everything I missed out on.

Let’s talk about the world cup in Korea… Before I continue.. first off, good job Korea. Even though we didn’t make it to the 8th round.. we did an awesome job. Let’s do better in 4 years! fighting! I wonder where and what I’ll be doing in 4 years… hmm… but its in Brazil! who wants to go to Brazil with me?!? haha

I feel like only korea is the way it is during world cup. Well.. I wouldn’t know since I havent been to all the countries in the world during world cup, but.. man.. korea is CRAZY when it comes to world cup. I’m so happy I got to experience the world cup in Korea. I don’t know if its after 2002, but man.. Red Devils all the way yo!

The first game, when Korea played Argentina.. don’t really want to mention that game, but I went to city hall in seoul, and there were over 45,000 people JUST in that one location. I thought that was a lot… this last game against Uruguay, there were over 100,000 people in city hall!! city hall is the biggest place where people gather to watch the game but man.. over 100,000 people?!? it was so much fun. no joke. doesn’t matter if you not korean either. EVERYONE is wearing a red shirt and just cheering for Korea. This last past game, it started at 11:00pm for Korea. We decided to meet up at city hall at 6 to catch dinner and just head over to cheer. NOPE. that place was packed already when it was only 6. So we got our spots and we stayed there for 5 hours until the game started. Then it started raining like 2 hours before the game… I feel like because the rain, it made it even more fun. hahaha I don’t know. It was just an experience I would have never had back in the states. I will def miss soccer nights..

Korea subways aren’t 24 hours like many people think it is. Monday to Fridays, it ends at 12:30am and on Saturday and Sundays, it ends at 12. I don’t know why.. I wish it was 24 hours like NY. So pretty much, if you miss the subway, you have to either cab it home or wait till 5am for it to start up again. During world cup, they extend it so people can get home after they cheer. So for the last game, it ended at like 1 right? The subway station was opened till 2. The one against Nigeria, it was at 3:30am. The subways were 24 hours. Isn’t that crazy?!?! for one game.. they extend the public transportation. hahaha that would NEVER happen in the states. How koreans go crazy over soccer.. man.. i love it!! haha

I’m honestly really excited for my return home. I’ll be ending up living with my close friends, Sam Seo, Phil Kim, and Andrew Kim in Reserves in La Vista.. I heard a few other JCA peeps aside from Esther and Donna live there so that would be interesting. I’m just excited to move in and have my bed and desk again! haha excited to live with my bros too! I honestly feel like fall semester is going to be SO much fun. I don’t know why. I just have a real good feeling about everything. I’m ready to come back home, go to school, work, eat good food, and travel even more than before. haha already have a list of cities I have to visit during the semester. We’ll see how it goes though.

My experience in Korea honestly has been amazing. Like I said in my previous posts, leaving ATL and meeting new people and chillin was exactly what I wanted since my second year in college. Even though I took a break from school, I still got credit for working abroad. I actually received 12 hours spring semester and another 12 hours during my summer semester for working abroad. These credits also work towards my international plan so it honestly worked out the way I wanted it to be.

When returning home, there will def be things I will miss about living and working in this country. I will miss my friends I made here..of course. I will also miss how things are open so late! I feel like 12 am is like 9pm back in the states. Things are always open till 12am if not 3. There is seriously so much to do in this country! gah.. ATL.. learn!!

I will REALLY miss my kids too… not the 5th and 6th as much.. but my little 1st and 2nd graders.. gah.. I’ll mention that later. Thats another post worth.. but they are SO cute. since some of them are still young, some think I fly to school everyday.. HAHAHA they go, teacher did you ride the airplane again to come here? I tried to explain at first how I live in Korea right now.. but it didn’t work out well.. so now I just say yes. I did. It was a long flight so leave teacher alone during break time. LOL. they think I’m a tree or something. They just climb all over me, they kiss me non stop, they hug me non stop.. one even calls me dad… “………” But with all the craziness going on, I will seriously miss my 1st to 4th graders a lot. :(

It’s not over yet so def going to make my last moments in Korea a crazy memorable one. I really don’t regret my decision. And honestly doesnt it seem like these past 5 months went by so fast?! man.. I feel like its only been one month since my arrival.

Anyways.. this post once again is all over the place. All I’m trying to say is… I’m so happy friends from home are here cuz its only been more fun since they’ve been here. I also can’t wait till I get back home and catch up with everyone else and just chill in my new apartment. I will def miss my time here in Korea but more excited for my return home and chill and have fun with my peeps who i love.  A little over a month people! Aug. 2nd!! dhan is coming back!!! get ready to have fun!! hahaha

Dang.. I really havent updated for a long time.. my bad my bad..

Things that have been happening in Korea..

It’s MAD hot here. I’m about to kill someone its so hot. At night, its chill and nice but in the day and the afternoon.. its mad hot.. not fun.. and once july hits around, the monsoon will start coming in so then it’ll be hot and rain! …. fun fun.

