Here is another post that has been floating in draft status since November! Opps! Enjoy!
November 30, 2010
I just got home from work and immediately had to take a shower as there was another breakout of lice! Gross! The shower situation made me think about the little differences here.
For those of you who saw the pictures before I left, the shower is a hose straight from the sink in the bathroom directly next to the toilet. Basically you shower where you pee. No joke. Thank goodness I got pictures before I came out here so I knew what I was getting into. The whole experience can be a challenge since you have to turn off the water to put the shampoo and conditioner in your hair. You also have to shut off the water to lather yourself up as well. Needless to say it can get a little chilly especially when it's so cold out. It's 25 degrees Fahrenheit outside ride now. I forgot to mention that you have to set the hot water thermostat at least 10 minutes before you want to shower so the water can warm up. Did I tell you that bath towels in Korea are actually hand towels? I'm not kidding. I guess they just like to air dry or maybe it is because hot water is so expensive that it is cheaper to wash hand towels. I'm not really sure of the reason. I know that on average they may be a little smaller but not the difference between a hand towel and bath towel. Luckily I send over some bath towels before I left because they don't even sell bath towels.
Another little difference is that all cars have the right of way, even during a walk sign! Crosswalks seem to be a suggestion or sometimes a target zone. Today on my way to work I was almost mowed down by a bus and a runaway delivery truck. On my way home, I just got out of the way of a car that whipped around the corner from my house. Once you step into crosswalk you better keep your eyes and ears on all angles of the road. Plus you are always dodging and weaving around food delivery scooters that run red lights, no matter what.
A funny little difference is that although there might not be many western restaurants near me, there are three pizza places within one block of my apartment. The strange thing is that they put corn on all the pizzas. I am just assuming that it is suppose to help digest the cheese, since it is used sparingly.
That is just a few to name today!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Artholics Anonymous December 1, 2010
This has been sitting in my drafts since December, so I thought I would at least publish it!
December 1, 2010:
I sit here during the 3rd
night of a weekly “Artholics Anonymous" party. An evening of foreign teachers in my dong
(neighborhood) gathering to work on art projects, poetry, blogs, or whatever we
fancy. In my package from home I received taco seasoning so I whipped up some ground beef and chicken tacos. As I was cooking the meat I realized that I may not have any artistic talent but with my love for event planning and passion for entertaining, I think my art will be cooking! Nothing fancy of course but hopefully a tasty alterntive to Korean food. It is going to motivate me to research recipies as well as provide guinea pigs for sampling the creations. I want to figure out how to make some desserts also, but that is going to be difficult without an oven. So far on my list of desserts I have a banana, peanut butter and chocolate milkshakes. I would try for chocolate chip cookies in the toaster over but I have yet to find chocolate chips at the store. Another reason to go to Costco, hopefully this weekend!
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Catching up . . .
Okay
time needs to slow down! I can’t believe that it has been so long since I’ve
posted! Well, let’s try to catch up!
I’ll
work backwards.
I
am currently on riding the speed train to Seoul for my training that I was
suppose to have when I first got here, but there have always been schedule
conflicts. It should be interesting but I will be working all weekend, since
the training is Saturday and Sunday.
There is no such thing as missing work for training, so you are expected
to fit into your “free time” on weekends. This comes from the fact that kids go
to school 6 days a week and for 12 hours between the various types of schools:
Korean school, math school, English school, science school, etc. It is crazy
and the poor kids are so burned out because they have no time to just be kids!
Enough
about that. Everyone would rather read about my trip to Beijing for Chinese New
Year! Yeah, that’s right I was in China for Chinese New Year! Let me tell you
that it was the best time to go, at least I thought so!
Shortly
after I returned from my brief trip back to the States (another story for
another post, promise) I found out that most of my friends were going to
Beijing for our big holiday break (Lunar New Year or as they call it here Solar
and Chinese New Year in China.) We had 3 days off for a five day weekend.
Luckily, I was able to find someone to book with me to keep the costs down by
sharing rooms and so we had an even number of people in our group.
As
some of my friends know, when it comes to leisure travel, I do not like organizing
anything! Luckily I have great friends and people in my life to help with that!
