Last Weekend.

Last weekend was a girl time extravaganza. I went into the city with Tristan and we went out for good food, went dancing in a place that looked like the ice level of Mario Bros., had a sleepover and generally enjoyed the company of fellow fantastic women. It was refreshing. I'm hoping for more of the same this weekend.

Chivalry is alive in Korea!

I also believe in karma.

Earlier today you'll remember I failed, but tried to help a Korean man who fell out of his wheel chair. Today when I was leaving work it was pouring. I walked for 20 minutes, got completely soaked but eventually, a random man offered to walk me with his umbrella the rest of the way home. It was maybe 5 or 10 minutes but I completely appreciated the gesture. See the parallel? Someone wanted to help, but didn't really end up helping much but had good intentions? That's what happened to me this morning! And tonight!

I'm so happy I ended today on a good note.

Feeling Useless

So I'm back in South Korea. I'm switching back to this blog for my thoughts and experiences. I had one today.

I just moved into this apartment and decided today to take a walk to find an appropriate running trail, and where I could get cheap pizza and Korean food as well as to relax before work. I found something different: an old man! I was walking along the river and I almost tripped over someone else's feet. I looked down to find that an old man had fallen out of his wheelchair and into the bushes by the river. I panicked. I tried to help him up, but wasn't strong enough. I looked around and saw no one. So I tried to lift him up again from behind, but I just couldn't. The only Korean words that I could muster were, "Are you ok?" and "I'm sorry!". I was about to go run for help when a car pulled up and these two much stronger men than I lifted him with some trouble into his chair. They didn't know him as I heard them ask him where he lived and where he was going.

I left feeling useless. Thank god for those two guys who showed up. I know it was probably stupid for me to try to move this old man on my own, but I just kept thinking "I have to get this guy out of this bush!".

Now I'm trying to calm down and relax in my apartment. Oh my!