Subject:
Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 12:22:23 +0000
dear mom and dad,
hi! i got the ebony and essence magazines this week, thank you so much. the weather is getting warmer and more humid, it's great i love it! i dont have anything to talk about at all, so i'll say bye now and write more later. ~daughter
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Subject: RE: 226-230
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:26:25 +0000
dear mom and dad,
woo, i had my first major discipline issue the other day! not at all like the days of sassy little johnny, b/c i got HOT for a second at this little boy, he was pushing me and being naughty! but then i got a little sad, b/c the term is only 1/3 over and i'm hoping that he holds no resentment over this issue for the rest of the term. it's frustrating b/c he is so smart, but doesnt do his homework, and doesnt take notes in class, etc. And i feel bad, all of these students have so much work to do... *sigh*
well, when things like this happen, we're to notify the korean staff and write a detailed email about the issue and they'll chat with the student. hopefully this can be all done and over with by next week when i see him. hopefully i will not be a jerk to him... or not be too nice to him either, which is equally bad. ah, we'll see how goes.
so anyway, i did one of my new step workout dvds today, it was wonderful, had all kinds of endorphins pumping and felt happy. so going the route of the soup again, dad? god i hate that soup. good luck with that. man, looking back at those days on optifast and optitrim, it all seemed so fast and easy! meh, past is past, my progress is much slower this time, but at least this time is permanent.
i'll be having classes cancelled this and next week, mayma is going to help me out and take me shopping for some Sha-sized clothes in certain shops in itaewon. i have like 2 skirts and 4 blouses that i wear over and over again, but with this hot weather, it's down to one reasonable blouse; the others are too hot. ive noticed that i dont see hardly any koreans in traditional clothing where i am. in ghana, tho most wore western clothes, you still saw women sporting a cloth around the waist and/or head, or men wearing a shirt made with local cloth. here, i spot the occasional monk but that's about it. maybe if i get to visit the countryside sometime, i'll see something more grassroots.
hey mom, in the back of my mind i keep the images of beautiful traditional philipino clothing, that i'll wear one day when im closer to philipino size. i think i'm going to have lindsay send me some cloth soon, tho... b/c i can sport my african cloth with this sha-sized body in this hot weather right now no problem.
so hey dad, is part of being a good sailor knowing how to order a beer in the language of the country youre in? b/c if so, then i bet you were a damned fine crackerjack sailor, pappa!~daughter
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:26:25 +0000
dear mom and dad,
woo, i had my first major discipline issue the other day! not at all like the days of sassy little johnny, b/c i got HOT for a second at this little boy, he was pushing me and being naughty! but then i got a little sad, b/c the term is only 1/3 over and i'm hoping that he holds no resentment over this issue for the rest of the term. it's frustrating b/c he is so smart, but doesnt do his homework, and doesnt take notes in class, etc. And i feel bad, all of these students have so much work to do... *sigh*
well, when things like this happen, we're to notify the korean staff and write a detailed email about the issue and they'll chat with the student. hopefully this can be all done and over with by next week when i see him. hopefully i will not be a jerk to him... or not be too nice to him either, which is equally bad. ah, we'll see how goes.
so anyway, i did one of my new step workout dvds today, it was wonderful, had all kinds of endorphins pumping and felt happy. so going the route of the soup again, dad? god i hate that soup. good luck with that. man, looking back at those days on optifast and optitrim, it all seemed so fast and easy! meh, past is past, my progress is much slower this time, but at least this time is permanent.
i'll be having classes cancelled this and next week, mayma is going to help me out and take me shopping for some Sha-sized clothes in certain shops in itaewon. i have like 2 skirts and 4 blouses that i wear over and over again, but with this hot weather, it's down to one reasonable blouse; the others are too hot. ive noticed that i dont see hardly any koreans in traditional clothing where i am. in ghana, tho most wore western clothes, you still saw women sporting a cloth around the waist and/or head, or men wearing a shirt made with local cloth. here, i spot the occasional monk but that's about it. maybe if i get to visit the countryside sometime, i'll see something more grassroots.hey mom, in the back of my mind i keep the images of beautiful traditional philipino clothing, that i'll wear one day when im closer to philipino size. i think i'm going to have lindsay send me some cloth soon, tho... b/c i can sport my african cloth with this sha-sized body in this hot weather right now no problem.
