Finally getting settled

I am still alive...lol...So....it's been a while since my last blog. I've been running around crazy lately. Since my last blog post, I have moved into my new apartment, started some productive projects at work, gone shopping at the Korean equivalent of Target and eaten at some interesting places.

Everything is going EXTREMELY well. In fact, it kind of freaks me out that things are going so well. At work, I have been given a huge amount of freedom to begin fitness projects/programs and order things that seem necessary. Honestly, there is so much that can be done, i am not even sure where to start. A feeling of excitement and a feeling of being overwhelmed comes over me every time I sit at my desk. My brain wonders off on 20 million tangents because everything is starting from scratch. The soldiers (believe it or not) do have lots of fitness questions. Most know very little outside of their usual push-ups, sit-ups, etc. I honestly get stopped at least 3 times by soldiers when I workout coming up to ask me questions about fitness. OK...when I'm working out, I'm obviously not working, but of course I always hop off of whatever equipment I am on to answer their questions about various topics. My office is in one of the gyms on base. I share a huge office space with two wonderful Korean staff members at my gym. They sometimes ask me to help them with their English e-mails when they send them. Hmm... really? I barely know all the rules of my own native language...lol They are both incredibly kind and share absolutely everything. I mean everything. They've offered me their breakfast, lunches, books, desks, arms.. (ok, maybe not their arms, but you get my drift). They are incredibly hard workers.



One of my co-workers, Ms. Sin, whom is Korean took me to E-mart, the equivalent to Target in the states. This store had everything. I mean everything. She took me to E-mart and we spent 3 hours in the store. When was the last time you were in Target for 3 hours? Don't worry, E-Mart had a food court so we did not starve ;) The food court only served Korean food..and once again, i was forced to use chop sticks. I saw 3 year olds in my peripheral vision using chopsticks better than me. UGH! I just can't win. I bought my own practice set of chopsticks at E-Mart. Yes ladies and gentleman, I will be eating everything at home with chopsticks from now on....cereal, eggs, pizza, stir fry, pancakes....lol. ok, no. I think I bought one of everything that store had. Hi..American on aisle 5 (yes, I made a scene..mostly because I looked like I was totally out of place and that automatically attracted all kinds of unwanted attention). All went well. To thank Ms. Sin for escorting me to E-Mart and translating absolutely everything, I bought her a chocolate cake from the Korean Dunkin Doughnuts and took it to her at work. Yes, Dunkin Doughnuts here sell beautiful cakes. Ms. Sin was very appreciative and so was I. She even helped me carry it all into my apartment and she read to me the buttons on my Korean washing machine so that I can now wash clothes. YEA!!

More pictures soon :)