Acupuncture and such...

Once again I got carried away with life and forgot to write in this blog. (sorry Mom) My life has been very social these days as well as busy with school. Last week was test week at school which means chaos and craziness. That explains it all.

Lately I've been having horrible back pain so I asked a teacher at school about a chiropractor. She answered by saying that the chiropractors in Korea are very expensive and that I should just get acupuncture done. Conveniently next to my school are two acupuncture places so I checked one out. I lucked out because the guy actually spoke a bit of English. I told him my problem and he said it was caused by my two hour a day commute on the subway as well as crossing my legs when I sit down. Then he prescribed me some herbal medicine and acupuncture. So I've been getting acupuncture done all week and it's great. It only costs $5 a session too!! So far it's helped a little, so we'll see if it will help more as the days pass. I love the whole oriental medicine thing here though.

Apartment life has been good lately and full of social activities. Josephine is always planning things for us and by Sunday night I find that I still haven't relaxed all week or weekend. This has been an ongoing cycle. I am feeling like I want to crawl in a hole and become a hermit for a while. I don't want to do anything social for at least a month. This timing is convenient though because Josephine is leaving Korea in a week. I am very sad that she is leaving, but at the same time happy to have some time to myself. Josephine has been my lifesaver in Korea. She found me all my current friends and pretty much gave me a social life while I've been here. With out Josephine things would have been very different. I will miss her dearly.

With Josephine leaving in a week and Rachel, the other roomate, leaving in January I have decided to move out of the apartment. Actually an open apartment kind of fell into my lap. The apartment is back where I used to live and is directly above Heather's apartment. The apartment is one big room and perfect for one person. Plus it will be closer to my school and right next door to all of my co-workers. I will also be away from the center of the city so I will have more time to myself and I won't be as tempted to be so extremely social. Overall, I am happy to move and think that I will feel better/more energized by this move. Haha, and yes this will by my fourth move in Seoul in eight months. What can I say...I like to change it up every few months. haha!

In other news, two friends Josh and Matt visited on their way to Vietnam and then again on their way back to Chicago. That was fun. It's always nice to have visitors to tour around Seoul as well as see a familiar face again.

Christmas is approaching fast and with it comes Heathers and my trip to Thailand. I am more excited every day. It will be the perfect time to be on a warm beach. I may not want to come back to Korea. :) I have been craving a visit to that third world culture. I am tired of these Koreans and their materialism. I want some strong culture, humble people and peaceful scenery.