so hey dad, is part of being a good sailor knowing how to order a beer in the language of the country youre in? b/c if so, then i bet you were a damned fine crackerjack sailor, pappa!~daughter
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Subject: RE: muggy
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 16:52:09 +0000
dear mom and dad,
oh im happy to hear that my blouses are on the way! it's HOT here!!! man, im so glad i cut my hair.
i ordered some new step workout videos from amazon and they arrived this week. for some reason, the dvds could ship to korea no problem, but the blouses had shipping restrictions. hmm... well anyways, i got new dvds, yeah! i'm going to mix it up, ive had it with this 226-230 nonsense. let's see, we're coming up on july? i think i'll have my weight in the 2-Teen's by winter for sure.
i got to meet up w/tchaiko's daughter and some of her friends this weekend, oh it was so SO wonderful to sit and shoot the shit with the sistas. we went to this restaurant Ali Baba, it's egyptian or middle eastern or something, with big cushy pillows surrounding the table. incredible salad was had. made me realize that im not eating enough vegetables.
all of the women i met up with (there were 5 of us) teach english, one of the sistas teaches a salsa dance class as well, pretty interesting! she also did a couple of workshops here about the history of rap music. i think it's fascinating, especially since all the rap music ive heard here thus far is all, in my opinion, the bottom of the barrel. we talked about, or rather i complained about how much i hate the music in every club ive been to here thus far. i hear no real hip hop; all i hear is stupid laffy taffy, walk it out, in my white tee... well, maybe you can ask brother dave about all these songs on sunday. but i am rethinking "white t" tho; sister annice made a good point about how at least that song in particular celebrates something simple: anybody can get hold of and wear a white t shirt at the discount store for like a dollar. she's right. i'd rather that than stupid air force one's. uhm, you can ask dave about that too. well anyway... i look very VERY forward to my strange fruit project cds as well!!! :)
ah, remember my friend felix? the one who cleaned my apartment? he asked that i send you his greetings. for some reason felix really is fascinated with the military and asked that i, and i quote, "tell your father that i think he is a very brave man, b/c he is a soldier.' yeah whatever, i know pops only joined the navy to avoid being drafted by the army... (ha!)~daughter
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 16:52:09 +0000
dear mom and dad,
oh im happy to hear that my blouses are on the way! it's HOT here!!! man, im so glad i cut my hair.
i ordered some new step workout videos from amazon and they arrived this week. for some reason, the dvds could ship to korea no problem, but the blouses had shipping restrictions. hmm... well anyways, i got new dvds, yeah! i'm going to mix it up, ive had it with this 226-230 nonsense. let's see, we're coming up on july? i think i'll have my weight in the 2-Teen's by winter for sure.
i got to meet up w/tchaiko's daughter and some of her friends this weekend, oh it was so SO wonderful to sit and shoot the shit with the sistas. we went to this restaurant Ali Baba, it's egyptian or middle eastern or something, with big cushy pillows surrounding the table. incredible salad was had. made me realize that im not eating enough vegetables.
all of the women i met up with (there were 5 of us) teach english, one of the sistas teaches a salsa dance class as well, pretty interesting! she also did a couple of workshops here about the history of rap music. i think it's fascinating, especially since all the rap music ive heard here thus far is all, in my opinion, the bottom of the barrel. we talked about, or rather i complained about how much i hate the music in every club ive been to here thus far. i hear no real hip hop; all i hear is stupid laffy taffy, walk it out, in my white tee... well, maybe you can ask brother dave about all these songs on sunday. but i am rethinking "white t" tho; sister annice made a good point about how at least that song in particular celebrates something simple: anybody can get hold of and wear a white t shirt at the discount store for like a dollar. she's right. i'd rather that than stupid air force one's. uhm, you can ask dave about that too. well anyway... i look very VERY forward to my strange fruit project cds as well!!! :)ah, remember my friend felix? the one who cleaned my apartment? he asked that i send you his greetings. for some reason felix really is fascinated with the military and asked that i, and i quote, "tell your father that i think he is a very brave man, b/c he is a soldier.' yeah whatever, i know pops only joined the navy to avoid being drafted by the army... (ha!)~daughter
Friday, June 22, 2007
Subject:RE: Red Hot
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:53:30 +0000
dear mom and dad,
it rained yesterday, boo. it was a hot muggy rain, it made me think of the story of Payong, and how he got that name b/c of all the wet weather in the Philippines, carrying an umbrella everywhere he went. ;)
it may be too early to say, but dad, I will NEVER beg for the cold. i would rather this hot muggy rain than korea this last february, hands down.
