yay for a/c!

it's sunny, hot, humid, AND it's raining.
just perfect.
according to my friend's buddy,
daegu will continue to be hot till october...
oh joyyy

well on a brighter note, i have an address now!
so here it is:

Gyeongbuk National University
Dormitory hwa-mokgwan room 238,
1370, Sangyeok 3-dong,
Buk-gu, Daegu, 702-701
South Korea

or

대한민국 대구 광역시 북구
산격3동 1370 경북대학교
생활관 화목관 238-Agnes Im
702-701

i have no idea why the english one doesnt have a place for my name but awell
i finally met up w/ other Daegu TaLKers yesterday
[seemed like i haven't seen them in years!]
and bought lots of stuff like laundry detergent&bowl&etc.
i am slowly unpacking and i hope to finish by this week! yea!

well, let me get back to unpacking/adjusting schedule/planning lessons
- feel free to send me stuff!!! :D

++ apparently i won't be teaching till next week!
but i will still go to elem. school on wed to do some lesson planning :)

locked out.

yes. i am locked out.
not out of my new dorm, but my old dorm.
where all of my stuff is at the moment.
yes. even my macbook.

so how?
it all started last night...
i was talking to my cousin johnny and told him i felt down
[aka post-orientation syndrome]
&he persuaded me to take a last minute trip to changwon!
so after grabbing some belongings, i hopped on a train!
of course i had a good time, where i got to see my aunt&uncle
&eat lots of delicious shabu shabu & samgyupsal :D

but the problem is today.
i knew i had to move into another dorm today,
but they never told me what time.
so after assuming that i could move in in the evening
[and my knu buddy thought that was ok too]
i woke up late at my aunt's
then i get a text from my roomie unni,
saying they are telling us to move out by noon.
...
thanks to my awesome roomie unnie though,
i just had to move my stuff by tonight.
but when i arrived, i found out that the new girl
changed the lock combo.
&since she's not picking up her phone,
i am just sitting in the pc room of my new dorm.
[which is def nicer than the other one-
i have a bathroom w/ the room!
yay for no communal showers!]
hopefully, she'll return soon
&i'll be able to finally unpack!

*sorry if this post was completely useless&boring lol

am i home yet?

today was pretty tiring.
after saying goodbye to other TaLKers,
i moved in to 면학관 at knu.
with only my knu buddy unni to help,
i had to get my ~50lb luggage up some stairs to the building,
only to face more flights of stairs, since my room's on the 2nd floor.
but is that it? nope.
i'm moving into another dorm on saturday.
apparently, i have to wait until summer session's over.
great.

so i can't unpack&and am still living out of a suitcase.
&i really like my roommate here!
she's really nice&entertaining (?)

anyways, i have to get up early tomorrow-
gotta go meet the older people at my elementary!
oh, another bad news?
the elem. is over an hr bus ride away from knu.
the north gate.
which is 20+minute walk from my dorm.
perfect, right?

meh i hope the weather gets better soon D:
&i just want to start unpacking!!!

DAEGU!

so!
after english camp&saying goodbyes at jochiwon orientation.
9 of us headed down to daegu for another week-long orientation.
after unloading our luggage at prince hotel,
we went to another hotel for a reception
where we got to meet our mentor teachers&co teachers
[though i didnt meet my co teacher]

anyways, this orientation's been great too
seriously, i'm out most of the time,
sightseeing the city [eating shopping eating]
meeting new people [korean talk scholars&friends!]
doing cultural activities [make food! yayyy!]
or hanging out w/ our amazing daegu 5th gen ppl ;)
[no curfew yayyy!]

i think daegu poe is awesome&really good
[except for lodging at this hotel part]
ooh! &we're going to busan tomorrow!
gonna go to haeundae beach&the aquarium and other places :]
i'm really having too much funnnn

but i do miss the other TaLKers who are at different provinces :(
TaLKERS: COME VISIT IN DAEGU SOON! MISS YOU GUYS TONS!

on a side note, i shall move in to KNU dorm on the 26th,
when daegu ot is finished [&i'll be attending KNU exchange ot]

hope everyone's good&safe back home
& hope all the TaLKers are having fun&enjoying their provinces!

8/11

so.
i fail at blogging.
i'm too lazy to blog D:
but i shall try to blog regularly again haha

TaLK orientation:
it's been really fun getting to meet other TaLK scholars :)
most of the lectures were interesting;
some were very useful&fun;
and couple were just too boring..

i will definitely check out the sites for teaching resources within couple weeks
& i'm more excited to be teaching :D

i think i'm way too lazy to post up pics
especially since it takes forever to upload D:
[so please check out my album on fb :D]

and anyways, TODAY WAS THE LAST DAY OF LECTURES!
tomorrow, we will be heading to seoul again,
to see NANTA perf & shop around myeongdong :D
then from sunday, we will head to NYC [national youth center] for english camp!
and after that, 9 of the 344 scholars [including me] will head down to daegu
[for another week-long orientation]

ooh, an article on the program:
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/08/113_70760.html

anyways, to sum it up,
the orientation's been great, w/ yummy food&great ppl
& i really should've been taking more pictures :(
now, for my mom&dad..

엄마, 아빠
잘 지네고 있어요~
정인이가 없어서 몇주동안 비디오 채팅은 못했고
담주는 인터넷이 없어요;;
(강원도로 영어캠프하러가요)
20일에 대구로 내려가니
대구에 내려가서 skype해요~
<3 정희

Orientation!

So!
i'm finally at Korea University (Sejong campus)
and i have a temporary address!

[my name]
Hoyeon Dormitory #4
Korea University Sejong Campus
Jochiwon-Eup, Yeongi-Gun
Chungnam 339-700
Republic of Korea

or...

[my name- english name of course]
충남 연기군 조치원읍
고려대학교 세종캠퍼스
호연학사4관
339-700

i will be here until the 14th, so feel free to send me mail/care package :D

On the 15th, me and the rest of the 340 TaLK scholars will head to
NYC [National Youth Center of Korea] for english camp,
and i will be heading down to daegu around the 20th :D

i've only arrived on campus couple hours ago so i dont know too many ppl
hope i make lots of friends at the pre-orientation tonight!