Thursday November 26th

Hey people! Gosh I'm sorry the past two weeks have been insane!! I'll just highlight the major stuff that happened to get you guys caught up. The last time I talked to you was BAe Bae do DAy the 11th. The next big day was Friday the 13th. Hahahaha. Scary!! :D Anyways, that day ana and my class both were practicing for their acting performance. That day they were performing for a few teachers and the principals. We also got invited to watch!! :) We got to see our friends actually act, for real, for the first time. They were so good too! Even though I couldn't understand all if it, I thought it was a great play. Afterwards, we got to go to the tutor. The tutor was normal, but afterwards all the kids had to go to a Rotary dinner. I actually got to wear my blazer for the first time! :o If anyone wants to send me pins, that would be appreciated!! The food there was so good. The meeting it self was kind of boring, but it was worth it meeting all the Rotary people who help us through the year. The next day, all the Rotary kids celebrated my birthday. :D My real birthday was on Monday but we didn't want to spend time on Monday after school. First, they took me to Nampodong for pizza. (at my fav pizza place) Then we went to see the movie 2012! So good!! Then, we went to karokee. <3! They bought me a cake and presents too. It was such a great day! The next morning Ama and Apa took Ana and I out to a steak place for lunch. It was such great food (drool!) They also bought wine for the special occasion and also another cake! :D I felt very blessed! Then ana and I called up lea and unyoung to hang out once again in Nampodong for my birthday, since Unyoung couldn't come on Saturday. We ate at Mcdonald's, went to the PC bang, then of course ended the night with pool. :) It was so much fun with Un! The next day was my birthday!! :D I can't believe I'm 17 now!! yay! And the best part was that I didn't have any school Monday or Tuesday, because of my class had acting performaces. On Monday, we really didn't do anything in the morning, but at night I called up Lea and Daphne to have a birthday dinner. Of course, we went to the mexican restaurant/bar in Heaundae. That's our favorite little restaurant now a days. Tuesday, we had off again, but we went to the tutor. She found out about my birthday so we had really good pizza. God, I love having my birthday in KOrea! It's such a big deal to them. :D Wednesday, we had to go to school again. I thought my birthday celebration was over, but during lunch all of Ana and my friends came and of course they had another cake! I feel so loved! <3 We ate cake and then Grace and Samatha gave me the cutest cards! They also made me a scarf and bought me the cutest hat!! I was so happy! Nothing really happened till that Saturday. In the afternoon, we went to the spa for the first time with Jarrett and Lea. It's one of those naked spas. It was so relaxing! You have no idea! Then, we met up with Hanna, Daphne, and Unyoung to go to the mexican restaurant again! It was great. Monday I didn't have school again. Instead, the kids went to Hanna's school festival. It was cool to see Hanna dance for the first time! She is so good. Afterwards, we had lunch at Mcdonalds. Then Daphne, Jarrett, and Hanna went home, because they were tired. The rest of us went to a DVD store. It turns out they have lounging rooms where you can watch the movie you just bought :o and it doesn't cost anything extra! I loved it! Tuesday, we went to school, but it wasn't a normal school day. It was OUR school festival! It was trully amazing!! They had kids sing, dance, and also had teachers perform too! It was so much fun! So Ana has been sick for the last couple of days and hasn't been going to school :( I hope I don't get what she has! Anyways, I figured out I only have 16 more school days left! YAY!! TTYL people!!

