Oh, I feel drained tonight. That week just came and went and left me this weekend to recover, but I'll be busy. Tonight I freaked out today because I wasn't sure if we got paid or not, and texted my co-worker and he said yes we were. It is all direct deposit so they don't give us any paper ~ tomorrow I'll have to get some money out of the ATM to find out exactly how much I got for October! Ah sigh of relief on that. . . my first pay day for my first real job, I feel like this is a major milestone, but at the same time it is a bit different being in Korea. Tonight though at work I got nervous because my boss wanted us to end ten minutes early to have words with us teachers. The girl from Canada didn't come again today because of her leg so it is me and the three Korean teachers. Apparently parents have been complaining about us and all I could picture was being in some room with the door closed and my boss yelling loudly in Korean at us and I have no clue what he is saying! Enough to give me some nightmares! I am not going to worry about it again til Monday though because my boss was too tired to discuss it tonight. He is probably going to tell us to be nicer to the kids and everything after he told me a couple of weeks ago to be more disciplined. I have actually been doing that and making the kids put their arms up and stuff, but I'm a bit nervous. I am too new for this and I am under contract so I really don't have anything to worry about. If anyone should be worried it should be the Korean teachers probably. Eish. . .!

Tomorrow I am going shopping in a huge shopping district in the heart of Seoul. I am meeting one of my Korean friends so that will be fun and happy to have the company, help me celebrate shopping with my first real job money. Then I have my lesson and then another of my Korean friends invited me for dinner or to go to a bar with him tomorrow night. So Saturday will be busy and then Sunday is church.

Next Sunday I am obliged and pretty much have to visit my friend in Taejon another city about two hours away. I have cancelled on him now on two weekends, so I have to go. He is older than me and has a family and I know him from KU, but if you know anything about Korean culture I have to go and take a good gift. He is older than me and I have to respect him more plus if I don't go this next time maybe he won't invite me again.

Next week I am excited because I am going to try to finalize my trip to Taipei Taiwan during the week we have off at the end of December early January. He is a friend that I met at KU last year. He is like 12 years older than me and married but a graduate student in sociology. We got to know each other and discuss many things. Plus it will be cool to go to yet another country and where it will be a lot warmer compared to the colder winter here in Seoul.

I am thinking if things work out I might be going to Malaysia to visit a good friend from KU for the Chinese New Year in February. That is if God really takes her back to her home after she graduates in December, we'll see, but it would be nice to see her.