Tuesday, I took my science class to the park. They had forgotten to bring rocks to class. So we went to the park and got rocks. After we had found the rocks, we went and played in the fountain and the little stream. That was a lot of fun.

Thursday, I went to immigration to apply for my alien registration card. That was a horrible long wait. I left work at about 1:30 and didn't get home until about 8:30. I have to go back next week and pick my card up.

Friday, We had birthdays in Hansel and Gretal classes. We played pass the parcel. The kids sat in circle and passed the parcel around and when the music stopped they unwrapped on layer, until they got to the candy. Then Hansel and Gretal classes give present to the birthday kids. While my class went back to our classroom and did Halloween crafts. Then we did an obstacle course in the gym. It was quite funny to watch some of the little ones try and hula hoop. We were all entrained. I had dinner with Amanda at Mexican place. It was pretty good. I really liked it. I'll have to go back. Then we meet up with Jason and his friend. We went over to rainbow and then hung out. Afterward we went to Iteawon, it was kind boring, so we went home. I bought bunny ears while in Iteawon, mainly because they were there.

Saturday, I went to Olympic park. It was very nice. It started to rain and I didn't bring my umbrella. The museum was free that day. I walked around and saw a lot of things. It's a very nice park with lots of statue. I only took pictures of the statue that caught my eye. There was a museum about the Mongchou fortress. It's now gone and the museum was in Korean, so I can't tell you too much about it. Then I went to the art museum there. I couldn't take pictures of the art and it was abstract stuff anyway. I spent a good 3 hours at the park. I had a really good.

Sunday, I had a play practice for A Make Shift Christmas. We just read through the parts. I think Jason did a really good job. It's a very good play. After that I went to the Royal Tombs. I invited Taewon to come with me. He is from the Single Bible study group, he is also in the play. He said he would go with me. It was very nice. He told me about the histroy of the kings in the tombs. I learned about a little about Korean history. It was a nice weekend.

The school is having a commerical typed on Monday. So far it turns out that I am not good enough to be in the commerical. However, I don't really care. They haven't had anything like being at the real school done. They typed in the library and they are only using the kids they think are cute. June had to get hair and makeup done and when he came back in the room he looked grumpy.

I think that is it. I'm sorry nothing exciting this weekend. Pictures should be up on about Wednesday or Thurday.

Choose the blessings

The week was pretty good. We had science on Friday. It was pretty simple. Two straws, a balloon and a bottle. Daniel and Alice were pretty good. They listened real well. They also had fun with it. On Friday, one of my co-workers made me smile. He is someone, I'm not really sure about. Sometimes, he makes me really upset and irritated. He made a comment about my shirt. It was one of my purple kinder teacher shirts. He said he liked it. Now, I have reason to believe that he didn't really like, however I having a feeling he said it to be nice. I think counts just a much.

I had a choice on Friday on who to have dinner with. I was going over to Pastor and Gayle's house on Friday. I had volunteered to cook lunch for the Single Bible Study. I wanted to make cookies, so I asked Gayle if it would be ok if came over after work. She said it was fine and then asked if I would be there for dinner. I said it would be nice to not have to get dinner on my way up. That was the plan to have dinner there. The school hired three new people and they wanted to have dinner to celebrate them coming. The had planned to have dinner Friday night after work. Now I could change plans and go to Pastor's later, or I could keep my plans. I choose to keep my plans. I just seemed like an easy choice. I can do something that I know would please God or could do something that wasn't against God, but it wasn't for God either. I can tell you that I feel so blessed by my choice to go to Pastor's. I had a good dinner, and talked with wonderful people. I got to bake cookies. Pastor's house has an oven. It's pretty western. I slept in the spare bedroom. It was nice and soft. I also slept well.

