Hello from Korea! It's March and officially we are supposed to be finished here in Korea in 3.5 weeks. But, we've decided to extend our contract until June so that we can save some extra money and plan the next adventure. What is coming next is exciting and still unknown. We know that God is leading us to somewhere, ha-ha obviously. Chris has been interviewing at a university here for a position as chapel leader and potentially leading some English Bible classes.
He is still feeling uneasy about it but as the Lord leads.
Let's see what has been happening here. Well, we both started a new semester last week. Which means new students books and lesson planning. It's so much easier for us now because we've been going 11 months strong. I went from 65 students to 100 in a week, so that was a bit of a shocker but my partner teacher and I have adjusted and it seems normal already.
I have 2 classes of ABC beginners who don't really know any English. I think the beginners are the most fun because I get to train them how I want to and they don't give you attitude. They are just happy to be there and have a crazy white teacher singing nursery rhymes to them. It's a good time. :)
Oh yes , Chris and I did get up at 5 am on Feb 28th (our March 1st) to watch the Canada US hockey game. We streamed it off the Internet and I think the announcers were speaking Russian or something but we had such a good picture that we refused to change streams. Definitely a memorable experience for us!~ We didn't get to watch as much as we had hoped, plus Korean coverage wasn't always the best. They continued to replay all the races and performances (Yu-Na Kim) that they won a gold medal in over and over and over. Not to much international coverage but more like Korean coverage of the Olympics. Good Times :)
I have been so blessed by the pastor of the church we are attending. Chris and I have been able to have fellowship with him and his wife a couple of times over the past weeks. They have been influential in my life at this time as I am seeking the Lord for assurance and strength. It is amazing the connections and the people you meet on the other side of the world.
So I tried to cook banana bread in my rice cooker the other day. Lets just say it wasn't a total disaster but definitely didn't work well. Some people we know rave about the rice cooker meals and baking but I have yet to succeed. The rice cooker is the closest thing I have to an oven so it's worth it to try.
I've finished a round of Korean lessons, so now there is a two week break and then it will start up again. I really have been enjoying learning this language. I feel more confident and able to use Korean when I need to. Chris is playing bball again in the SIBL league. He says he's feeling the affects of 'old age' on the court. I don't really believe him maybe it's an excuse for his lack of made lay-ups. :)
Seems as though we will be quite busy until we leave in June.
Lots of people to connect with and things to do. Hopefully I will be better at taking pictures and posting them for you all. Sorry about that.~
Have a great rest of your week.
Until next time~