This trip was no exception. Thanks to one of our friends, Mitchell, he
organized everything. But it would not have been possible if it weren’t for
Lauren and Andrew telling us all about the tour in the first place!
Anyway,
the travel agency handled everything from getting our visas, airfare, hotel,
bus, tour guide, etc. It was awesome. All I had to do was email my reservation
request and transfer my deposit (also another story for another blog, but I
will say I wish it was that easy in the States). Then I had to send my passport
to the travel agency to get my visa. Yes, you have to get a visa to visit China
and for Americans it is a little pricey,
$200. Most other foreigners from other countries only paid $50. But it was worth it!
The
tour was departing from Busan airport, which is south about 3 hours by bus from
Daejeon. I was excited because our flight didn’t leave till Thursday so a group
of us decided to go down a day before and explore Busan a little. The only bummer
is that because everyone is off those three days, travel can be a nightmare.
All transportation gets booked way in advance so finding seats on trains,
planes or buses can be near impossible if you wait. Our group had to take the
bus, which we were anticipating to take between 5 – 7 hours because we heard
that all the roads are basically at a standstill. We got lucky and it only took
under 4 hours. There was a little of scare when Emily, who had my ticket woke
up late that morning and just made it on time. But all was good once we were on
the bus. We played most of my games on my i-phone: Jeopardy, trivial pursuit,
price is right, battleship, family feud, etc. It was great. Once we got to
Busan we took the subway to the beach to find a hotel for the night. We got
lucky again and found a really cheap place (less than $10 per person) only a
few blocks from the beach! (Mind you that it was cheap because we had to sleep
on the floor, but I did sleep great that night surprisingly).
As
soon as we walked around Hundae, I felt like I was back in San Diego, with the
exception of the weather being just a little cooler (like 20-30 degrees) and
Koreans walking around. The area was awesome and made me wish I had taken a job
down there, especially since it is the second largest city in S. Korea and has
tons more foreigners than Daejeon! We even found a Mexican food restaurant a
block from our hotel! We first went to the beach, then we went straight for
Mexican food! We stayed there for 3 hours playing trivial pursuit and eating! The
only bummer was the new waitress forgetting to give us two beers, then being
charged for them and arguing with the owner about it.
We
then decided to go check out Busan tower. It was then I found out that my
camera decided to crap out on me! The brand-new thing has a faulty screen!
Thanks to everyone allowing me to photo hog their cameras.
Once
we got to Busan Tower, I was going to have a really hard time going up it. Damn
fear of heights, which will get me again later on the trip. But I toughened up
and got in the elevator but once I got out at the top, I had to stay up against
wall, I could only get half-way to the window. After we came down we took some
pics of the light-up heart, pad locks, and scenery. Then we stumbled upon a
photo screen and all hell broke loose! I think we spent at least an hour taking
pics of the 5 of us and messing with the settings, but it was so much fun!
After
that we headed back to our hotel. But poor Michelle hadn’t eaten so we scoured
the area to find a place to eat.
At first we were going to grab a pizza and chill on the beach but we
couldn’t find one. We did, however, find an Indian restaurant that stayed open
just for us and we indulged in delicious Indian dishes!
Even
though our bellies were quite full we weren’t quite ready to head back to our
hotel. So we ventured out to the beach again. It was great and reminded me of
the many times I would go to the beach at night back home. We danced around the
tide and did silly jumps in the sand for photos. The best part was having a
Korean woman charge for Emily and I screaming in Korean and the two of us
trying desperately to avoid her only to find out that Mitchell and Michelle
sent her to us! She was selling fireworks, so we had to buy some! It was so
much fun shooting off fireworks on the beach!
It
was back to the hotel shortly after this.
More
to come . . .
Thursday, December 23, 2010
It's Christmas All Over Korea - December 10th
Ok, so tonight had to have been one of my best night's out here so far!
A bunch of us foreign teachers met up to watch "The Chronicles of Narnia" in 4D! It was awesome and another story for another time.
What was so great was the aftermath of the evening. Some of us went out to "wind down" from the week and began discussing our plan for the "Santa Con" adventure for tomorrow http://www.theyeogiyo.com/News/Articles/2010-2/11/23/Santarchy-2010.php
Before we went to our destination, we played a few rounds of "The Claw" (the machines that have stuffed animals and prizes in you try to win by moving the claw) Well, no one was having any luck but somehow I scored a nice midsized "Mr. Mu" (a stuffed radish). It made my night since I never win with those machines!
