레이첼

For Me

Rachel — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 20:56:46 +0000

I haven’t done this in a while, but I’ve felt a bit empty lately and I need to work this out.

I don’t even know what use to make me happy here and it’s time for another “self-discovery”.

I’ve been back in Sweet Carolina for about one month now. It’s weird to not be anticipating my return to Korea after this amount of time. I’m still here! I’m still going to be here! Ahhh.

Well, that’s why I’m writing, really. That “ahhh” It represents a little odd empty place I feel inside. It’s like being home sick and worried and anxious all at the same time. It can bring a tear to my eye if I let it.

Anyways.

I miss Korea.

I left my soul there.

I want that part of my life to never end.

I also don’t want to grow old….

Maybe there is away around this…

Maybe my heart can be filled again.

Update

Rachel — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 07:56:19 +0000

1.I’m still obsessessed with T.O.P. and G-Dragon.

2. I cannot wait until I’m finished with this crazy school!

3. All the tall Koreans are in Seoul.

4. I really enjoy screaming like a crazy person on roller coasters.

5. I really miss fake tanner.

6. My iPod touch is officially broken

7. But luckily Choi Si Won’s face is frozen on my iPod.

8. I bought a pair of white jeans!!

9. I have this amazing little phone charm that is a tiny tube of lip gloss!

10. And tonight I will eat Vietnamese food for Adrianne’s birthday– my favorite Canadian!

Open House

Rachel — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:55:41 +0000

This past Saturday was an open house for the elementary students. This means I have to teach in front of prospective students and their parents. This time I taught for all new students which meant that I sang and danced all by myself! Usually the students know the material and are excited to show off for their paretns, but this time it was a little different. By this point, I don’t mind teaching for an audience of adults, but I do mind teaching on Saturdays. Boo Saturday work! However, I get about 8 new little students, so I am excited about it! Here are some photos from Open House.

Combos

Rachel — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 14:43:17 +0000

Combinations are very special things. Adding certain things together just makes life enjoyable. Peanut is great. Chocolate is delicious. Together they turned Reese Cups into a world-wide name.

Today I found Combos at Lotte Mart. Pizza combos. Pretzels filled with teeny, tiny pizzas. Yum.

Another combo I’m obsessed with right now is the musical collaboration of Big Bangs finest: T.O.P. and G-Dragon. T.O.P. was my first Korean crush. <3

High High

and Knock Out

Back

Rachel — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 03:31:59 +0000

I made it back to Korea.

I got to sit by Kimber on the flight back and it seemed to go by pretty quickly. That was the fourth time I’ve made that long flight and it may be the last time I fly to Korea for a very long time! It’s kind of sad. I hate that.

It’s weird how much like home Korea feels. When I landed at the airport, everything just seemed right. As different as SC and Korea are from each other, they both feel comfortable.

I should be better at keeping records. I’m going to try harder.

Rachel — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 21:43:12 +0000

In two more days I will be flying back to my precious home in Gwangju, South Korea. I’ve been looking forward to my return all month, but now that it’s upon me, I’m feeling quite sad. I hate saying goodbye.

Sometimes I think I’m best at waiting. I hate waiting, but I’ve done it so much I think I’ve become quite good at. I wait for vacation time,I wait to go home, I wait for Christmas, I wait for the weekend, I wait to go back to Korea, I wait for vacation time… always waiting. When I finally get what I’ve been waiting for for so long, I feel incomplete and have to look forward to something else and begin waiting again.

Whatever.

So now that the wait is finally over, I hate it. I hate the wait and i hate the change. Really, I just hate the packing part because I always find it difficult to get my suitcase under 50 lbs. Always.

So two more night in bed ultra soft bed and then back to the concrete slab, but I’m so excited! I really am ready for this wait to be over. I have a big semester ahead of me and am so ready to get things accomplished!!

아름다운 한국 남자

Rachel — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 07:38:15 +0000

People like him are going to make it really hard to leave Korea… suyeom 수염 and all~

pneumonia

Rachel — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:26:59 +0000

I’ve been sick for 4 weeks.

I went to the doctor after two weeks of coughing, when I finally got a fever, aches, and chills.

The Korean doctor didn’t even examine me but just handed me medicine.

I got worse.

I went back to the same doctor (because he was my boss’s friend and was free and I had no choice).

This time he used what appeared to be dentist’s tools to suck out the muscus from my nasal cavity and throat. Then, he stuck a camera down my throat and gave me a shot in the butt and new pills.

One day later, my Korean co-worker asked me how my inflamed intestined was doing. Apparently that’s what kind of medicine I got.

Fail.

Yesterday I sought out my own English speaking doctor and set up an appointment. It was refreshing to be able to talk to him without a translator, but he couldn’t x-ray me, so he sent me to another doctor.

I got several x-rays and with broken english, this third doctor said I had tuberculosis and recommended I see a lung specialist.

I laughed.

The Middle Ages called, they said they want their disease back.

So today, I went to see the lung specialist. I got several x-rays and it was finally determined that I only have pneumonia.

Whew.

This time, I googled all my meds just in case– everything seems legit.

Medicines are organized …conveniently. Each dose is already divided and grouped together. Each meal, I just rip off a packet and consume, but it’s just ridiculously long!

Anyways… my lung hurts, I’m coughing a ton, and pulling a muscle each time, but at least I know what I have!

On another positive note– Korean medical care is CHEAP! Yesterday I saw two different doctors and got 3 x-rays all for a total of about $15, without insurance.

A Speech, by Jerry

Rachel — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 06:52:49 +0000

When I was four, my dream was to be a dinosaur hunter,

But mom said I would die

So, I gave it up.

At five, my dream was to be a power ranger,

But mom said power rangers are aliens.

So, I gave it up.

At seven, my dream was to be a police officer,

But mom said it’s too dangerous.

So, I gave it up.

At eight, I wanted to be a father,

But mom said that “father” is not a “job”.

So, I gave it up.

At ten, my dream was to be an actor,

but mom said it’s not a realistic job.

So, I gave it up.

Then mom said, “Do you want to be a doctor?”

And I said “OK”.

Rachel — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 10:47:34 +0000

The last parent-teacher meetings I had, one mother told me that her littler daughter now talks in English in her sleep.

I guess it’s sinking in!