Can you believe I’ve been in Korea for almost 5 months? Time flies.. Almost 5 months.. After living in Korea for this long I came to one conclusion. I will NEVER live in Korea. HAHAHAHA I honestly think Korea is more of a summer thing where you can come out enjoy the food, shop, explore, and just spend your money and have a good time not having to worry bout anything. LIVING here.. is another story. I don’t know if its because I dont have a car here and I don’t know that many people as I do back home… but this is def not a place for me to live. As I talk to many other teachers from the states and what not.. we all came to the same conclusion.. Let’s go home now.. hahahaha home sick much? yes sirrr.

I always saw myself working in Korea for at least 3 years after graduating college.. I’m def glad I got this chance to live in Korea and not just play because my thoughts of working here is now gone. Being in Korea def made me appreciate America a lot more :) I think the main difference is traveling. Although Korea has many cities, I feel like the main cities are Seoul and Busan. I maybe wrong, but I feel all the other cities are pretty much all the same. At least back in the states, you have so many cities and places to go you know? Can’t complain though.. Korea isn’t that big of a country anyways…

Before leaving, I was planning to either extend the program or try to get an internship here and stay for a year. My feelings now.. How far away is Aug 2nd??!? hahaha I think I miss my friends the most. I have amazing friends here in Korea but of course, I will never forget about my peeps back at home.. I miss being able to chill with my buddies. I’m def excited to go back now though. I know its not over yet, but I’m always ready to go back home :) I def had an amazing time since I’ve been here and the things I’ve done in Korea and the people I met, I will never forget. I just hope the remaining month and a half is just as fun.

So.. I’m turning 21 soon!! WHOO HOO~~ always thought I would be in the states, joking about renting a club out and what not.. maybe throw in Las Vegas in there and go all out, david han style. So my party is this weekend, and I’m actually really looking forward to it. We’re also celebrating the first world cup game (Korea vs. Greece) at a street event so I’m really excited for that too. I feel like Korea is going to be crazy pretty soon cuz the world cup (as long as we do well.. haha)

I pray our team does well and at least 8강 right?!? 대한민국!!

So def looking forward to the rest of my time here in Korea. A lot of people seem to be in Korea this summer, so looking forward to meeting some of my buddies :)

I miss the food back at home :( I’ll be gaining weight again when I go back.. sigh.. So I have to lose more!! I lost 20 pounds since I’ve been here.. but honestly.. I dont think thats a lot for how long I’ve been here.. Should have lost 40 by now.. its sad…I love food too much…sigh.. why…why… and I love bread too much.. so those carbs cant do me no good either…eff you bread.. why you so good?  Because I’m LIVING here and not here just to have fun and explore, I don’t walk as much. And now all our friends get lazy. It used to be all about walking and exploring the city and blah blah blah.. now its alright cab.. bus… anything that would make us walk less :( so sad… so my goal is to lose 20 more before going back home.. sigh.. we’ll see what I can pull in a month and a half. don’t expect too much though. I’m only human…

I’ve been going to a church every weekend. Well.. I missed twice.. but anyways.. almost every weekend. It’s a church called Jubilee in Seoul. The pastor, Pastor Dave is actually a brother of Tim who used to be a famous singer here in Korea. The church really reminds me of JCA in so many ways. I would say its a big church but it has a homey feeling? I was able to meet a lot of people in the church, and its a great place. The sermons are awesome. We’re actually in the book of Matthew and going over the importance of prayer and HOW to pray. It’s actually really good. I always run out of room writing my notes. Pastor Dave is a great speaker and the church is really welcoming. I’ve been thinking about joining a ministry team.. but then again.. I’m not here that long.. so I’m not really sure how that’s gonna work out…

There were a lot of other things I wanted to mention since its been so long but I can’t think right now.. Anyways..Excited for the fall semester! Coming home Aug. 2nd! :) I’ll update as much as I can.. Hope everyone is having a fun summer!

Today is Childrens Day in Korea.. whoo hooo go little kids~~

The weather.. I’m going to kill someone. Its cloudy and REAL humid. Whats up with that? If its going to be humid I mean.. bring out the sun. It looks like its going to rain.. but nope, just humid. Korea’s weather… how much I love you so… The bipolar weather.. how can you NOT love it? anyways…

A story of a hard working man… (This isn’t a fancy story or anything so chill..)

Title: The Manager

I go to this cafe called Cafe Si a lot. Actually it’s only been 2 weeks since I have been going to this cafe. Cafe Si sits in a great location in a very high upscale neighborhood in Seoul. It’s a small cute country side looking cafe where a lot of celebrities love to come and gossip. There’s a manager you will always see when you walk in the doors..He basically runs the whole store by himself. He commutes from another city every day, a 2 hour bus ride. I asked him, why do you come all the way here to work? Are there no cafes in the city you live in? His answer was because when he applied for jobs, this was the place that offered him a job first. He has been working at this cafe for a year and a half now..

