Friday night was drinks with the third grade team...or at least, four fifths of us! One had to back out last minute, but the rest of us had a great time. We went to Beer's Cool (so punny!) for a few rounds, and while we were there, we ran into a bunch of the interns as well! Eventually most of us headed back to AK and RL's apartment to hang out and play a couple of games. My team had a difficult loss at Salad Bowl, one of my most beloved party games! Alas.
Saturday I woke up to some WEIRD weather. It became increasingly foggy and dark, to the point that I could barely see the buildings next door, and eventually turned into a gorgeous thunderstorm! I spent most of the morning watching the weather and chatting with a buddy back in the States. Sadly, the inclement weather cancelled the boat trip scheduled for the afternoon :( After an AMAZING lunch of grilled cheese and avocado cooked in homemade garlic butter (zomg I was so happy) I opened the window in my bedroom and enjoyed the breeze...and eventually fell asleep. And thanks to an error in alarm setting, took a MUCH longer nap than expected! Which gave me a lot of time to watch The West Wing? It was a quiet day, which was nice.
Sunday brought the arrival of my new roommate, HS! I got up early since I wasn't sure when she was arriving and puttered about, doing a few more things in the kitchen and making sure everything was tidy. She and her father came around noon (after a second lunch of grilled cheese and avocado, since round one was such a delight) and she is such a darling! I introduced myself, showed her around the place a bit, then got out of their way so they could move everything in.
Later on, I headed out for one of my favourite SKorean events so far -- an SK Wyverns baseball game. The school sponsored a trip to the game, and let me tell you, it was WILDLY different than your average trip to Fenway! A few highlights: you can bring in your own food and drink (thanks, Mr. M, for bringing a whole cooler of beer!), they have cheerleaders, and instead of hot dogs, the popular food choice is Korean fried chicken. Which is DELICIOUS. This brief video might give you a taste of the atmosphere...
Today, another day of orientation. Lots of time in classrooms, which was nice. Woodzy and I have discovered mutual loves of cooking and classrooms filled with background tunes! Also, another "everyone here is so nice moment" -- I was walking to fill up my water bottle after school and I ran into Mr. F, the athletics director. We've had one brief interaction (an e-mail exchange when I offered to assistant coach cheerleading), but he stopped me just to say hi and ask how I was settling in. So delightful!!! I really do love this faculty community.
After school I stuck around for a bit to watch a pickup cricket match (I'm trying in vain to understand this sport) then headed back for an evening in. Since I got home around 5pm, my brain has been pouring out my fingertips as I save drafts upon drafts in this blog! I have so many wonderful experiences and ideas to share, so watch this space :) The amount of posts I'm getting queued up about things other than the minutiae of my daily life mean that I'll probably quit doing those quite soon. But for now, I should really hit the hay, as I'll be up early tomorrow AM for a Skype date with my two oldest and dearest college friends. 'Til next time!
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Currently reading: okay, I promise, once school starts (ON FRIDAY ACK), I will get back into my routine of reading 20 minutes nightly and then I'll have something to say here
Current high: I'm just...happy, and feeling like I'm where I need to be right now :)
Current low: I'm doing that thing where you calculate how many hours you have left until you have to wake up...oof
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