Well on the 20th of August, it marked my second month in Korea. It has been decent. Its amazing how God has been there. This is something that I am learning, and I think one learns in a life time.
In two months I think I have a glimpse to know what it must have felt like to be at Babel when God confused the language. In this culture I am pretty confused. Most people despite all the years they spend and hours they spend learning English... Does not speak English (they spend about 10 years minimum and anywhere from 4-8 hours just doing English classes every day).
Do I have worries? Yes. Do I get angry at times? Yes. Do I feel isolated at times? Absolutely. Do I regret coming here? In some ways yes. But in the end I am glad I came. You can really appreciate things. Such as in your native language country (for me English if you don't realize this), how easy it is just to ask for a meal at a McDonald's. Where as here I can say it in perfect Korean and they still do not understand.
What are some things in America I miss? Well for starters, Baths. I will admit in America, I never was a fan of baths unless I was sick. But in Korea... They usually do not have baths. If you live in a country that has baths... or if you have a bath... do me a favor and just take a nice warm bath for maybe 30 minutes and savor the moment. I miss some things you can only get at American restaurants. Sure they do have McDonald's in Korea, but it just tastes different. Outback doesn't even have the bloomin onions all the time.
So I guess Lord willing... I will have 10 months left in Korea.
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