Saturday, I got up and had breakfast. I got to sit and talk some more. I cooked lunch. I made mac and cheese. It was pretty good. It's not like back home, but still pretty good. Not many people came to singles. It was probably the smallest I've seen there. They all liked my mac and cheese and my cookies. Jason told me that if I put a plate of mac and cheese and my cookies under box, I should have myself a husband in no time. He even jokingly proposed. Then I called him fat and he broke it off. It's probably for the best, we would have to buy stock in peanut butter and kisses in order to make things work. It was a nice Saturday. Instead of going out to dinner we stayed there and ate what was left of the Mac and cheese. I take this as a good sign because noramlly we head over to Iteawon and eat over there. We stayed in and played pit. Which was fun. Afterwards Jason, Ericia, and I went to the swings. I had a talk with Ericia. I mostly did the talking. I said things that I think I've needed to say out aloud for a while now. I feel like I don't say things out alound until I'm ready to accept them. It felt good to admit, that one reason I left was because of how awful, I felt after resigning, and I need to do some self searching. I also kinda need to step and not get into a relationship that might have happened if I stayed. I'm glad that Ericia was there to talk to. Thanks a bunch Ericia. I needed that. I sat around and talked with Jason, Amber and Crystal for a while. Someone said that it's feels like God is tugging on their heart. Then another thing was said about us being outside and watch the turmoil going on in America and there must be a reason. That God is calling people to this group for a reason. That's something you guys can pray about back home, that we recongize God pulling on our hearts and that he prepare us for whatever He has called us to. I agree that we are all out of America for a reason, but I think that reason has to do with the next steps of God's plans.

Sunday, I went to SIBC. It was nice, they had a missions report. Three men went to India for a Pastor's conference. They had a pinic afterwards. There was lots of food. Mostly what I would find back home at RPBC. It was good to eat. I meet a woman named Pamela. She is from AZ too. She grew up in Phoenix, but they live near Fort Hucuchca. Afterwards I went to Myeon-dong with Sonya. It was nice to walk around and look at all the clothing shops. There was so much to see.

It was a fairly good weekend and I had a good time. I can see the blessings that followed by chosing to go Pastor's house. I think that even if I would have dinner with my work, it would have been a good weekend, but I think it was even better because I did something that was pleasing to God. It was one of those nice happy weekends. I didn't feel any stress. I wasn't upset. I didn't miss the life I left behind. At this point, I know this where I'm suppose to be.

The past week, I've started a little journey. I'd like to call drawing closing to God. I feel God is pulling at my heart, to fix things to do things better. So I started this. I felt there were two people I need to ask them to forgive me. One from a few back in my life. He isn't a Christian and I just wrote a little e-mail asking him to forgive me. His response was that he did forgive me and he hopes that I can forgive him which I have. I wasn't expecting this, as he doesn't believe in God, but God still does things that amaze. Next, I sent an e-mail to someone I had hurt in this past year. I asked him to forgive, and because he was a Christian, I let him that I had forgiven him too. The funny thing is that he's reply was that he didn't know how to respond. I think this shows how much he really believes. I shows me that some of things I thought about him were true. I often that he doesn't really have faith in Jesus and that he was using as a safety net. So I've decided to pray for him. That his faith can grow into what it should be. It's just amazing how the person with no faith in God can be so forgiving and then person who says he is of God isn't forgiving. I thought it might be the other way around. I've been reading a lot on forgivingness, lately. Espically, on me being able to forgive. One thing that every book has said is that when asking for forgiving that the other may not accept it but that doesn't matter. All that matter is that I opened my heart and said I am sorry for doing this. It doesn't matter how the other person respondes. That's for God to take care of and deal. I didn't want to forgive someone because I thought that would make what they did to me right and ok, but I've learned that it doesn't mean that at all. What it is means is that I'm handing it over to God. The hurt and pain and the crushed spirit is now in God's hands. It's for God to deal with. By forgiving, I'm taking the huge stones of hurt and saying here God, you take care of it. I'm allowing God to deal with that person. God is going to take care of the punishment that is due to them for the wrongs they have done.

