Bloggin Blahs

I haven't been blogging. Obviously.

A couple of weeks ago, the gang(there are about twelve of us who hang out on a regular basis) got together to watch a baseball game and a debate about the nature of blogging broke out. One side of the group thought blogging was a great way to keep in touch with those back home, that it kept our lazy minds sharp, and that it would serve as a good record of our adventures. The other side argued that it was self indulgant and vain. I didn't pick a side and just felt gulty about keeping a blog instead. I have also been plagued with those "what am I going to do with my life?" worries, have been doubting my writing skills, and I managed to get an SD chip caught in my lousy joke of a laptop which means that I can't upload my photos onto my computer.

My apologies to everyone who reads this on a regular basis and who have felt disappointed by my blogging laziness.

Here's an update on my activites.
-The embargo I love to complain about has finally been lifted and now, due to various random weird circumstances, I'm travelling to the Phillipines for a week in August instead of China as was orginally planned. I am wickedly excited. I'm flying to Manila on August 8th!

-Teaching has become my one true love. I know there are no jobs in Canada in this field so I'm not going to pursue it, but I'm enjoying it more than any job I've ever had.

-I went to a mud festival in Boreyang last weekend. We coated ourselves with healing mud and swam in the ocean for hours. That night, there was an amazing fireworks display set to music and the skies opened up and poured(moonsooned) rain on us. It was awesome.

-This weekend I pubcrawled with friends on Friday, went hiking and shopping with Sharon on Saturday, and enjoyed an excellent raw seafood buffet today.

Here's an Update on How I've Been Feeling

-Tired. The heat makes it impossible to get anything close to a decent rest.

-Worried. I was hoping the Korea would shed some light on the ever present question of what I should do next. It hasn't. I still have no idea where my talents(if they exist) lie. The question that always dogs me is whether or not I should do something that I enjoy(but makes next to no money), or if I should go back to school, get my masters, and attempt to find a legitmate job(law, library science??) that earns a decent wage. I like writing. I really enjoy taking pictures. I love traveling. There aren't many jobs that combine these three things. I'm also not talented at any of these things. It really really hurts to be bad at the things you love doing.

-Excited. There's always something to do in Korea. If I'm not hiking, traveling to a festival, camping, or sightseeing than I'm at a baseball game or friend's house relaxing with the best group of people I could imagine. I'm always looking forward to something and it's nice to have that kind of anticpation in my life.