Just keep writing...

I’ve been meaning to write on the blog for the past couple of days, but I just haven’t been able to articulate a single interesting story. Lots of things are happening (as usual), however I seem to be confronted with a case of writer’s block. But, my father told me that even when I have nothing to write I should just start typing and see what comes out… So, here we go.

I’m going to Japan next week. I have deal with some immigration stuff, so I have to leave the country and go to the nearest Korean embassy. That happens to be in Osaka, Japan. I’ll only be there for two days, but that is two days longer than I’ve ever spent in Japan. Very excited!

I’m moving into a new apartment next week. I haven’t seen the apartment. I have no idea if it is bigger, smaller, closer to the school, farther away, etc. I just know that my apartment was getting too expensive for the school and that the former principal was responsible for my apartment, so I am being moved. I’ve been told the apartment is bigger (it couldn’t be any smaller), but there are no guarantees. I like change so I’m looking forward to the move, but I’m balancing that excitement with the worry that I’ll end up with a crappy place to live.

The other day I was out with some friends and one of the girls at the table knew how to read palms. I had her read mine. According to her reading, I am going to live an average length life. I have above average intellegence. I am very independent, like adventure and change, but appreciate guidance. I will meet a handsome man (obviously!), but I will be a bit of a wanderer until around age forty when I will finally settle down. The reading sounded good to me!

On another rather fun evening, I acquired a couple new family members… most interestingly, a big brother. My brother, Gabe, is older. We are from Denver, Colorado and he has been in Korea for two years. He told me how much he liked it here, so I followed in his footsteps and moved out here two months ago. I'm kinda nervous about being here, but I’m so glad to have my big brother to show me around. This was the story my friend and I built. We had a couple people believing it too. To people who doubted us we’d ask, “No seriously, just look at us. Everyone always tells us we look alike.” A few particularly gullible people responded that we did, in fact, look alike. For the record… Gabe and I do not look anything alike! Good times.

I’ve been teaching science to 4th and 5th graders and I have to say… I am much better at this than I expected. And of course, the kids are very funny. We’ve been talking about plant cells and animal cells. One of the kids spoke up and told me that some humans are plants. I told him that that was impossible, but he explained that some people are plants and just lay in bed all day. I asked, “Do you mean that some people are vegetables?” He was talking about lazy people. Ha! Of course there is the classic mispronunciation of the word “organism.” According to my kids all living things are “orgasms” and can be divided into kingdoms.

All is well in Korea.

Shout out to my good friends Brian and Lindsey. Both have clearly proven themselves to be both rockstars and achievers! (Not that there was ever any doubt!)