Rumor has it...

Rumor has it....that the 3rd and 4th months of being in Korea are the hardest for anyone. That is the time when the 'newness' of everything wears off and you are left with the raw underbelly of loneliness and homesickness.

I am currently almost done with my 3rd month here.... and I don't totally buy that 3rd and 4th month crap. I'll admit that I'm definitely not as excited about the newness and now more annoyed at the differences in the cultures... but I wouldn't say that I am homesick. I am definitely lonely at times. Anyone would be lonely in a country they don't speak english and you don't speak their language. Its hard.

But as for homesick... I hate to say it, but I'm not. I miss certain things and certain people, but I wouldn't say I cry myself to sleep over them.

I think the thing I miss the MOST about home is the concerts. Concerts are my life and have been for years. The only place I feel comfortable and happy is AT a concert. And now I'm in a country where they really don't have many.

I'll let you know how the 4th month goes. Right now I'm just concentrating on not pitching a fit at my boss.

Which reminds me. Apparently Kristen, my friend from Canada, had a fight with our boss last night. Kelly (our boss) is a complete moron and a total (excuse my language....) bitch. She never does anything we ask her to do. Simple suggestions. Like Kristen wants her flight home booked... since she's leaving in late December. Kelly has been telling her she would do it for weeks. It hasn't been done. Kelly apparently freaked out and started telling Kristen all that she doesn't like about us as teachers.

Kelly is obviously off her rocker if she thinks the problems we have at that school come from us. I wasn't the one that hired someone specifically to 'bridge the gap between Kelly and the teachers'. Communication isn't high on a Koreans list of important things.