Song of the Week (SOTW)
Something to listen to as you read.
"Every path you have trod through, wilderness, through war, has led to this road..."
I have done it. I made it to Korea. Looking back, I wonder how that happened. I have been here for a month now, and still at times my mind freezes and it hits me that I am living in a foreign country thousands of miles away from everything I grew up with. It blows me away every time. How did I end up here?
I already have so many stories starting from the moment my plane landed, and hopefully some of those will find their way to this page. For now, I only have time for a short introduction to this blog. As requested by my family, this is an update on my life in South Korea. As aforementioned, I will be posting stories, pictures, and maybe some other things as well.
This is a beautiful country with great people, and I am very thankful to the Lord for leading me here. However, I do miss everyone at home, so please comment and tell me what you are up to.
I will leave you with this flawless paragraph one of the students at my school has written:
This is excellent. What a perfect description of you XD
ReplyDeleteDo they call you "Luke teacher" because if they don't then they totally should. If I ever become a teach I will make my students call me Murphy teacher or sensei.
ReplyDeleteUsually in class they just call me teacher, but they will refer to me as Luke teacher. Also, the Korean for teacher is sensei nim, and sometimes they call me that.
DeleteNO Way, your so luck Sensei Nim
DeleteAt first I thought it said luke teacher is tall and *hot saucy*.
ReplyDeleteMiss you, Luke!
Well hot saucy would also have been correct.
DeleteI also thought it said "hot saucy" at first... I was about to comment on flattery in Korea.
Deletei couldn't make sense of half of it, but i got that they think you are handsome, tall, and not scary. i love this blog already and cannot wait to hear all of these exciting stories!!! oh, and sometimes i feel the same way about "how did i get here" just by living in texas. ;oP
ReplyDeleteThanks Lizette,
DeleteHey, I'm glad you are doing this. How old is this ( I'm assuming) girl? What is the age range of your students?
ReplyDeleteActually this was one of the boys. I think he is 11. I teach elementary and middle school. You actually hear things like this quite a bit. Koreans tell you what they think. For example, if they think you are fat, they will tell you, and for them that would not be an insult. It wouldn't really be a complement either though.
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