Lost

Recently I've been giving my future a lot of thought. What do I want to be, what do I want to do, where do I want to go, do I want to have a boyfriend, and basically what's going to happen to me in a year. I have 10 months left on my contract with my current school. After that, I have no idea what's going to happen. So, I wanted to throw my ideas out there and see what other people think.

1. Stay in Korea teaching English
1. Stay at the same school
2. Change schools in the same city
3. Change cities
2. Stay in Korea and go to GIST grad school
3. Teach English in Taiwan
4. Teach English in Japan
5. Move back to America (somewhere)
1. Go to grad school
2. Find a real job

I just don't know what I want to do. There are a lot of pro's and con's of each one of them. Kristina, one of my best friends is moving in a month and will probably go to Taiwan. Mandy, one of my other best friends will most likely stay for a third year here. I don't really think that I'm finished traveling yet to move back to America. As for grad school, I don't know if that's what I really want to be anymore so it won't be worth it to go there yet. As for Japan and Taiwan, I will make better money in Korea plus I get free flights.

So, that's the basic information. If you have any comments feel free to make them. I need some help sorting it all out. It is nice that I have some time to think about it. However, I will have to make a decision within 6 months. I don't know why, but this decision seems more imortant and deserves more thought than when I first decided to move here. I guess it's because I'm two years older and need to start thinking about the future. Man it sucks getting old!

Soccer 축구

So, let's be realistic, soccer isn't exactly popular back in the states. I mean, when you have the action of football, the fun of baseball, and the excitement of basketball, you don't really have room for a sport you don't really understand. I mean, they have crazy rules to this game and just run around kicking things with little contact.

However, after coming to Korea and experiencing the World Cup, I've changed my mind. I'd have to say that watching the World Cup in Korea was one of the most exciting experiences I've ever had. It was way more intense than the Super Bowl. I mean, we were all packed in bars trying to watch the game on the big screen. Everyone sports the red shirt, devil horns, face paint, and the Korean flag as a cape. Every steal, attempted shot, and foul is followed by an eruption of raw emotion, good or bad. Saying it was intense is an understatement. It's too bad that it ended early for both Korea and the U.S. But, we still have the Asian Cup.

So, last night I made the trek over to Chumdan, which costed me 10,000won ($10) by taxi. Just to experience the game with some of my good friends at the Game Bar. We started the night out with our red shirts and a beer. The game was pretty exciting because it was Korea vs. Japan. And we all know about Japan occupying Korea and how Koreans still haven't forgiven them. So, it was a huge game. It was also the game to decide who plays in the championship. So, there was a lot riding on this game. We watched the game with a mix of emotions. It was 1:1 and went into overtime. Japan scored early on and we were ready to leave and admit defeat but something told us to stay. Luck was with us because in the last moments Korea made a goal and tied it up in overtime. Then it went to penalty kicks and we had a glorious defeat.

So, feeling down and out we decided to head over to Salutoe's, a popular kareoke bar that we happen to know the owner of, and sing it off. Oh man! What a good choice. It was packed full of young Korean men who were also there to sing off the loss. So, we sang and drank a few rounds and repaired our broken hearts. I guess, there is always next time!