I have a few others that I need to seek out and ask them to forgive me. For some reason, I'm saving the hardest for last. They are people who have spent many years hurting me. They will probably spend many more years hurting even me. However, I know that I have hurt them too. I know it sounds childish and doesn't make it right, but when I hurt them it is because they hurt me first. I tell my students all them time just because they hit you doesn't mean you should hurt them. However, I do it all the time. These people will lash out at me and I will return the lash. I know this isn't right and I'm going to work on stopping, but it is hard. I have to keep searching. I feel that I have lots to work on before I move forward. I want more than anything for life to be pleasing to my God. I have to make some changes. It won't be easy and I'm sure that it won't be fun either. That is the way with God. Just because you choose to have God in life, it doesn't make it easier, it doesn't make it rainbows and sunshine either. The faith in God makes life better. It's hard for me to explain what it does but it's just different. I know that God gives me what I need to handle each day. God gives just enough for today. Which is why when I'm over exhausted at the end of the day it is because I started to deal with things that were for tomorrow. It is often said that God won't give you more than you can handle and that is true. Most people respond to this with I just wish God didn't trust me so much. I don't feel this way. I'm glad God trusted with things he has trusted me with. I'm honored that God trust enough to do things with me. I 'm glad that God trusted me with building houses in Mexico. I'm glad that God trusted me with taking care of the Mexican people and the groups I worked with over the years. I'm also glad that I did what God wanted me to with these groups of people. I'm glad that God trusted me with two group of kindergarteners in Cartwright Elementary school. I'm glad because if I wouldn't trusted with them, I don't think he would have trusted me with Korean kindergarteners. I glad that He has trusted to take care of the people He has placed in my life. I think on reason He trusts me is because he knows that I will do a good job. I will do my best to take care of them. The next time God hands you something and it seems big and you begin to think I wish God didn't trust me so much, you should praise Him for trusting you enough to handle it. The blessing follow the trusting.

When I am done in the ROK

I find myself thinking about this quite often. I would like to hope this year doesn't go fast, but let's admit, it'll go by very quickly. It'll be time to go home before I know it. Here is the plan for when my time is up.

First, I want to go to Germany. Not only to see my grandpa, but to see some of Europe. I'll probably spend a month or two there. I won't fly all the way from Germany, I'll stop in New York. I'll spend two or three days in New York and then I will drive home. I have some stops along the way I want to make. I want to see some people, and some places. Where I'll go not completely plotted out, but that's ok. My friend Kerry, said she would try to meet me in New York. I think this will be fun. I hope she'll go all the way back to Phoenix with me. I'll probably be home around my dad's birthday. The middle of Dec.

When I get home, I work as a sub. Not what I really, want to do. However it makes it easy to do what I really want to do. I will then spend the whole spring season with Amor, either PB or seasonal staff. Then when I get home from that, I'll find a job as a teacher. That's the plan.

Of course this might have me living at home until August. I don't know about this. I think my parents would be ok. I'll have to think on this some more. I know that Jim is fine with having Martion until November, I asked him, so I don't think he'll mind couple more weeks. If does, I'll ask around for someone to take her for a couple of weeks. I'm pretty sure my parents will be ok with me staying as long as I am working.

Photo sites

I made a website for just DEK pictures. They have links to each other and the blog. The old website is still there, it's just going to have pictures I take outside of school.
Michelle's Pictures in Korea
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Michelle's Pictures of DEK
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New Camera, New Church, More Friends

Friday, it was a sad day. We were suppose to go to the zoo. As a kinder teacher at heart, I was very excited. I mean it's the zoo, how much is the zoo. However, it was started raining at about 9:30, which about ten minutes before we were suppose to go downstairs to load the bus. It continued to rain, so when we got there, the Korean teachers decided we should go to the art museum. Not such a great idea, but the kids did well. They wanted to touch, but they couldn't. The rain stopped at about 11:00 when we were getting ready to go back to the bus. Then after kinder was done Friday became a good day. I was sitting at my computer and window popped up from Skype. It was Pastor Charles, wanted to exchange screen names, so I said ok. I chatted with a little through the im. It was nice to talk to him. Then after that, it was in between my classes, Jessica came in the office and said she had mail for me. It was a card and letter from Tammy. I wasn't excepting it so that was good. I cover one of Kristen's classes. It was after 5:30 so I get paid for it. I got paid in cash and then I grabbed dinner and went home to change. I had plans to meet up with Jason and Amanda to go out. I had to be at the bus stop by 8:00. I meet up with them and went to Rainbow. We sat around and talked. I had a good time. Jason asked me if I wanted to be in the Christmas play his church was putting and I agreed. Jason helped me find a taxi and I directed to the top of the hill.

On Saturday, I cover another one of Kriten's classes. I'll bet paid extra for this one two. That about 50,000 won. Which isn't bad. Katie and I had plans to meet at work and go look at cameras in yongson. I found a nice canon for 260,000 won and so did Katie. Here is the crazy thing, there was a pink camera bought and it wasn't me who bought it. We went over and bought DVDs. I got 2 seasons of supernatural, 2 seasons of the office, and about 10 movies all for 50,000 won. We walked around this mall we found it's at the subway sation. I found a new balance stor, but they didn't have anything in my size. We then head for home. I went to e-mart and picked something up and then called it a night. The exchange rate right now is about $.80 to 1,000 won. So I paid fairly good prices.