But he fun part starts after that . . .
We started talking about Christmas Carols and ended up penning a few for the ride up to Seoul!
Here is the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx4dXWb2eII
Here are the lyrics:
"The Twelve Days of A Hogwon Christmas"
One the first day of Christmas, my hogwon gave to me
A contract not legally binding
On the second day of Christmas, my hogwon gave to me
Two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the third day of Christmas, my hogwon gave to me
Three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the forth day of Christmas, my hogwon gave to me
Four Pepero Sticks, three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the fifth day of Christmas, my hogwon gave to me
Five Mr. Mus
Four Pepero Sticks, three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the sixth day of Christmas, my hogwon gave to me
Six sweet potatoes
Five Mr. Mus
Four Pepero Sticks, three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the seventh day of Christmas, my hogwon gave to me
Seven games of Starcraft, Six sweet potatoes
Five Mr. Mus
Four Pepero Sticks, three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the eighth day of Christmas, my hagwan gave to me
Eight pints of Cass, Seven games of Starcraft, Six sweet potatoes
Five Mr. Mus
Four Pepero Sticks, three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the ninth day of Christmas, my hagwan gave to me
Nine Agimas sweeping, Eight pints of Cass, Seven games of Starcraft, Six sweet potatoes
Five Mr. Mus
Four Pepero Sticks, three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the tenth day of Christmas, my hagwan gave to me
Ten vaction days (not), Nine Agimas sweeping, Eight pints of Cass, Seven games of Starcraft, Six sweet potatoes
Five Mr. Mus
Four Pepero Sticks, three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my hagwan gave to me
Eleven Norabong tunes, Ten vaction days (not), Nine Agimas sweeping, Eight pints of Cass, Seven games of Starcraft, Six sweet potatoes
Five Mr. Mus
Four Pepero Sticks, three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my hagwan gave to me
Twelve bottles of Soju, Eleven Norabong tunes, Ten vaction days (not), Nine Agimas sweeping, Eight pints of Cass, Seven games of Starcraft, Six sweet potatoes
Five Mr. Mus
Four Pepero Sticks, three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
A bunch of us foreign teachers met up to watch "The Chronicles of Narnia" in 4D! It was awesome and another story for another time.
What was so great was the aftermath of the evening. Some of us went out to "wind down" from the week and began discussing our plan for the "Santa Con" adventure for tomorrow http://www.theyeogiyo.com/News/Articles/2010-2/11/23/Santarchy-2010.php
Before we went to our destination, we played a few rounds of "The Claw" (the machines that have stuffed animals and prizes in you try to win by moving the claw) Well, no one was having any luck but somehow I scored a nice midsized "Mr. Mu" (a stuffed radish). It made my night since I never win with those machines!
But he fun part starts after that . . .
We started talking about Christmas Carols and ended up penning a few for the ride up to Seoul!
Here is the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx4dXWb2eII
Here are the lyrics:
"The Twelve Days of A Hogwon Christmas"
One the first day of Christmas, my hogwon gave to me
A contract not legally binding
On the second day of Christmas, my hogwon gave to me
Two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the third day of Christmas, my hogwon gave to me
Three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the forth day of Christmas, my hogwon gave to me
Four Pepero Sticks, three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the fifth day of Christmas, my hogwon gave to me
Five Mr. Mus
Four Pepero Sticks, three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the sixth day of Christmas, my hogwon gave to me
Six sweet potatoes
Five Mr. Mus
Four Pepero Sticks, three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the seventh day of Christmas, my hogwon gave to me
Seven games of Starcraft, Six sweet potatoes
Five Mr. Mus
Four Pepero Sticks, three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the eighth day of Christmas, my hagwan gave to me
Eight pints of Cass, Seven games of Starcraft, Six sweet potatoes
Five Mr. Mus
Four Pepero Sticks, three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the ninth day of Christmas, my hagwan gave to me
Nine Agimas sweeping, Eight pints of Cass, Seven games of Starcraft, Six sweet potatoes
Five Mr. Mus
Four Pepero Sticks, three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the tenth day of Christmas, my hagwan gave to me
Ten vaction days (not), Nine Agimas sweeping, Eight pints of Cass, Seven games of Starcraft, Six sweet potatoes
Five Mr. Mus
Four Pepero Sticks, three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my hagwan gave to me
Eleven Norabong tunes, Ten vaction days (not), Nine Agimas sweeping, Eight pints of Cass, Seven games of Starcraft, Six sweet potatoes
Five Mr. Mus
Four Pepero Sticks, three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my hagwan gave to me
Twelve bottles of Soju, Eleven Norabong tunes, Ten vaction days (not), Nine Agimas sweeping, Eight pints of Cass, Seven games of Starcraft, Six sweet potatoes
Five Mr. Mus
Four Pepero Sticks, three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
Monday, December 6, 2010
I'll be home for Christmas . .