Commuting 4 hours (back and forth) everyday and working for 12 hours.. its def not easy. The 15 hours I work a week by teaching english was still more than what he made at the cafe…

How people are willing to spend $16 for fruit juice and how money wasn’t an issue to most of the customers was like another world to him. Working really hard everyday and not getting paid much as he should be, I didn’t understand why he worked here. I felt like he could save a lot more money and make more money by working somewhere closer to home, and not having to really worry about the commute. Only being able to sleep for 5 hours, its was like seeing super man…

He majored in art, and after talking to him more, all this hard work led to a dream and goal he had. Saving up money little by little, he wants to travel to Japan and Italy and learn more about coffee and just learn about their culture. His main goal was to come back to Korea and open a cafe. The dreams he had for this cafe was really cool. The interior design would be filled with art pieces he drew and art pieces his customers and little kids would draw…

This manager is now 30. He wants to travel, date, meet new people, start a family, and one day open his own cafe…

He asked me when I was leaving back to America. He also asked me if I was ever going to come back out to Korea, because he wanted me to come back and visit his cafe. I made a promise that I will come out to Korea just to visit his store…

It made me realize how fortunate I am. I see Koreans who spend $1000 like its $10, and I see Koreans where $10 becomes $100 to them. There’s so many things that are not fair. Life is not fair. Seeing his passion and seeing him really work hard to accomplish his goals, it really teaches me a lot.

I can’t wait until the next time I come out to Korea. I hope to visit his cafe very soon.

PTL = Praise the Lord

This weekend was another real chill one. Always hitting up the nice cafes and just enjoying the nice weather Korea has been having lately..

To be honest, I haven’t been to church for almost 5 weeks.. I have been listening to P. Matt’s sermons online but of course its not the same as going to church.. Today I went to Jubilee with some friends. The church reminded me of JCA. It felt real good..I’m def looking forward to going to Jubilee every weekend now.. The pastor is actually Tim (Korean Singer)’s older brother which is real cool. Whats also cool is I saw Tim after the service. I’m glad I found a church I finally like..it was just weird because we didn’t know anybody.. I’m sure I’ll get to know more people the more I go…The church had a lot more YA’s and it was real multicultural which was nice to see in Korea…

Today the sermon was  about “Embrace”

Many people can say, repetitive.. we hear about it all the time. Love everyone. Embrace everyone as God embraces everyone.. The sermon for me was real good. Having a short temper and being picky about friends, it was a good reminder for me.. as always.. It was something that I always struggle with.. def praying about it..

Today I saw Iron Man 2. The ending was a little disappointing but overall it was good. I think Iron Man 1 was a lot better though. I think I was real sucked into the movie because for some reason, I felt like I was at Atlantic Station watching the movie with my friends back at home (since the movie was in english and all…) After the movie was over, I told my friend: “wow.. there’s so many Koreans here…so weird..” Still thinking that I was back at home. My friend looked at me weird and was like.. you’re in Korea… hahahaha I thought it was so funny. I never had that feeling since I’ve been here. It was more like oh, this reminds me of something back at home.. or oh man.. back at home, this is a lot cheaper… The fact that I thought I was in Atlanta with my friends… hahahaha so stupid…homesick?

Korea overall has been real fun. I’ve been meeting a lot of cool people, and people who are real successful. It’s all about networking~ But really, Korea has been real fun and something that I will def miss when I go back… I really wish I wasn’t here because of the program though. The program overall is actually really disorganized and even though I really don’t do anything but still get paid a lot.. because it’s not in Seoul.. it’s just w.e to me. I rather be in Seoul all the time… maybe that’s why I only look forward to weekends.. So far, there hasn’t been a single weekend where I haven’t seen a celebrity.. It’s real fun actually. I guess I’m just in Hollywood of Korea.. If my weekends can be like weekdays :) I would probably never leave.. hahaha jk jk Def ready to go home too. I’m excited for the fall.. getting a new apartment, hopefully a new car, chill with my peeps.. and just chill and travel with friends

Saving money has been real hard.. I feel like once I get my paycheck, it goes away in one weekend.. like for an example.. I spent $1000 last weekend.. hahahaha I would have never spent that much money on one weekend back at home.. sigh.. what happened to me… but seriously.. some shopping, nice dining, and transportation.. money flies out.. no fun no fun…

I miss everyone back at home. I just miss everything that’s mine. I think I miss my friends and my bed the most.. I wish I can be there and chill with everyone but then again I don’t have much left before I leave.

Def thankful to be in Korea and just being able to have this experience. A little break from college was def a good choice. A break away from home and meeting new people and living a new life here.. it’s def fun and refreshing.. It’s all nice and all but I realized its not the same. I’m so blessed with such great people in my life, but the friends I have back at home..will never be replaceable… I miss you guys a lot and hope to see you guys soon!! Good luck on finals everyone and I hope everyone has a good summer