...but THIS is where I'll be soon!!!! Can you believe I will be starting SCHOOL in three weeks?! I am over the moon excited!!!! I am definitely feeling ready to return. I will miss my students and friends dearly, but it's time for the next adventure.
My desk at work.
Julian in the teacher room...on my break. Last Thursday at 12:55, "Leah Teacher. You come to Venus class in 45 minutes." "Yes, thank you Julian. I will be there. Don't worry."
Aka my boyfriend. Or Julian Teacher. I don't need to keep track of time. He does it for me. And he mimics things I say. "Leah Teacher, how about...?" when suggesting something.
Genius.
I would actually love to be his au pere. I would be so happy to teach Julian full-time, one-on-one.
Last Saturday (August 6), I treated myself to a Bikram yoga class in Apgujeoung, a neighbourhood in Seoul. It felt SO AWESOME. I haven't practiced regularly in two years, and my last class was about a year ago. The studio is lovely. My instructor told me she couldn't tell I had been out of the hot room for so long, and commended my practice, saying I didn't need any corrections. I thank my FANTASTIC instructors back at BYKW for my solid foundation.
I actually left my apartment to make it to the 11am class. I couldn't find the studio though. It wasn't a huge deal. I knew there was a 1pm class, so I went to a PC bang (computer room) to check a map. Man oh man...I made it to the studio JUST in time! 12:45pm!! Haha
Enjoying a "me" date after my yoga class...espresso and a smoked salmon sandwich. Sat down JUST before the rain came. I had the balcony to myself.
Saturday night was eventful...Selina's birthday AND the last Seoul Shindig/motown party!
Me and Karen
Family - birthday girl Selina, sister Elly, and hubby Jerry
Magda and me at the Shindig
Last Friday, we had another cooking class at school. We made Vietnamese spring rolls. Not such a hit with the kids - they mostly picked the veggies out of the rice paper rolls - but DEFINITELY a hit with the teachers!!
Pluto class at work...
This past weekend was a long one! Friday night Karen, Colin, Romo, and I had an impromptu Indian dinner out. It was nice. Karen and Romo surprised me with this beautiful stuffed elephant I've been eyeing since I got to Korea. I almost cried. It was so thoughtful of them. I love it so much and it is making a perfect snuggle buddy!
Saturday Christian and I went to Seoul for lunch. We went to an Arabic restaurant and ate the most delicious falafel I have ever had. Seriously. It was heavenly. Saturday evening the rain came and I stayed in for a cozy night, and watched a couple films. (I FINALLY watched "Life if Beautiful". Beautiful really is the only word to describe that movie. Wow.)
Sunday morning I got caught in the rain on my run (Saturday's run was dry)! Oh well. Then I met with Karen for lunch. Sunday evening Magda and I had a sleepover at her new place: wine, movies, pizza, and giggles. It was perfect. The next morning we moved a couch into her place, one she had spotted a few days ago at the side of the road. Purple, very retro, very cool. We had a slow morning, over coffee and another movie. It was really great. Then when I got home I started to PACK!
I love packing. I know it's a bit early, but my weekdays are busy with work, social things, and sleeping...so I thought I'd take advantage!
And here I am now, Tuesday evening. I ran the stairs after work. This rain just WON'T STOP! I think it's been all month so far? (Thank goodness Jeju was sunny!) Elly called and we ended up grabbing some kimchi jiggae (kimchi stew) for dinner together. It was really nice to have a chat and eat together. Her wedding planning is keeping her quite busy, so it had been a while since just the TWO of us had some time.
Only EIGHT work days left!!! LESS THAN TWO WEEKS until I'm home!!!
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