. . . you can count on me.
You read that correctly. I will be coming home for Christmas. Unfortunately, my grandmother fell and broke her hip recently. Luckily they were able to patch her up, sort of speak. However, during her recovery in rehab the therapist over worked her and they left her in worse shape than when she went in. My family suggested that I come home for a visit, in the event she takes a turn for the worse, which we all pray won't happen. I was extremely lucky that my school is allowing me the time off to come home because the only day we actually get off work here is December 31st. My parents were sooooo generous to buy me the round trip ticket. I will be leaving Korea on December 24th and luckily with the time change I arrive the morning of December 24th! So I will be able to spend Christmas with the family. I will be in the states until December 30th, when I fly back and back to work on January 3rd.
I am really excited about the opportunity to come home but not necessarily for the unfortunate reason. I know I had mentioned in my last post that my Christmas package had just arrived but it was sent before we decided to bring me home. I have already been getting so many requests from other foreign teachers on what to bring back for them in addition to my list of necessities. Plus the Korean teachers are making their lists too. Don't worry I'm getting the money up front!
I won't have a car or access to one while I'm home, so if anyone wants to get together, if I have time, please let me know and we can try to schedule something. Also, I had not mentioned this before but I have been having problems uploading my pictures from my camera. This explains why you haven't seen any pictures from me yet. As soon as I get to the states, I am going to get that fixed so I can post them!
I can't wait to listen to the all Christmas music KOST radio, watch the 24 hours of a "Christmas Story" and "Elf." Plus I am really hoping that the family can have our all night board games evening on Christmas Eve. Did I mention that I have a list of the American restaurants and food I want to gobble down while I can. And of course, I am really hoping to make a pit stop to my park, Disneyland. I want to see the "Nightmare Before Christmas" Haunted Mansion. (This all depends on grandma's blessing and health of course).
Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers for me!
You read that correctly. I will be coming home for Christmas. Unfortunately, my grandmother fell and broke her hip recently. Luckily they were able to patch her up, sort of speak. However, during her recovery in rehab the therapist over worked her and they left her in worse shape than when she went in. My family suggested that I come home for a visit, in the event she takes a turn for the worse, which we all pray won't happen. I was extremely lucky that my school is allowing me the time off to come home because the only day we actually get off work here is December 31st. My parents were sooooo generous to buy me the round trip ticket. I will be leaving Korea on December 24th and luckily with the time change I arrive the morning of December 24th! So I will be able to spend Christmas with the family. I will be in the states until December 30th, when I fly back and back to work on January 3rd.
I am really excited about the opportunity to come home but not necessarily for the unfortunate reason. I know I had mentioned in my last post that my Christmas package had just arrived but it was sent before we decided to bring me home. I have already been getting so many requests from other foreign teachers on what to bring back for them in addition to my list of necessities. Plus the Korean teachers are making their lists too. Don't worry I'm getting the money up front!
I won't have a car or access to one while I'm home, so if anyone wants to get together, if I have time, please let me know and we can try to schedule something. Also, I had not mentioned this before but I have been having problems uploading my pictures from my camera. This explains why you haven't seen any pictures from me yet. As soon as I get to the states, I am going to get that fixed so I can post them!
