The new year has begun. Full speed ahead I say. Last year was a learning experience, this year is the time to put those lessons learned into action. The first action I am taking this year is to head out to Seoul, several times, and acquire a new tattoo. I found a place here that has a great reputation and is headed up by an amazing artist named Aerok Kim And is the workplace of many other crazy-awesome artists as well. Check them out! Tattoo Korea My particular tattoo is going to be on my right side, down my rib-cage I am basing it off of the design of a Tradition folk-art Korean tiger. It will probably take multiple visits to finish so I will update with pictures after it is complete. I am ridiculously excited.
I am also pushing forward at work, with all new classes and books and a chance to get my own system going. I have three new sets of books to learn and figure out the best way to get the kids to learn and still like it. Right now I am keeping the unruly ones at bay with games and candy. I really love the kids at this new academy. The little ones, the ones I thought I would hate teaching, are my favorites. They are just so damn cute. I get mad at them and when I try to yell, they give me big eyes and I just melt. All my kids try really hard and are overall much happier to be here then at my last job. And I finally feel like I am teaching, rather then just answering the questions the book asked the kids the night before. I am actively engaged with the students rather then someone they put up with for a few minutes a day.
Other areas of my life are also progressing. The apartment is going well, I am starting up cooking again, I have started writing again... Everything is moving forward. And the things that need a little push to get them started? I am giving them the mother of all shoves this year. Soon I will have lots of pictures to show and then, once it is finally warm enough out that I don't turn into a human Popsicle I will have lots more trips and stories to share.
Happy New Year
