Time is a funny friend, it is always two seconds too early or two hours too late. It comes unexpectedly because you always believe you'll have more of it; and when it's gone it leaves forever never coming back. For much of my life I've felt like time, a little too early or a little too late. Essentially, I've never been able to live in the present. Being a sentimental person, I'm often missing someone or something and/or daydreaming about the future, and making all these detailed plans. This is all well and good, except for the fact that I never enjoyed NOW. I've been just trying to get through and rush through, and worry about what's next or what wasn't right before that, and I forgot how to live. I forgot what it feels like...this crazy thing called life.


It'll be four months next week....and I can safely say I'm adjusting to living in Korea. I don't like it, or dislike it, I'm simply indifferent. I feel like time is moving pretty quickly and if I'm not careful I will have experienced everything without documenting anything. Hence, me getting back to my blogging, and picture taking even though I hate taking pictures. To sum up my observations so far, I came up with a Top 10 list!

Top 10 Things I like about Korea:

1. Foreigners are treated like rockstars
2. If you talk really fast most people will have no idea what you're saying...even though most people have no idea what you're saying at any speed
3. Cabs/transportation is inexpensive; Korea is the size of Indiana you can easily see get to anywhere in the country
   
4. English teachers have a pretty easy-going lifestyle: rent-free living, paid vacation, 50% coverage on health insurance (which is ridiculously cheap) and other misc perks of being a Native English Teacher
5. Everyone compliments you on how attractive you are and how good you are at doing the most remedial things
6. Foreigners get into most clubs/bars for free
   
7. If you're a foreigner you can get things for free or get what's called "service" at restaurants meaning complimentary
8. The food is awesome and very healthy
   
9. Education is highly valued
   
10. The people in general are kind and helpful to foreigners, and although most are extremely ignorant, they honestly just don't know.

Top 10 Things I Hate About Korea

1. This unscheduled/unexpected appointments, business trips, meetings, etc and all around wishy-washiness
2. Everyone bum rushes you whenever there's a line because Koreans are always in a hurry
3. The smoking...ugh it's everywhere
4. Constant obsession with physical appearance...it's beyond vain there are mirrors everywhere you look...most of my teachers have them at their desks. Some restaurants have them at the table you sit at!
   
5. The staring, I'm used to it
6. The pouring drinks for someone that is older than you and making sure their glass is never empty. Am I supposed to stare at your glass all night....can I live?
   
7. The random semi-english words on sweaters, signs, food products, etc.
8. The ridiculously cold weather
9. No tubs, no ovens, no dryers!
   
10. Ignorance!