A little less than a few days before I find out whether I will spend the next 6 months - 1 year in Korea!! I planned on volunteering at my elementary school near my house working with kids not only to prepare for what I will be dealing with in Korea but also for a general experience since my major is Child Development, and I want to become familiar with the environment and the interaction that goes on in a classroom. Unfortunately, when I tried to visit it last week, they were closed for the summer until August, which is just perfect because I leave Los Angeles in August whether I go to Korea or continue school here. -__-;; I don’t know any other opportunities around here.. it’s really hard to live without a car when you’re old enough to have one.

I’m seriously draining away my bank account! I don’t have enough working hours to compensate for all the playing I do. >.< And I’m the kind of person who usually never says no to people when they call me to hang out. Well, I need to have some fun.. I just finished a really hard semester, and I probably won’t be having another free summer like this year for awhile.

Today, I headed out with 2 of my friends to this semi-new outdoor mall called Americana in Glendale, and I was surprised to find out that it seemed like a replica of another outdoor mall called The Grove in Los Angeles except that everything seems to be bigger. It was a disappointment though; every shop were expensive and there’s nothing else you could do there other than dine at expensive restaurants and watch movies at Pacific Theaters. It’s a nice place to go and hang out… if you have a boyfriend lol. Speaking of guys, there’s someone I like, but I don’t really know him all that well. We just met last month for a mutual friend’s birthday party and also got another chance to hang out with him again last week for another mutual friend’s birthday party lol. I just think he’s really cute. We agreed on a deal for next week that he would teach me korean and japanese if I teach him english. I’m kind of nervous thinking about it but at the same time, I look forward to it lol. I hope when we do hang out, I’ll try not to be so shy and reserved as I naturally am. I’m the type of person who is like that at first but once I know the person well or get accustomed to being around that person, then I begin to open up around them. Anyway, at times, I get a notion that he likes me too, but I think I’m just beguiled by his nice, friendly personality. Afterall, I don’t know him all that well to decipher anything about him just yet. It’s getting to me now; I think about it more than I usually do: I wish I wasn’t single. I wonder when I’ll find someone. Seriously, it’s been too long since I’ve had a boyfriend, which was never. lol. It’s unfair; you have no interest toward the guys who like you but the guys you like don’t reciprocate those feelings to you.

At the end of the day today, we headed to seven eleven and witnessed some sort of store robbery.. it was kind of scary. My friends and I were just outside of the store after purchasing drinks, thinking of where we should go when some guy ran swiftly out of the store into a parked car that was waiting out on the streets with the store cashier yelling and chasing after him, but the robber got in the car and the car quickly screeched away. It was especially scary because this was at night, and I never personally witnessed anything like it before.

Yoga is going well.. it’s fun and it’s saving me from literally going insane from having nothing to do when I’m stuck at home. I’m just waiting for props that I ordered online to arrive. I feel like I’m already getting kind of lazy to move around, especially from soreness, but I can’t let myself quit too soon. I’ve decided to incorporate yoga into my daily lifestyle.. I just hope I will have the endurance and determination, especially during college next year. I like to have my own personal space and all, but since I will be dorming with several roommates, I think I’m going to be slightly uncomfortable practicing it there. I’m still going to try my best to keep it up. I’ve seen some professional yogists, and they are so inspiring and encouraging.

Wow, long entry. I didn’t expect it. If you got to reading this far, kudos to you!

July 7, please hurry and come! I’m waiting for you!!

By the way, the movie Wall-E is very cute. Go watch it!!

Lately, I’ve been really bothered by the weight I’ve gained over the past few years because I’m really not a physically active person unless I have errands to make and walk around. I can seriously feel that I’m getting chubbier when I wear certain clothes, and it makes me feel so self-conscious. So finally, I’ve decided to start getting fit and shed a few pounds by doing some exercise.. also for my own emotional and mental relief. Running sounds good, but I don’t have the kind of money to purchase a gym membership, and I don’t want to run around my neighborhood because it’s so ghetto and filled with older perverts. Since I’ve always wanted to try yoga and gain some flexibility, I purchased some DVDs at amazon.com to help me get started. Its cheap and convenient. Yay I can’t wait until they arrive!

After a long delay, my grades for spring semester finally has been posted and to my disappointment, I did not get straight A’s, which I was expecting. SIGH.

English Lit: B

Introductory Speech: A

European Art History: A

U.S. History (Colonial - Reconstruction) - A

It was indeed the hardest semester I’ve ever had and also the best I’ve done while in college. I love the feeling of putting all your time and effort to get good results in the end, don’t you?

I guess I’ll talk about the Korea situation I brought up in some few posts ago. Well, the South Korean government, with its new Americanized President, is sponsoring a really cool scholarship program offering people worldwide an opportunity to teach English to elementary students in rural areas, learn the Korean culture, and earn some good money while at it. I think this is a good opportunity for me to take advantage of considering I’m majoring in Child Development thinking about going into teaching, specifically elementary students. I want to go just for the experience teaching and being around kids (since I basically have no experience), help parents out by earning money and paying for my own tuition, maybe get a car and pay for the insurance, build up my resume, and lastly, refine my Korean language skills, both speaking and understanding-wise. If I do get accepted, which I won’t be finding out until next month, I will most likely be gone for 6 months to 1 year.. I still haven’t decided. I was very excited when I first applied last month, but that enthusiasm has been subsiding ever since learning that the number of applicants have skyrocketed by the deadline this month. I guess I’m being too pessimistic? Nevertheless, I will be happy whether I go to Korea or continue with school. Despite all the remarkable benefits, I get to go attend school next year with my friends who are expecting me. It’s the dominant reason amongst others why I currently don’t want to go to Korea (even though I must sacrifice my friends for a greater cause), but I have a good friend there I really like to hang out with and it will be his last year before he graduates. I think my parents also wish that I continue with school instead of going to Korea, but they still selflessly gave me their permission to go. Bless their hearts.

So yeah.. this thing is pretty much frustrating me. Especially because I’m not sure if I’m going to Korea, everything that I have to do to prepare for transferring schools next year is at a halt. I can’t wait til July when I find out!!

P.S. I’m finally updating on a roll. Let’s just hope I keep it up