Purple Tutu

I teach my first class in one hour and I am so nervous but yet sooo very excited. I cant wait to see and meet my students  - - -  and get to dance and have fun with them. Here are a few pictures from my walk to school and getting ready for class to start. 

These are a few things that students can purchase for class :) Precious!!!!

I will update later on how today went. 

XOXOXO

30 Minute Walk....

Well Hello Again :::

It has been a few days since my last post. It is now Thursday in Korea and I have no internet in my apartment. I either have to use the internet at the dance school or go without. Hopefully I will have internet soon. I walk to school each day and it takes a good 30 minutes or so to get there.

Tuesday I did not have class so I got to come to Busan! While here I got to eat at my two most favorite places.... YES, Mcdonalds and KFC :) I do not have either one of these in my city :(

This week I have learned different combinations that I will be teaching starting tomorrow, October 1st. Tomorrow I will be teaching small children ballet and then I will be teaching 2 jazz classes :) I even have a purple tutu that I get to wear :) Im excited about that. So tomorrow starts the official FIRST DAY!!!!

Yesterday I was at the studio learning different things that the director wanted me to teach.... certain songs and movements like.... "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes" - "How's the Weather" - "The Alphabet" - etc!!! I also danced with a jazz class as well as watched my director teach two classes.

When the entire class hit a center split and put their chest flat on the ground in front of them while still in the split.... Well, I begin thinking --- I might be a little rusty???!!!??? LOL

This was the dance that the jazz class learned yesterday - dances from music videos are VERY POPULAR here. 

Today when I was walking to the studio I saw a store called ...... BANG BANG!!!!! 

HAHAHAHA - Some of you will know what this means and it will make you bust out laughing as much as I have been !!!!!! I also saw flyers that she had been posting around that had my name on it - haha - here goes being famous!

I also found out what time buses run from Jangyu to Busan .... so that will be super helpful! 

 **** Mom got good news from T-Mobile **** she can call me straight from her cell for the same price that we get on Skype and Call2 ---VERY HAPPY ABOUT THIS :) :) :)

Well now it is time for me to PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE :)

Until Next Time!!!

Excited tomorrow starts the weekend and "LOTTE" has a home baseball game this weekend :) :) :) 

im gonna be famous!!!!

Well yesterday was interesting to say the least. We went to eat lunch at Lotteria and i think i got a BUGOLGI burger by mistake....yikes!!! 

Then i watched a Korean Business deal go down about putting an ad on a city bus .... which would be a picture of me teaching ballet ! LOL .... can we say FAMOUS? hahahahaha

We then went to my apartment and a man came and set up my bed and brought me a microwave...... and then we went shopping with my director and her sister - and i found out that my directors sister - is a hair stylist :) ----highlights ??? YES!!!!! 

We went to Lotte Mart and got a closet that we put together for my apartment - lol 

i felt like i was in Ikea. 

Later in the afternoon i was able to unpack everything and it was a little overwhelming ..... I was able to stack my luggage under the closet and use it for a shelf ... thank goodness because i had no room for pants or shorts or jackets. 

well.... here is my home !

After getting settled in .... i took a taxi to the bus terminal and then took a subway to come see my best friend on his birthday - we went to eat Italian... his favorite. . . Pizza Hut :)  Of course i wanted him to have a cake but I got here so late because of traffic and there were no cakes left in the bakery so "little debbie" came to the rescue.

found dr. pepper ....

Well.... I find myself waking up this Monday morning in my director's home. My bed is not arriving until today, so she was going to put me in a motel for the night but her and her roommate decided for me to just stay at their house...very kind. Yun Jung and her Roommate Hyo Jung are so KIND. . . . I really think that Hyo Jung is the Korean version of me... Scary! LOL 

Yesterday we went to see my apartment which is a different one than the first one we looked at... imagine that - LOL but still nice. I am on the first floor this time. I think i could walk to the school but i might get a cute bike with a basket instead... i live near a bike shop - - so i may go check that out today. After viewing the apartment we went to the school where they were doing a few renovations "knocking down a huge wall" LOL and Yun Jung taught me some moves for class.... it is very popular to teach dance videos.... i wonder how i will do at that? LOL 

OH YEAH - when we moved all my 500 bags to my apartment... Zack and I found ourselves in the backseat of a car with 2 of the 3 bags..... hahaha!!!! we were just a tad bit CRAMPED! LOL

They had us over for dinner last night and we ate SPICY seafood spaghetti. Then we went out on the town for a while going from place to place where i was introduced to all her friends. We played pool several times and i must say i was looking like a pro last night... i wish i had video from it, i couldn't believe some of the shots that i made. After ending the night with a pretzel from Tom and Toms Coffee - - - we headed to take Zack to the bus stop - where he barely made it in time to get back to Busan. 

And... A VERY SPECIAL HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my best friend, Zack! I hate that we are in different cities on your birthday. Thank you for all your HELP and SUPPORT over the past week... couldn't have done it without you :) <3 

TODAY.... not sure what today holds.... Yun Jung tried to tell me before bed but i dont think i understood everything everything. I know we are going to the dance school but thats all i really know .... oh and i get furniture today !!!!!! Until Next Time... XOXOXO

Lolli Lolli Lolli Pop

So.... Today the day started out with video chatting with Mom and Dad and Arden and Jake and Sister :) It was then followed by a 4 hour nap. LOL Later this afternoon Zack and I went out and about just killing some time really. We got some coffee and walked through the streets looking at different things that were for sale. 

