Insadong and a bunch of randomness

Wow!  Has it really been a week since my last post?  Time just seems to fly by here.  Also, I've been extremely busy and I haven't even had time to think about my blog, yet here I am =)

My last few days have been quite normal.  Over the weekend, I went to Insa-dong with two of my 7 AM students.  Insa-dong is a part of Seoul that houses the traditional shops, foods, people, etc...We had a great time together.  They met me at the institute so that I would have no problems getting to our destination.  I have to say it was quite nice of them.  Anyway, we got there and walk around for a bit.  Then we ate at a traditional Korean restaurant, and I enjoyed some authentic pimbimbap.  It is rice, vegetables, raw egg, and meat.  I obviously got mine without meat.  In Korean you say cogi ppego which means no meat.  It is brought to the table in a scorching hot bowl and the patron is suppose to stir it all together.  The bowl is so hot that it actually cooks the egg!  It was quite delicious and I was satisfied.  They were great company and asked a host of good questions about my family, America, me, movie stars, and just general things about English.  After dinner, we went to a little cafe for tea and treats made out of rice.  Overall, the whole experience was a pleasant one and I'm glad I went out with them.

On another note, my last few days have consisted with me trying to keep up with all the sports going on back home.  I quickly just want to give a shout out to the Huskies, Seahawks, and Storm!!  They all had a good weekend and I supremely enjoyed watching the Huskies romp Syracuse =)  Just made my Sunday.

So last week I had a Korean kid call me an interesting name...he called me Chocolate Teacher.  I think he likes pointing out that I'm a different color because he has been calling me that more frequently and even as recently as this afternoon haha...he's an interesting character so I let him slide.  

I'm starting to get frustrated and angry!  I have the most difficult time staying asleep and I haven't felt rested in weeks.  I go to sleep tired and wake up tired.  It's a vicious cycle.  I feel like a could simply fall asleep at any point during my day.  It's somewhat discouraging because I'm just so exhausted...so please pray for me.  I have my first vespers sermon this Friday night too so I'm trying to muster up the energy to finish that on top of what I'm already doing.

Until next time...