A Sad Day in Korea!

Today is a sad day for South Korea.

Today they are putting to rest a man that many admired. Their former president.
My thoughts and prayers go out the friends and family, and all my Korean friends who are mourning his passing.

To stay....or not to stay......that is the question....

My contract will be up in June......

I know that if I stay another year...that is another year of money I can send home...then come back to Canada in a much better position than I am in now....
Jobs may not be as easy to find in Canada right now.....

but

I miss my family...
I miss my friends....

so much is happening around me that I am wondering if being this are away is worth it.

One of my best friends is having a baby...
I miss my sister....
My grandfather and my aunt are going about their days without me....

I know in the grand scheme of things a year is not really a long time....

but tonight....it feels like FOREVER.

I miss you guys....more than you can possibly know.

xoxo

My puppy dilemma.....

I want a puppy.....I have wanted one for such a long time.

IS there ever a right time to get a puppy?

I will always be busy
I will always be working

Will I seriously wake up one day and say...yes ok..NOW is a perfect time for me to get a friendly companion.....

I dont know....I do know that I keep torturing myself by going into pet stores, holding these puppies and falling in love.

I don't think there is ever a right time...I know I will love it and take care of it.....

maybe the decision shouldnt be this hard....

I am seriously sitting here...staring at this blank screen scratching my head.
I want to write something....I want to connect with everyone who actually read this.....butI have no idea what to say.

I have been out of school since December 24th. Its been great. So much time to relax....yet....things seem to be a little high strung.
I taught and online program for the month of January which was fantastic and I am hoping that it turns into something I can bring back home to Canada with me.

Now....its February and I find I have so much time that I end up doing nothing....its sad really....I am a person who likes schedules....I like to be busy....I feel like if I am busy and always doing something then I am happy......

I dunno..I love this lifestyle but I am finding lately that I am searching for ways to come home again!

Part of me wants to come home in June....part of me wants to say....and the way that the dollar is right now I dont know if it makes sense for me to stay.....
so many decisions ....:)

Snowy Nights....

it is the perfect end to a long week......dinner with friends, drinks with more friends and a cab ride home through the snowy streets.

As I walked back to my apartment I realized how little I stop to appreciate the beauty of winter. Usually I am always too busy being cold....quickly walking with my head down...trying to get to the next warm place.

Tonight, I put my boots on, wrapped my warm pink scarf around my neck and took a stroll down our new path. Tonight is a beautiful night.......

nights like tonight......i can't open that box just yet.....

tonight was beautiful......

I FOUND THEM A HOME!!!!!!

Well, the kittens officially have a new home. We will take them to Dave's house in Busan this weekend. Its tearing my heart in two to have to give them away. Now that it's a reality and its happening soon I am realizing how much I love them. I have never had such good cats before. They are amazing, which makes me really question what I am doing by giving them away. I hope they will forgive me....I hope they will know that I love them and that I am not trying to abandon them. I hope they will remember that we rescued them from the streets and gave them a warm place to stay and food to eat.....I hope they remember me....because I will never forget them.

Be Thankful for Every Moment.....

There has been a terrible tragedy here in Mokpo. About two weeks ago an English teacher was caught in an apartment fire. I am not sure of all the details but she was badly hurt. This morning we were notified via the facebook group that she has died. My thoughts and prayers go out to her family and friends.

I don't want this post to be negative but there is something that must be said. The fire in the apartment she was in started because of a careless man. A man who was smoking.... and so thoughtlessly tossed his cigarette down the staircase, where it landed on a piece of furniture and caught fire. For those of you who know me, you know that I think smoking is THE nastiest habit.
If you make the choice to kill yourself slowly, Fine....but be aware of those around you because the rest of us should not have to suffer because of your stupidity. Regardless of whether its breathing the smoke around you, seeing finished cigarettes lying all over the ground, or forgetting to put it out before you toss it away. Think before you act so situations like these don't happen, and innocent people don't get hurt.

Life is so short and the choices that we make determine which paths will follow. Every outcome is different. Make sure you are happy, living the life you want.....have no regrets.

To my friends and family....I love you all, I miss you so much, and know that you are always with me in my heart.

xoxoxo