Thanksgiving!

So yesterday was Thanksgiving but we are having it today... Sally my only student today canceled so I have the whole day to cook. We are making deviled eggs (for Eddie not me!) and mashed potatoes (for me and Eddie expecially) stuffing (for Eddie) gravy (for Kenny) and buying rolls, olives (guess who thats for??) and a roasted chicken! It will be a feast!! I got a letter from my grandmother yesterday via snail mail and we figured out it takes 9 days to travel to my place... thats a long trip for a piece of paper! Its good to hear from family but it also makes me realize I miss home a lot. These last couple days have been hard but Eddie is a great support so I know I'll survive. My bestest friend Tara is home from her trip around the world and I often wish that was me but at the same time I am experiencing so much and I really am having a wonderful time. Its those few moments of homesickness that make me want to go home but really everything is wonderful. I just wish I had more people to share it with. Life is pretty great though. I forgot to write about this last Tuesday night but at the end of my lesson with Sery (the 8yr old girl) she ran up and gave me a big hug goodbye... It was really uncharacteristic and I felt to good knowing that I am connecting with my students and maybe making a small difference. Her parents work all day (literally from 8 -11) so she pretty much just has school then she comes home to her grandmother who is busy cooking and cleaning so I kind'a feel like I am helping by being a role model for my 90 minutes twice a week... who knows....

Also my Korean writing is coming along... I sent sally a text asking if she wanted to have a lesson and she replied in Hongul and I sounded it out and figured out what she said all on my own!! I'm such a big girl right? Haha! Anyways I was excited for that brief moment... I still can't speak Korean though its so hard to remember all the different sounds but its only been 2 months...

So I am just finally finishing up The Koreans book and honestly it is a goldmine of information about Korea. I could write about every page because the information is so compelling but I can't find that much time so I will just say its a very good book and its amazing how much history I don't know about this area. Eddie's class was able to go visit the DMZ which was amazing for him and I hope I can venture over there some time later. I also found some more sites for touring Korea but they don't have many tourist attractions here at least not as many as I am used to. They seem to be more proud of their technology and their future than their past which I can understand because they their past has been difficult.

K well I am off to cook! HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!