Saturday, May 21, 2005

There's so much to say but so little time.

First of all, I have written a short fantasy story which I have named The Legend of the Golden Dragon and the King of Mirrordell. So if you have a few extra minutes and fantasy is for you what apple pie is for me then click here. Oh, and if you want to comment on the story, please comment on this site.

So, back to the real stuff. For all my worry about my final exam I was shocked to discover that I got an A on it. When my teacher handed me my final grades all I could say was "!!!" and almost fall over in disbelief. My teacher's deadpan face flickered confusion for a moment while I regained my balance and started to cheer. She was probably thinking, If only she knew how easy we graded these....

Now I'm on a three week break between quarters. I spontaneously took the four hour trip down to Pohang yesterday and am happy as a clam to be out of Seoul and back in my old neighborhood. I could take this moment to complain thoroughly about Seoul, how dirty my neighborhood is, how insanely crowded the trains are, how it takes for ever to do anything or get anywhere... but I wont.

What I will say instead is that God has been working to provide for me financially. In this week alone, I have been given over $600 by my friends here in Korea! One friend is paying for my rent this month and another friend is paying for my car to get fixed. I was shocked speechless when they tossed the money my way. But, strangely enough, I'm finding that it's a bit difficult to accept people's money. I guess the word would be humbling. I know I need it, they know I need it and so I take it. But it's hard. I would rather say, thank you so much for your generous offer but I'm really okay. I need to learn to accept help gracefully.

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