I can't wait to listen to the all Christmas music KOST radio, watch the 24 hours of a "Christmas Story" and "Elf." Plus I am really hoping that the family can have our all night board games evening on Christmas Eve. Did I mention that I have a list of the American restaurants and food I want to gobble down while I can. And of course, I am really hoping to make a pit stop to my park, Disneyland. I want to see the "Nightmare Before Christmas" Haunted Mansion. (This all depends on grandma's blessing and health of course).
Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers for me!
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Christmas Came Early
Today I received my Christmas package from home! I was so excited but so were all the Korean teachers because I ordered them special gifts from home. I knew they were on their way, so when I got the boxes today I didn't open them right away. Usually I open them at work for two reasons: 1) I can't wait to see what surprises my mom threw in and 2) everyone huddles around me until I open them because they want to see what's in them.
Before I opened them I asked the girls if they wanted their gifts now or closer to Christmas. As I suspected, they wanted them now. So I opened the boxes and began to pull out the giant comfy and fuzzy animal slippers. They all started screaming and fighting over the different designs. The ladybug and bee slippers were the favorite and they had to do "Rock, Scissors, Paper" to decide who would get them. The cow, pink dog and frog were also popular. Nobody seemed to want the pigs, so we gave that pair to our boss! Haa haa! She tried to switch with the other girls. It was so funny, but it made me happy. Except I got them because I thought they would all want to wear them at work, since we can't wear shoes and we have to wear slippers in the building (another little difference). Everyone decided they would rather take them home. Which was a good idea because when I walked out of our teachers lounge in my ladybug pair, all the kids started screaming and asking me to give the slippers to them. I quickly decided to keep mine at home too. But I did get some photos of all of them in their slippers.
Aren't they adorable? If you want to get your hands on a pair, you can get them from "The Red-Eyed Grasshopper & Little Cricket" Gift Shop in Orange, CA. It's my aunt's gift shop and they make great gifts! Plus they are really comfy and warm! Check them out on Facebook: Red-Eyed Grasshopper on Facebook or call (714) 771-6006
Let the 25 of Christmas begin!
Before I opened them I asked the girls if they wanted their gifts now or closer to Christmas. As I suspected, they wanted them now. So I opened the boxes and began to pull out the giant comfy and fuzzy animal slippers. They all started screaming and fighting over the different designs. The ladybug and bee slippers were the favorite and they had to do "Rock, Scissors, Paper" to decide who would get them. The cow, pink dog and frog were also popular. Nobody seemed to want the pigs, so we gave that pair to our boss! Haa haa! She tried to switch with the other girls. It was so funny, but it made me happy. Except I got them because I thought they would all want to wear them at work, since we can't wear shoes and we have to wear slippers in the building (another little difference). Everyone decided they would rather take them home. Which was a good idea because when I walked out of our teachers lounge in my ladybug pair, all the kids started screaming and asking me to give the slippers to them. I quickly decided to keep mine at home too. But I did get some photos of all of them in their slippers.
Aren't they adorable? If you want to get your hands on a pair, you can get them from "The Red-Eyed Grasshopper & Little Cricket" Gift Shop in Orange, CA. It's my aunt's gift shop and they make great gifts! Plus they are really comfy and warm! Check them out on Facebook: Red-Eyed Grasshopper on Facebook or call (714) 771-6006
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
A tug on the heart strings
I just got off a skype call with my mother, which as many of you know can be tough thing. This distance has begun to help bridge the gap between my mother and me. The first weeks I heard from her every day but as time has rolled on, our conversations are becoming more substantial with greater depth and time between them. Who knew that it would only take 6000 miles distance to work on our relationship, OK many of you. At least it is working, or so I think.
The kicker is that I received an FB message from my sister today that apparently I had a conversation with my mother Sunday morning (Korea time). Mind you that I had been out for my friends goodbye party that night. When I researched the accusation, my sister was correct, I had a 20 minute conversation with my mother which I completely don't remember. (Grandma would be so proud, just kidding).
I was a little ashamed to talk to my mother now to find out what we discussed while I was inebriated. Luckily and surprisingly she was more concerned than anything. How refreshing because I was worried that things would have been different. As so many of us here are learning, this experience is helping us to grow, not be afraid, be more confident and not worry what other people think. This is especially true for me. I feel I have always held back from communicating with my mother because I didn't want to be judged or I was tired of being judged since she often compares my life to hers. Things are beginning to change. I was able to talk to her tonight about what had happened yesterday. She laughed. Sigh of relief for me.