my middle school students are going through school exams, so i will once again start having some classes cancelled. it wasn't to start until next week, but yesterday (Thursday), i only had one out of the nine students in my 7:30pm class. it was pretty funny, the poor girl kept debating on staying or not, and saying that she didnt want to make me mad if she chose to leave; it was too cute. she ended up staying (after calling her mom, and mom strongly suggesting she stay), and so we did class one on one. it was cool, she's a good girl and very smart, we had a good time. well actually she said over and over how "mean" i am for making her take the test and conducting the class as usual, instead of just letting her chill. i told her she'll thank me in the long run. "look at how much you've learned today!" i told her at the end of class. :)
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:53:30 +0000
dear mom and dad,
it rained yesterday, boo. it was a hot muggy rain, it made me think of the story of Payong, and how he got that name b/c of all the wet weather in the Philippines, carrying an umbrella everywhere he went. ;)
it may be too early to say, but dad, I will NEVER beg for the cold. i would rather this hot muggy rain than korea this last february, hands down.
my middle school students are going through school exams, so i will once again start having some classes cancelled. it wasn't to start until next week, but yesterday (Thursday), i only had one out of the nine students in my 7:30pm class. it was pretty funny, the poor girl kept debating on staying or not, and saying that she didnt want to make me mad if she chose to leave; it was too cute. she ended up staying (after calling her mom, and mom strongly suggesting she stay), and so we did class one on one. it was cool, she's a good girl and very smart, we had a good time. well actually she said over and over how "mean" i am for making her take the test and conducting the class as usual, instead of just letting her chill. i told her she'll thank me in the long run. "look at how much you've learned today!" i told her at the end of class. :)
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
email to teddy
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 5:03:08 AM
Subject:
hi pare!
i see that LOST season 3 is due to be out soon on amazon! im going to preorder it and have dad send them to me. after i finish watching them, i'll send them to you,and you can send them home to lalibela. im so excited!!! i dont think i've seen any of season 3 at all, i cant remember.
dad said you came by and brought over some recycling! right on, way to save the planet! :)
(not a picture of me, but this is how i would pose.) mom told you i cut my hair, and said she was worried she was talking too much b/c you didnt know? im sorry about that, i didnt tell anybody i cut my hair, actually, except mom and dad, i posted the email on the blog and that's how a couple other people knew. i cut my hair about a month ago, it was time for a change. a big plus: sometimes i wear those earrings and bracelet from your Sara, and i get SO many compliments on it now. i think having the short hair really makes the earrings stand out.
thank you for visiting my parents, i really appreciate it. how is my momma doing? she's OK? ~mare.
Subject:
hi pare!
i see that LOST season 3 is due to be out soon on amazon! im going to preorder it and have dad send them to me. after i finish watching them, i'll send them to you,and you can send them home to lalibela. im so excited!!! i dont think i've seen any of season 3 at all, i cant remember.
dad said you came by and brought over some recycling! right on, way to save the planet! :)
(not a picture of me, but this is how i would pose.) mom told you i cut my hair, and said she was worried she was talking too much b/c you didnt know? im sorry about that, i didnt tell anybody i cut my hair, actually, except mom and dad, i posted the email on the blog and that's how a couple other people knew. i cut my hair about a month ago, it was time for a change. a big plus: sometimes i wear those earrings and bracelet from your Sara, and i get SO many compliments on it now. i think having the short hair really makes the earrings stand out.thank you for visiting my parents, i really appreciate it. how is my momma doing? she's OK? ~mare.