On Sunday, I got up and went looking for this new church. It's called Seoul International Baptist. It's the same stop as Yongsang, but a different exit. It takes the same amount of time to get there. I have to be at the bus stop at 9:30. I liked it. I came in and sat down, I was a little early. I had to leave time for getting lost, which happened. I came to a fork in the road and wasn't completely sure which one to take. I picked the wrong one. Pastor Dan came over and talked with me. He was very nice and said he was glad I was there. He then sent Melissa over when she had come down from bible study. She talked with me. She invited me to sit with her and her friend Sonia. They invite to have lunch with them. It was a good service, more like RPBC. During the greeting, I talked with this Korean Lady, she lives and teaches in Anyang. She would like to take me home after church one day and have lunch with me. She lives over by the Lotte Mart too. Afterwards, I meet a Russian lady, she is also very nice. She wished me the best. She hoped I would come back. I went to lunch with Melissa and Sonia at the hard rock cafe and ran into the Singles bible study group. After lunch we walked over to store that sold american food. There are two different places. I didn't have a copy of my passport with me, so Melissa showed me where I could get a phone, and she told me if I was getting prepaid, it shouldn't cost more than 100,000 won. So next weekend, I'll go get a phone.

It was nice to go to a church where you are noticed and talked to. Pastor Dan had said this church is mainly about two things. First and most important is the God and kingdom. Second is fellowship. There are many people here, from different cultures and there is probably no way else you would get to me these people, unless you stopped and talked with him wich is true. Where is can you meet and have lunch with american, and canadian. Have a Korean woman what to drive you home, and have a Russian lady wishes blessings on you. I am happy to be here and so glad that God continues to bless me.

I've heard from a few of that you really enjoy reading blog. I'm glad that my time here is blessing the people back home. I have plans of going to the Korean Houses next weekend. I am also going to spend Friday night at Pastor and Gayle's home, and bake cookies, and then cook lunch for the SBG (Singles bible study group). I'm very excited. I had told Jason on Friday that I would be making mac and cheese and he is breaking the deit his trainer setup. :)

Have a good week, and may God bless the things that you do.

Rant

I need to do a little rant. I need to let off a little steam. I'm little upset about somethings here. I need to let it go somewhere, so that if the times comes for it to come out, I won't be so mad. I use to go to Angela and do this, but Angela is far way. It's like 8:30 on Tuesday, so I guess I could call her, but I have to go back to work soon as I'm starting this on my lunch time. You, by no means, have to read this. You can if you want to. I'm just using my blog as an outlet right now.

First let's start with the book I use to teach phonics. Oh my gosh is it awful. I know that it would be better for fire starter than teaching phonics. There is no phonemic awareness. You just dive right into teaching phonics. That's not the best idea. Next, it teaches in the ABC order. This is bad as it not good to start with a vowel. Vowels are hard to teach. It's better to start with a sound that is easy to make. M is good starting point. Next it has a CD, to play and it says the letter sound with it and this is bad too. I was little irritated when I heard the extra sound on the L. I have trouble just making the L sound by itself. Then I got to M, which is the easiest to make without adding anything on to it and it says mu. This is horrible. I really can't conitue to teach it. I understand that I got here two days before I started teaching, and they had to go of what was being done before. If I'm asked to teach the starting phonics again, I'm letting them know that I can't teach using the smart phonics book. I know Christine picked the books being used for Kinder, and on the surface it looks ok. I had another book that was better and asked why we weren't using it and her reply is the parents like it better when it is in order.

Which leads into the next part of rant. Sometimes doing what makes the parent happy isn't the best idea. I understand that we are a hwegoen and parents can take their kids out of our school whenever they like and go to another. I think that we should put what is best for the kids first. My job is teach, not make the parents happy. If a parent wants to know why we are doing something, and the answer is it is the best way for your child to learn, than that's good enough. In fact, that should make them happy, we are putting what is best first. I never liked that answer.

Part three of the rant. We have this new afternoon class. I don't teach it. The parents of three kids in this new class, seem to like the school so much they are going to put their kids in kindergarten. The parents aren't putting them in kindergarten until next month. They want to put them in Pinicchio class, which is Katie's class, but that doesn't make sense. We use the same books for three months and November will be the third. I don't see why they don't have a Erik and Kristin teach them in the two months and then they will be ok to join my class in December. This makes more sense, but once again, that whole make the parent happy comes in. What's best for the kids doesn't seem to really matter, it's the money that matters. I understand they need money to run a school. I also know if the kids are happy and learning then so is the parent.

