More often than not in my life, I over-analyze and over-complicate all my big decisions. Choosing a college felt like "Sophie's Choice". Going to England seemed like it could turn into "Taken" in a quick second and finally getting it together to come to Korea was like "Zero Dark Thirty"- just pull the trigger already. I'm THAT girl, the girl that avoids, dodges, and ignores until I absolutely can't any longer. So once again, I found myself with a big decisio...

January is a tough month at my hagwon. It is what we call the "intensive" period, during which the students are on vacation from their normal schools and then take additional classes at their academies, or hagwons. So my days have expanded a bit and I am now working a 55-hour work week. I basically sleep and teach, teach and sleep. Needless to say, the foreign teachers have been a little disheartened for the last few weeks where I am at. For the first time si...

Sorry, it has been a while since I last wrote. A lot has happened since my last entry, so I'm not sure where to begin! Christmas Day marked six months for me being in Korea, which seems pretty crazy, right? That means I am half way through my contract with my current hagwon. In a couple of months I will have to start making some more tough decisions about what I will do next--either stay in Korea or go back home, or some combination of the two. Right now, I t...

I will be celebrating Thanksgiving this year with a full day of work, ending at 10:30, and then having a very large glass of wine and some Wisconsin cheese that I scored at E-mart this evening. Wine & cheese is the closest I can get to authentic over here. But, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I've decided to write down all the things I'm thankful for. Perhaps this will make up for my complete lack of enthusiasm and participation over this American holiday. ...

Okay, so I come from a small town. There ain't no public transportation around Eldridge, and even in Davenport I've never once been in a cab or taken the bus. Sure, I've been on the L in Chicago, the tube in London, and the subway in NYC. I've had my share of crazy cab experiences in Chicago as well (que one April Klauer). But after living in a city for four months, and becoming a frequent rider in cabs, the crazy stories really start to pile up. In the begi...