Wednesday November 11th

Hi y'all! Guess what today is?!?! BEA BEA DO DAY!! It's a Korean holiday where you give your friends, family, and boyfriends treats. Almost like Valientines day, but not so much about love. :) I haven't been on in a while so I'll start from the beginning. November 3rd (tuesday) was a pretty good day... School there was only a half day then the tutor. It felt so different with Hanna being gone :( Then I went home and watched TAKEN on tv. I love that movie! The last time I saw it I was at Jordan's house. Aw, good memories :D The next day I just slept. It sounds like hey brittany your lazy.. Your in Korea get up and do something! but seriously i treasure those days where I get to the house and I watch tv, eat, and sleep. Thursday was fun. We asked our teachers if we could go out for lunch instead of eating at in the cafetria. They said it was fine, so we went to the supermarket down the road. We bought chips that tasted just like lays, raymen, and cookies :) GREAT LUNCH! hahaha. but most of it ended up on my shirt! Hanna and Daphne asked how I get my clothes dirty and I said, "I eat!" hahahaha! anyways, after school ana and I went to the little corner store by our house. We decided just to buy gum, but the clerk guy was so nice. We spoke to korean to him. He was so impressed he gave us baked potatoes shaped as tiny little deformed men!! :D hahaha! amazing... Friday we really didn't do anything. Saturday, we had school :( I came home and fell asleep. Then Ana woke me up saying we were going to Gwangali Beach with the Jarrett and Lea. I was like Hell yes!! It seems like thats the kids we hang with at the beach. We got coffee again and hung out at the beach again. Then we took Lea to her house. We got really excited, because Hanna was coming that night! Sunday, I decided to sign up for some online classes :D now i can study in school and actually be ahead of the kids when i get back in America! Jordan you may want to think about doing it too! It would really help! That day we went to hang with Hanna. It was great seeing her again! We walked around. It was fun! Ana and I bought a puzzle to work on to be our little project to complete before we switched families. I thought it was a great idea! In the book store, we met a guy from New York. He used to be a Korean exchange student and was now in the University there. It was great speaking with him! We talked for liek a half an hour about Korea and America. It was refreshing talking to an American who wasn't one of the Rotary kids. Monday, we didn't really do anything. We did our puzzle. On Tuesday, we went to the tutor. The counselor called and said we were having a orientation right after! ugh! I hate those meetings! When we got there, we knew it wasn't going to be good! They pretty much bashed all of us. When they started talking to only Ana and I about our family we both started crying. They never want to hear our side of the story. It wasn't a very good day. Today, school was fun! Again, its bae bae do day so you give treats to all your friends and family. It was so much fun! After school, we went to the market to buy ama and apa treats. They appreciated it so much!! We had some beef for dinner! yummy! we talked with ama and apa for like an hour! It felt so good! Tomorro, NO SCHOOL!! :D cant wait!! TTYL!!

Monday November 2nd

Hi there! This last weekend was the probably the best!! :D So Saturday, I had school. That probably was the only thing that sucked. Then ama and apa took ana and I to the country side. It was the most gorgeous scenery I've ever seen! You should have been there!! Apa's friend lives in the valley between two mountains. It's also fall over here so the mountains are gorgeous, because the trees are all different colors. Ana and I tried to climb the mountain, but that really didn't work out too well. Apa tried to stop us and the mountain was at a very steep incline. It was fun trying though :) That night, apa made beef on the grill (Yummy!!) We bonded over food and talked with their close friends. It was so relaxing and a sigh of relief to be away from the big city. I always loved the country more than the city. After dinner, we went fishing. It was kind of interesting to watch, because they don't use a rod. It's kind of like a trap for the fishes. Ana tried to fish, but the water was way too cold for her.

The next morning we left about noon. I felt so bad, because I really didn't want to leave that house!! It reminded me of our Wisconsin house. After an hour drive, we arrived at the Ulnuma Buddist temple. It was also surronded by mountains and changing leaf colors. :D amazing!! I took some really good pics. Then we drove another two hours back into Busan. I was starving! We went to LOITERA!! (of course!) Then I called up Jarrett, Unyoung, and Lea to hang out. We decided to go to Gwanglia Beach. :) It was a little cold, but the best feeling is to sip coffee while sitting on the beach. It was so relaxing just to sit and chat with my friends not worrying about anything.


Today, was a pretty normal day. I got to skype my real parents for the first time. It was really nice to hear their voices again. :) After school, I was supposed to go to the doctor, but my throat felt a whole lot better than over the weekend. So I decided not to go. So my school is giving out swine flu vaccasins. So I get to get a shot!! yay (sarcasticly) Ana is out with her "mexican" friend and I'm here bonding with ama. :) so tomorrow all i know is tutor.. maybe something else will happen. i'll write next time. TTYL.