There I'm done, and I feel better. Like I said early, you didn't have to read this I just need to let something go. If you did thanks.

Japan and back to Anyang

So two big things happened this week. Do you know what they are? First is that I've been here for a month. I've lived in Ayang for a month. Big step. I've never been away from home for a month. It's always been shorter. Kinda amazed that I'm still here. Part of this is my father's fault. There were times when I very much wanted to go and I would e-mail my father. He never said I could come home. Thank you Dad. I'm glad that once I got here, you never offered for me to come home. I just needed to get settled and I think you knew that. The other big event of the week, I got my visa. I'm welcome to stay in Korea for the next year. Big thing.

I only worked two days last week. It's was nice. I enjoyed teaching those two days and had a good time with my kids. I played review games with them and left the books for whoever was going to take my class. I got up early to get a taxi, to take it to the bus station, to get to the airport. Katie and I were sent to Fukuoka. We rushed as fast as we could, in hopes of making it to the Consult before it closed, however they closed at 11:00 and not 12:00. So we walked around the area around the Consult. We saw the Fukuoka Yahoo Dome. The Soft Bank Hawks play there. Then we walked around the mall. When 1:20 rolled around we headed back to the consult. We filled out our paperwork, gave them the number Jessica had given us and they asked for money, so I paid them. They told me to come back after 10:00 the next day. I didn't have to interview. So Katie and I had to find out where our hotelwas, which we had no idea how to find. The guard at the Consult was the least helpful person in the world. We didn't take the subway over to the consult, we got a cab. So we standing on the corner getting ready to start looking for the subway when another Western told us he was heading to the same hotel and knew where the subway was. His name is Daniel. He wasn't as lucky as Katie and I. He didn't get his visa. He is going to L.A. in order to get it. We got to the hotel and go settled in and then Katie and I went off. She asked the hotel which shrine would be the best to go and see and she gave us directions and we went off. It's was long ride, I think it was about an hour. It had a zen garden, and a shrine. It's was really nice, I have pictures. After that we went back to the hotel and meet up with Daniel. We had walked over to the area of Fukuoka and we had dinner. They had little street carts and you sat down and the cooked for you. I pulled out my caramea to take pictures. I had been passing it inbetween the guy cooking and I because he was having problems working it and we dropped in the soup. I was upset. I try very hard not get attached to things. Especially things that can be easily replaced, but I will admit there are two things that if I even think might be near harm, I got worried and if are harmed I get upset. One being my ipod and the other being my caramea. The caramea is died. After dinner we started walk back to the hotel. We looked at things along they way. Some how we had gotten lost. We turned when we really should have gone straight. Oh well. We got up the next morning, had breakfast and then walked around looking at the shrines and zen gardens in the area. At about 1:20, we head back to the consult. I have my visa, it takes up a whole page in my passport. I'll take a picture someday. After that we got lunch and then headed to the airport. That was my trip to Fukuoka.

Friday, I slept in, watched some T.V., and went to the park and read. By watched T.V., I really mean the DVD's I bought. I'm watching Supernatural right now. I really enjoyed laying in the park and reading. I have this blanket that doesn't cover my bed. I can barely fit on it. I brought it to the park that was nearby and laid on that. Saturday, I went to the singles bible study. I had a good time. Pastor gave me a business card for another English baptist church. It's the same subway stop as the other. I'm going to check it out this Sunday. Afterwards we went to dinner and then we went to a bar and played this game called pit. I had fun. So for anybody back home, if you're out and see the card game pit, I would like it. You don't have to send it to me in Korea, you can wait till I get back to give it to me. We made plans to go out together again on Friday. I really like this group of people they are a lot of fun. We talk about a lot stuff. It's good to talk with people who have the same thought about God as you do, but look at life different than you do. Saturday night when I got home, I was feeling a little worn out. I set the alarm to get up for church, but I didn't make it out of bed. I slept in and I'm glad I did. After I got up, sunday morning, I watched some supernatural and then I went to the park again. There is just something about that park it is so peaceful. I brought my devo books and the books I'm reading and spent a good three hours there. We need more park in Phoenix. I think everybody should spend time in park reading. It's good for the soul. Afterwards I had dinner with some Koreans. I was suppose meet up with Mi-Jin, but she had to go to furneral, someone in a friend of hers family had died. Yong Su showed up and said he would take me out. He had Suhyun with him. We went to the resuarant that Shabi Saku Noddles. It was a good food. They bring this big bowl of broth to the table and then they bring a dish of other stuff. There is a burner in the table to heat the broth with. First you put in the mushrooms, after the broth starts to boil you put in the lettece and some other green vegetables. After that you add the meat. When that is all cooked, you eat it. After you eat that you put in the pasta and let that cook. After the pasta is done, they come and make a rice soup. While we were eating Jinho came to join us. We talked as much as we could. It turns out the Yong Su also likes supernatural. We both like Dean but probably for different reasons. Jinho likes baseball. We talked a little about baseball. He has watched the D-backs. Afterwards we went over to a coffee shop and got hot chocolate. There was a festivale at Central park, so we walked over there to see it. They had cake decorating, which made me think of my mom and how much she would have liked to do that. I think my mom and Josh Bear would have a good time decorating a cake. Afterwards we went home. I had a good night and hope to go out with them again.

