Google decided that I was a hacker because my IP address changed to a South Korean one, so they locked me out for bit. Thank goodness my brother is so helpful, I was able to send his cellphone a reactivation code to break right back in! So here I am, blogging for my friends and family like a good little girl.
Much has happened since my last entry. I've never been a fan of chronological order - rather ironic considering that I am a Historian - so here it is like a collage, all over the place!
My landlord thinks I'm a derp for two very legitimate reasons. Firstly, I ran out of detergent and bought what I thought was laundry soap in the wash. The machine bubbled over and after I had my fun playing in the suds, I did my best to clean up the chaos... but he still saw it. Whoops. Secondly, I managed to lock the door that separates my kitchen from the rest of my apartment. I got in touch with my landlord who speaks very little English.. after much pushing, pulling, and attempted Jimmying of the lock with knives and chopsticks, my landlord started shouting, and walked off talking to himself rather furiously. He returned about an hour later with a massive ring of keys and proceded to try each one individually. Eventually he found the right key and the door clicked open. I apologized profusely and he just starred at me like I was the world's biggest idiot. The teacher who lived in my apartment before me didn't know the door locked either... I have since put a strip of duct tape over the lock to avoid this disaster in the future.
I have been feeling really stuffed up as of late, as is expected when you work so closely with small children. Kids can get so.. drippy, and ofcourse when they sneeze or cough they do not think to cover their mouthes. They are germ factories, cute little drippy germ factories. I love them dearly, but they're kind of disgusting at times haha. Well, I have had a flu bug, and developed a really bad sinus infection. This weekend my sinus infection seemed to worsen, and now I have this awesome ear infection. My middle ears filled with fluid, and on the left side the pressure has actually caused my ear drum to burst. It was bloody, pussy and really effing painful. I was up all night before I took a taxi to the closest english friendly hospital. Unfortunately there was no ENT present and I had to come back in the morning.
All night I had to lay on one side so that my ear-puss could drain out. It was very painful and I cried a lot. it made me really homesick for the Canadian medical system.. we often take it the nearly-immediate service for granted. I had to go to the Hospital very early and missed my first two classes of the day. They suctioned goo out of my nose, ears, and chest. It was very painful. They patched up my ear drum (which also really hurt) and gave me two needles (anyone who knows me knows that I am terrible with injections..).
It was a traumatic morning, but I returned to school feeling significantly better and was greeted by the most adorable little boy who pointed to my bandage & asked "Teacher! Ouch?" to which I responded "Yes, teacher ouch". I made a sad face, and he gave me a kiss on each cheek and patted my hand. In art, instead of happy birthday cards I was gifted little sympathy cards with flowers, birds, hearts and smiley faces. My kids seem to genuinely like me, it was a very touching experience.
This weekend I also had a blast from the past. My friend from highschool, Zach, came down from Gumi to visit. I have not seen him since the summer after Graduation, so it was very exciting to see him. It's nice to know that Langley/Aldergrove produced other gypsies and I am not the only one who was restless. It's also really great to have someone so familiar so close by! I am excited to take the KTX up to Daegu/ Gumi to visit him... after my ear heals of course!
Yesterday was Father's day, which was pretty surreal. When I realized what day it was it felt like the wind had been knocked out of me. I did cry a little bit after Zach had left, because I did feel rather alone.. however throughout the day I receive many messages from friends and family, which I found extremely comforting. Initially I was annoyed by the many facebook statuses I saw, or pictures posted of friends with their fathers.. I suppose it was envy.. but then I began to realize that my dad is still with me everyday, and that I can be happy with my many memories. My dad and I had an amazing relationship, and bonds like that should be cherished. I am lucky to have had a friend, and role model, for as long as I did.. not many can say that they had that and not many will ever be able to understand that love if they never saw it first hand. My dad was my best friend, and for that I am very thankful.
Oh, I also have a couch now. I am in the process of having it relocated to my apartment. Exciting!! I can host board game nights soon!!
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