I can't believe I haven't written the entire month! I thought I was doing better than that at keeping you all informed as to the happenings here in Korea. Well, I will do my best to give a brief rundown on what's been going on this past month.
The month started off with I-Fest (International Festival). It was good fun, good food, and good entertainment even though it was a little rainy. I sat in the dunk-tank for awhile which was more fun than I thought it would be. I also worked in the prize tent in addition to eating, shopping, and listening to music/dancing acts. The night concluded with a famous TCIS fireworks show.
Another highlight of May was visiting Busan the next weekend to see Ike and Bethany. Ike spent the week in Korea so it was fun to see him and hear his first impressions of the place. I took a much-needed personal day on Friday and met up with Bethany and her friend, Anne, early. Then, Ike came on Saturday evening and Sunday I took them to Taejongdae. It was just as beautiful as in the fall.
The next weekend was Middle School Retreat...a church camp-like weekend get-away for the kids. About 80 kids and 10 adults went to a place called Sunday Beach that was pretty much in the middle of the mountains far from all cities. It was beautiful and really peaceful. I stayed in a cabin with a group of 7th grade girls and I really enjoyed getting to know them better and talking about more spiritual things with them. The kids were funny though because they thought they couldn't survive in such a bug-filled, small, isolated place without their cell phones for a whole weekend. We all had a good trip though. Once again it was rainy and cool but that didn't stop the kids from swimming in the river or making smores. Mmm!
That brings us to this past weekend. On Friday after school I caught at train to Suncheon to see Bethany. I stayed with her host-family on Friday night and then on Saturday we got up early to hike Jirisan, one of the highest mountains in Korea. It was a great hike...up for an hour and down for about 5. It was absolutely beautiful because everything was green and it had rained the day before so there were waterfalls everywhere. I really enjoyed it but I am pretty sore today!
Today was church potluck, softball playing, and the swim team final dinner. Everything is starting to finish up here. Last week was the middle-school talent show (an year-end tradition) which was a good time. Also, we said goodbye to my friend Sarah who spent the semester student teaching here. Now there's only one more week of classes and then a fun week at the MS which will be filled with awards ceremonies, class parties, the creative arts show, and a trip to Everland--an amusement park in Seoul. Next weekend is graduation. I can't believe how fast this year has gone. Two weeks from today I will be starting my around-the-world trip and less than a month and I'll be back in the US of A!
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