Subject: it's gettin hot
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:52:17 +0000
dear mom and dad,
hi! woo, the weather is getting muggy! bring it, korea, BRING IT! i remember my trips to ghana, and the heat, and oh wow. this is different, a muggy heat... but i welcome this over the cold any friggin day of the week.
anyway, i see that i didnt bring a specific blouse i used to wear for the ghana trips, and im pretty mad at myself. i THINK it's in one of the boxes i packed to have teddy send to me, but i cant wait that long to get it. i have ordered a type like it (this blouse) from amazon, and am having it shipped to you. im 99% sure you'll be able to scrunch it up and send it along with a magazine, please? it's a stretchy black mesh top that looks rather nice with a light color skirt, and a light color blouse underneath it, and so nice for the heat. when it gets there, please send it asap.
mom, dont worry about telling teddy about my hair, it's no secret :) i didnt realize that i didnt tell him. i just forgot about it. i didnt tell anybody, actually, again not b/c its a secret, but b/c i only email you guys about all the inane trivial dribble of my life, and to teddy i pretty much just email him asking if he's been taking good care of the cats. i miss them so much... *teardrop* oh, my cats!!! wahhhh!!!!
i didnt get to start my korean language lessons last weekend as i'd hoped, i had to cover a class at work, but it's cool, it's a drop in korean language class and i'll hit it next weekend. im so excited! one time i got into a cab and said, VERY confidently:
"anyang ha sayeo. hagwon ga ka gus say yo."
the cab driver started rattling off in korean like i really knew what he was saying!
i smiled and said, "Sorry, korean molayo (molayo is "i dont know")
the driver smiled and said, "American?"
me: "deh (yes)
him: "you speak korean very well!"
maybe this guy was trying to work me for a fat tip, but it still made me feel GREAT! i cant wait to start learning this language!! :) ~daughter
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:52:17 +0000
dear mom and dad,
hi! woo, the weather is getting muggy! bring it, korea, BRING IT! i remember my trips to ghana, and the heat, and oh wow. this is different, a muggy heat... but i welcome this over the cold any friggin day of the week.
anyway, i see that i didnt bring a specific blouse i used to wear for the ghana trips, and im pretty mad at myself. i THINK it's in one of the boxes i packed to have teddy send to me, but i cant wait that long to get it. i have ordered a type like it (this blouse) from amazon, and am having it shipped to you. im 99% sure you'll be able to scrunch it up and send it along with a magazine, please? it's a stretchy black mesh top that looks rather nice with a light color skirt, and a light color blouse underneath it, and so nice for the heat. when it gets there, please send it asap.mom, dont worry about telling teddy about my hair, it's no secret :) i didnt realize that i didnt tell him. i just forgot about it. i didnt tell anybody, actually, again not b/c its a secret, but b/c i only email you guys about all the inane trivial dribble of my life, and to teddy i pretty much just email him asking if he's been taking good care of the cats. i miss them so much... *teardrop* oh, my cats!!! wahhhh!!!!
i didnt get to start my korean language lessons last weekend as i'd hoped, i had to cover a class at work, but it's cool, it's a drop in korean language class and i'll hit it next weekend. im so excited! one time i got into a cab and said, VERY confidently:
"anyang ha sayeo. hagwon ga ka gus say yo."
the cab driver started rattling off in korean like i really knew what he was saying!
i smiled and said, "Sorry, korean molayo (molayo is "i dont know")
the driver smiled and said, "American?"
me: "deh (yes)
him: "you speak korean very well!"
maybe this guy was trying to work me for a fat tip, but it still made me feel GREAT! i cant wait to start learning this language!! :) ~daughter
Monday, June 18, 2007
Subject:Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:33:16 +0000
dear mom and dad,
hi! yes, please send the business cards to me. they are not super duper important, tho, so no need to try and cram them into one envelope. what i would really LOVE for you to put into that next envelope are a couple of my music cds. Mom, i do hope youre having fun with my collection, but please if you can pull out the cd's Strange Fruit Project, there should be 2 of them, i would love to have those in the next envelope you and dad send to me.
oh, i got the O magazine this week, by the way, and thank you!
the electricity is not a part of my rent, unfortunately, but it's cool, i dont need it to live. even so, i will take the heat over the cold any day. i will always remember those first few weeks here in korea, thinking that the snow was ash, as if weather that cold couldn't possibly be real. ~daughter
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