She reminded me briefly about our conversation and filled me in on the latest news with everything. The part that pulled at my heart strings was when she told me that my grandma thinks of me as one of her daughters. (Tears, again). That statement means so much to me because I have always called my grandma my life coach and I would not be here if it weren't for her blessing and encouragement. She has helped me through most every major decision in my life. I have been sooo soooo soooooooo lucky, fortunate, grateful, appreciative and every other word used to describe my admiration for my grandmother, who I have lived with for the past four years. I am still shooting myself in the foot for not having a tape recorder handy during the late night chats I had with her about her life and experiences or finishing the cookbook we began working on for all the women in the family when I moved in. WE HAVE TO FINISH IT!
Of everything, I miss my grandma. A huge part of me wishes I was there to help take care of her, as best I could. I know I'm not a caretaker, but I tried my best and of anything I have always wanted to be there for my family and especially my grandma. I also know that most of my family has been so supportive of me exploring the world and I am so grateful. Thank you.
I sit here also, thinking of my other grandmother, Grammie. Losing her a year before my college graduation was one of the toughest things I have ever had to live through. She was my biggest champion for finishing college. She was one of the luckiest grandparents to have every single one of her grandchildren graduate with a college degree. Education was so important to her and I so wished she could have seen me graduate. I may not have had the closest relationship with her, but she has been such a huge motivator in my life. Her influence helped me return to school and finish! She was my biggest supporter and I never had the chance to thank her for it. I miss you Grammie! Thank you because without my degree I wouldn't be here now.
Things just got too emotional. Time to cut the string.
The kicker is that I received an FB message from my sister today that apparently I had a conversation with my mother Sunday morning (Korea time). Mind you that I had been out for my friends goodbye party that night. When I researched the accusation, my sister was correct, I had a 20 minute conversation with my mother which I completely don't remember. (Grandma would be so proud, just kidding).
I was a little ashamed to talk to my mother now to find out what we discussed while I was inebriated. Luckily and surprisingly she was more concerned than anything. How refreshing because I was worried that things would have been different. As so many of us here are learning, this experience is helping us to grow, not be afraid, be more confident and not worry what other people think. This is especially true for me. I feel I have always held back from communicating with my mother because I didn't want to be judged or I was tired of being judged since she often compares my life to hers. Things are beginning to change. I was able to talk to her tonight about what had happened yesterday. She laughed. Sigh of relief for me.
She reminded me briefly about our conversation and filled me in on the latest news with everything. The part that pulled at my heart strings was when she told me that my grandma thinks of me as one of her daughters. (Tears, again). That statement means so much to me because I have always called my grandma my life coach and I would not be here if it weren't for her blessing and encouragement. She has helped me through most every major decision in my life. I have been sooo soooo soooooooo lucky, fortunate, grateful, appreciative and every other word used to describe my admiration for my grandmother, who I have lived with for the past four years. I am still shooting myself in the foot for not having a tape recorder handy during the late night chats I had with her about her life and experiences or finishing the cookbook we began working on for all the women in the family when I moved in. WE HAVE TO FINISH IT!
Of everything, I miss my grandma. A huge part of me wishes I was there to help take care of her, as best I could. I know I'm not a caretaker, but I tried my best and of anything I have always wanted to be there for my family and especially my grandma. I also know that most of my family has been so supportive of me exploring the world and I am so grateful. Thank you.
I sit here also, thinking of my other grandmother, Grammie. Losing her a year before my college graduation was one of the toughest things I have ever had to live through. She was my biggest champion for finishing college. She was one of the luckiest grandparents to have every single one of her grandchildren graduate with a college degree. Education was so important to her and I so wished she could have seen me graduate. I may not have had the closest relationship with her, but she has been such a huge motivator in my life. Her influence helped me return to school and finish! She was my biggest supporter and I never had the chance to thank her for it. I miss you Grammie! Thank you because without my degree I wouldn't be here now.
Things just got too emotional. Time to cut the string.
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