Long Time No Post!

You'd think that once you move across the world, your lifestyle would change some but that's not really the case here. Everything in Korea is "Bali, Bali!" Or hurry hurry. I'm sure Gwang-ju is much less rushed than say, Korea, or Miami, but there's still a haste to the pace of life.

As for that life, things are still going very well. Azure and I are quite happy in our schools. Azure's two schools are quite close, she can take the bus to them. That allows her some time to prepare on the way to school, something that we never enjoyed at home. My two schools are vastly different. My visiting school, Song Gwang, has great facilities and a young staff. However, the kids here are much more challenging than at Song Jeong, my home school. Song Jeong in many respects is falling apart, but the teachers there keep the students in line far better. Overall, I like Song Jeong better, but either way, it's still the easiest job I've ever had in my life.

As for the congregation, we're fortunate. A new American couple just moved in. Now, we have someone to comiserate with. Not that there's a lot too comiserate, but we can at least joke about how so many Koreans don't really understand what we say. Koreans are a funny bunch, overall. They'll never admit to not understanding you. They'll simply nod their head and say "Uh huh". That's our clue now. When we see that, we repeat ourselves in some new manner, using very deliberate, effected speech, and large gestures. I suppose it's a good thing that no one understands us. It means we'll have a job for some time to come!

Joel