I know you won't read this because you are too busy now. I never realized how much I depended on you for security. Everywhere around me is a reminder of your love and your warmth to keep me company. Every letter, gift, book, and piece of clothing is a constant reminder that you are there for me.
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Leaving Korea and coming back home has made me realize that I don't really have my life together yet and my future is still as uncertain as it was before I left LA. I was lucky to able to live in a fantasy land with a job, my own apartment and the freedom to do what I please when I please. But now, I can't even stay at my old house because it's too ( Read more... )

One of the most basic traits of a human being is having the ability to ask about things. It could be about something in the world or about something that doesn't exist. Although, it may be impossible to derive a question about something that doesn't exist at least as an idea. It's hard to imagine something completely unique of all sense experience ( Read more... )

Going home always reminds me why I love Los Angeles so much. The weather and the food selection is enough for anyone to want to stay there forever, but for me it's about family and friends. Jinhee came with me to experience what it is about LA that I'm going on and on about all the time. Luckily, she thought it was as good as I had said it was (I ( Read more... )

I think that the internet is interesting. Sometimes I try to imagine "places" on the internet as real places. Like livejournal, for instance. To me, this website is like a huge empty park where all the kids used to come and play. But everybody has grown up and gone somewhere else. I still come to this place occasionally to plant myself in a bench ( Read more... )

( This shit's dusty. )

Recently, the girls at my school have been crushing on me. Maybe it's just that now, they have decided to let it show more. Some of them say hi and scream if I say hi back. Others tell me that they are jealous of my girlfriend. One of the nice things about being in Korea is that everyone will think you are gorgeous no matter how mediocre you may ( Read more... )

For as long as I can remember, I have condemned anyone I know who uses any substance. Perhaps it is a habit that stems from my fear of failure. It's easy to blame failure on something like drinking or smoking. I'm not talking about my own failures, however, but rather the many mistakes made by various family members. It's not fair for me to say, it ( Read more... )

One ambiguity, of probably many, in the contract of an EPIK teacher is what a native English teacher should do when the school is closed, there are no students, and there is no work to be done. Since we can only have a set number of days for vacation, we are required to go to work on all other days...even if no one else at the school does.

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Last year, I lived in the Korean countryside. I saw some of the most beautiful places and the most colorful seasons. However, the food available to me ranged from Korean food to even more Korean food. As much as I love Korean culture, and as much as I tried, I could not digest the food well. My stomach felt like it was in knots all through December ( Read more... )