This post will be in green font, like the green soju bottles that we drink here in Korea. I have definitely gotten used to it and can stand it, but it is now 3:25 AM here in Seoul on Thursday morning. I got in at 2:45 for the second time this week and did not even drink that much tonight. I have to admit I had fun on Monday night with the new girl from Lousiana but tonight not so much. We had a dinner/celebration for the girl from Canada who is leaving on Friday. Which I agree is something we should do, but I need more time to recover. Soju and even beer I just didn't feel like drinking much and it didn't taste that good. Plus, I find out tonight that since I talked to the new girl a lot on Monday night and find her to be a general nice person. Also I had to watch her especially since my boss said so since it was like her second night here and I did I think a good job, it has caused gossip. The main Korean teacher was like "so what happened after that? You can tell me." So, now they think I slept with her, I am not that sleezy I am sorry I would not sleep with someone after knowing them after one and a half days. They are like she is the same age as you, she has a pretty face, you look cute together I must want her and need that connection because I am lonely and in Korea. But also I don't even find that to be professional or a good idea to have that type of relationship with another teacher at the same academy as me. Also, I am interested in someone else right now, and I hint at that and no one seems to believe this. But tonight like I said I didn't drink that much or tried very hard because I didn't want to and couldn't (I never want to drink that much with them) but it is like I am looked down at if I don't drink a lot. It is Korean culture, so I try to make up for it in other ways by pouring the drinks for my boss and peoiple in true Korean culture, but it is still like I should be a real man and a strong drinker. I hate this and feel like it isn't healthy. I am not super loud either and very talkative around my coworkers still, it isn't my style, so they think that I have to drink to be more outgoing and loud. But the truth is that even after I've had a lot to drink, I am still almost forcing myself to be more outgoing. But I don't know why this still is a problem because I have improved greatly at academy and in my teaching ability. No one worries about me anymore, and I just do my classes but I am not like these great girl teachers that they have had who are very loud and outgoing, like the new girl from Louisiana. I have my own style, I try to be tough but find that balance of having fun too because if I don't they will all hate me and still get nothing done. I feel like most of the kids respect and like me, so that is good even if it is different from maybe the girl teachers before. I also don't cuss at the kids, try to be overly rude with them, or let my feelings come out about who I like and don't like. I try not to not like any of the students and be more optimistic and have a positive attitude about things. So, work is work and still causing me some stress sometimes and grief, but that is part of it.

Today I bought The Devil Wears Prada to read to really help me understand that my job isn't that bad.

Sorry for the random rant on things, I really do like Korea though.