We then decided to go look at cell phones :) We knew i couldn't get a phone without a few documents from the school and that wouldn't take place for prolly around a month out. We went in and Zack was able to pull a few strings and GET ME A PHONE :) Its called the LOLLI POP 2 .... its baby blue and the front lights up :) I am pretty excited to say the least. I can even watch TV on my phone for FREE!!!!!

 

Now we are about the watch a movie that we rented --- "The Holiday" .... Zack even got me some sour candy at the store to eat while I watch the movie :)  ---HAPPY--- 

Tomorrow will be a long day --MOVE IN DAY --- and we are going to have dinner with NEW friends!!!! Looking forward to it :) Until next time.... XOXOX from Korea.

It's a SMALL world after all . . . .

Today was the day.... My director, YunJung, and her puppy, Gilto, picked Zack and I up around lunch time and took us to see my apartment.....the ride was interesting and we talked about all sorts of things.

My apartment is BRAND NEW and i will be the first person to live there. I will live on the fourth floor of a small building. The apartment is small but very modern and clean....it almost looks like a long hallway. My school is about 5 minutes or so away from my apartment by car --- so more than likely will get a bike and that is how i will make it to and from work each day, unless i get a car.

After looking at the apartment we then went to the dance studio and took off our shoes and put on glitter house shoes.....drank coffee and orange juice and chatted about my class schedule, work times, etc. I will work each day from 3-8 :) I will teach 2 dance classes and assist 2 dance classes each day. 

The dance studio was very nice and is on the 6th floor of a building....I was VERY impressed!!!! 

After visiting the Dance Studio my director and her friend KJ took us to Kraze Burger :) After enjoying a yummy burger and chili cheese fries we went upstairs to have coffee together. My director's roommate came to meet me... she spoke really good English. She also brought her boyfriend along who is an American from...... ALABAMA...... yeah that's right!!!! He is only about 45 minutes out from Montgomery.... can we say SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL????

After finishing our coffee and conversation we decided it was time to leave. My director took us to a bus station and we caught a bus back to Busan. My move in date will be Sunday and Sunday evening we will have dinner at my director's house. I will not start teaching until October 1st. So i have all of next week to get settled into my "new home!"

I now find myself looking at the buses that run in my area and routes to and from Busan.... i am also considering becoming a KOREAN DRIVER. 

Whats in the Rice Fields....

Tuesday was a SKYPE day! It rained most of the day and Zack and I Skyped with Friends and Family for most of the day..... not to mention Zack cooked me breakfast and lunch :) We went out later that evening for some coffee in the rain followed my McDonald's!!!! Normally i get chicken nuggets but this time we tried to explain "PLAIN CHEESEBURGER" and we got the message across - WHOOO HOOOO, so i was able to enjoy a lovely cheeseburger while we sat upstairs in the 2 story McDonald's and people watched!!! (such fun) Later we ventured out into the evening and walked along the streets and just enjoyed the chilly night and ended the night watching The Office on Korean TV! 

IN THE RICE FIELDS....... Today I got to meet one of Zack's (elderly friends)....Frank! It was so great to finally meet him after hearing so much about him.  After that we did a little window shopping and I found some "street" sunglasses for 5.00 :) ..... Then we went to another LARGE shopping mall where they had all sorts of glamorous items..... 

After we finished shopping we went to look at PUPPIES. We ended the afternoon with coffee and looking out over the city from the 38th floor of a building.  Tonight's dinner consisted of ..... RIBS... from TGI Friday's  :)

Of COURSE -- ALL of these things in today's journey were found in the "RICE FIELDS OF KOREA" LOL ....Til Next Time....

Shop Til I Drop....

Hello Friends : 

Today was a wonderful day. The day started off with a skype date with my mom followed by a nap .... lunch at Pizza Hut and SHOPPPING! It is Chuseok Holiday here in Korea this week so EVERYONE is out shopping. There are gift sets everywhere for people to buy.... for insance maybe your loved one would enjoy a nice SPAM meat gift set (that is pretty popular) or maybe a FRUIT gift set, or even maybe a TOOTHPASTE gift set. HAHA! 

Zack and I spent all day just about in Lotte Department Store just walking around looking at EVERYTHING from clothes to shoes to house hold items to electronics to hiking gear. We looked in Louis Vuitton....Coach......Tiffanys...... you name it we saw it! 

Later we bought ESSENTIAL items like peanut butter and jelly :) We also went to EMART which is like Walmart Target Ikea on Crack. It was 3 floors full of anything and everything I need and didn't need. lol  To say the least i am super tired after such a LONG but WONDERFUL day!!!!!!!!

Day 1...2...3

Well.... I Made It : )

 I arrived in Busan on Saturday night with 3 suitcases loaded down with vacuum packed bags full of clothes and all the shoes I could squeeze in.

Sunday - we visited a local church service of about 250 people (50) Americans and then had lunch at Costco. . . later that afternoon I found myself sick in the streets and throwing up in drain. It was a     great first day to say the least. LOL

This Morning - (Monday) - I woke up and went to a local grocery store to purchase a few items. Thank goodness for my church bag from Mrs. Valerie (it helped me get my groceries home) - i bought some milk, cereal, bananas and chips. I came back and got to skype with the family and shared my grocery store experience. 

Then tonight we ate dinner @ mcdonalds and on the way to eat we walked through the subway area and they had baby bunnies for sale! Not to mention after dinner we saw a store that i have NEVER seen here and i cant wait to shop here.