Adventure Around the Corner

I never know where the weekend will take me. We’re not much of planners, so usually most things are spontaneous! We did have a plan for my birthday weekend though (mostly b/c others planned it for me J)! I really wanted to go see a baseball game and we all know my addictions to Mexican food! I got both… great weekend!! My firents made me a great lunch and I even got to have cheese dip (this is a very rare occurrence)! They also made me a real cake… vanilla, exactly what I like! I have some great friends over here… very thoughtful!

After some amazing food and good laughs, we headed out to the ballpark. On the way there we found out we were going to see the worst team (that didn’t really effect me too much, b/c I’m from KC and we all know the Royals’ record)! When we arrived, we were trying to figure out what seats to buy. I decided to go up and try to figure it out on my own. The lady handed me 6 tickets, for FREE! We got to see a free baseball game… that mad it even better! Koreans are crazy about their games! I felt like I was at a soccer game. The fans were doing cheers and yelling the whole game! They started off down 0-9… rough road ahead I thought. Oh Korea, always surprising me! They came back and won it in the 9th inning with a 3-run homerun. It was quite the experience, but it was super fun! I felt a little piece of home there. Oh and the left fielder was a foreigner… we had to heckle him b/c we knew he could speak English. That was entertaining!

We ended the weekend by going to a Pub Quiz. You get a team of 4 together and you try to answer the most random questions. Now, I’m not usually much help on this subject, but I held my own. Our team ended up winning first place! And along with the bragging rights, we won 75,000 won (about $75). We decided that we are going to use our money to go the driving range here… that should be fun!

I also started working at another school 2 Saturdays a mouth. It is at the school where my friend works and they needed an extra teacher. It’s 2 less Saturdays a month I get to sleep in, but I’ll survive. I go and play games with about 16 students for 3 hours. It’s a rough life, but someone’s got to do it! J

There was one night I though North Korea was invading us. It was about 11.30pm and I had just gone to sleep. All of the sudden I wake up to the sound of planes overhead. The sound lasted for a good 2-3 minutes! My first thought was “Oh no, we’re being attacked!” I jumped out of bed and looked out my window… nothing. I went to the other side of the room and looked out my front door… nothing! I still have no idea what it was, but I’m safe and unharmed, so that’s all that matters!

We decided to be adventurous this past weekend and try Norrebong again! (This is karaoking Korean style!) We found this hole in the wall and decided to try it out! It was just 4 of us, which is a lot more fun! We rocked out to some Killers and the Beetles and many others in the between! When we left, I could barely talk… it killed my voice! I got my fill for a few months!

Korea is known for all of their different festivals. However, many have gotten canceled this fall b/c of the Swine Flu. This past weekend they had a food expo here in Cheonan. It reminded me of a fair back home. There were a lot of booths set up and you walk around. Some booths had free samples… of course those were my favorite booths! It was a fun experience, but very overwhelming all at the same time! My picture was in the booth for the Public Schools. It was funny seeing a white person on the board full of Koreans! I didn’t stick out or anything! I tasted some great things and some questionable things all at the same time! It’s an adventure!

I’ve also had the opportunity to start at the Children’s Home. This is a home for kids who do not have families. Some are orphans, but others are not. Sometimes their parents just can’t afford to have them, so they give them to the local home and then they see their children about once or twice a year. My heart feels for them. They are a great bunch of boys! We have 6 boys in our group. They are all boy that’s for sure, but so sweet! I volunteer there once a week so I’m looking forward to developing some great relationships with my boys!

It has been a refreshing week this past week! It was a good week! I also have a new post below. Make sure you check it out b/c I shared what God is doing in my life right now!