I talked with my parents this weekend. I was happy I got to hear a dad joke. I was talking with my dad about students. I was telling how Daniel is little wild. I think he is a monkey child. Every year someone gets a monkey child. This year it's me. He is a lot like Angela's Carlos and Eiljah mixed together. I told my dad his Korean name is KeeBop or at least that is what it sounds like to me. My dad maybe his name isn't KeeBop, maybe that's Korean for settle down, quite being a monkey child or I'll bop you. It's always good to hear a dad joke.

It's nice how God plans things. This was long week. Being here a month, getting my visa, dropping my camarea, the mess with my old landlord, and having lots of things to do my friends. I know that packages are own their way. Jodi and Jackie are sending me a package, my parents are sending a package, and I know Kate is working on one. The great part is don't know when any of them will get here. Blessing from God is a lot like these packages. I've been pretty faithful, I known haven't been perfect. It's human to have doubt, but I'm remind that God is faithful and to wait on him and push those doubts and fear aside. I knew coming here would be hard, but the blessings would follow. I juts don't know when I'm going to see all the blessing God has planned. Just like these packages, I know they are coming and just have to wait. Blessing are like packages and these packages are blessings. I haven't found a church to attend yet, but I have a bible study to attend. I have Korean friends. I'm told to be careful, because some Koreans only want to be your friend, so they can have someone who speaks English to talk to, but they are taking me out to good Korean resuarants, so I feel that it is even. Besides they are Christians and think they are good sweet people. Both the Westerners from the bible study and my Korean friends make my heart happy. They are "packages" from God.

I really enjoy being in another part of the world. It's just amazing. America is great place and I'll probably always call it home, but this world is great, I don't understand why anybody would want to stay in America and never leave it. The world is just an amazing place to see. I know that I want to see more. They are great places to go. I haven't really seen enough. Ok, so here's the deal I'll write you if you write me. E-mail your address and I'll e-mail you mine. I'm in one of the greatest parts of the world. I still stand in awe that I'm here.

I've always had trouble understanding this one part of Joseph's story. (Joseph from the old testment.) It's the part after his father had passed and his brothers were scared he would hurt them. They go to him telling him that their father said he shouldn't hurt and Joseph response is this: "You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good." I couldn't see how anything good could ever come out of harm. Especially with all the harm, I just felt. I was really crushed by my principal. When everthings was said and done in June, my only thought was that his goal that school year was to crush me for whatever reason he had. I couldn't think of a reason to cause to me so much harm. I really didn't understand why God would allow so much harm. Those of you that were really close to me, saw how this crushed me. I was really broken. I see the good now. God knew he crush me. I think God knew that by him crushing would be the only to get me to walk away. He had good planned all along. I understand this. Richard threw in a pit and then sold me to Egpyt. God saw that things were good anyways and place me somewhere else. God took me to place of peace. Both literally and furgitively. Anyang is the Korean for peace. I have so much peace since I got here. It's kinda funny. I had live in Anyang before I could recieve. Live in peace and you will recieve peace.

Well, I think I have gone on long enough. I'm glad you take the time to read my blog. I hope that you reading it gives you the blessing that I get by writting. Thank you if you prayed for my visa as it worked because we all know that if I would have had to go to LA, I would have just said send me home.

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