So, I am now working in a kindergarten classroom in Washington. I am really excited to be there! I was coming into this school in October after the school year had already started and creating a fourth kindergarten class to accommodate for all of the unexpected enrollments for kindergarten. It's been an interesting transition for myself and the students. The other kindergarten teachers are fantastic and everyone has been very supportive so I'm glad to say that I have a job in such a good place.
For the next year, I'm in a small one bedroom apartment that is kind of like a cube with walls but it's definitely bigger than my place back in Seoul. I've got enough space and I'm still LOVING living without roommates. One thing that is a challenge is I am living in a very small town where you can walk from one end of the central area to the other in ten minutes or less. It's a really small town. I ended up getting probably the only available apartment in the entire city. Quite lucky if I do say so myself but there's not too much happening in town. There are about eight restaurants total in town and if I want anything commercial, like fast food, I have to drive about an hour away. It's definitely different but at least that drive is GORGEOUS! I've got about a week until Thanksgiving break when I get to go home and see my family and pet my dogs and my cat and eat a ridiculous amount a food. It'll be good and I'm excited! I'll try to keep things updated on here!
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So, when I originally planned on posting this, I did not have a job. I completed my time at my local theme park and I went out and did quite a few fun things. I thought I might share a few of the cool things that I have done now that summer is over (I have procrastinated A LOT in creating and finishing this post!). Hiking! So I got to take a day trip to Silver Falls about forty minutes from my house! I went with one of my friends from high school and two of her friends from college. It was such a fun day and it was cool to see all of the different waterfalls. We ended up hiking about 6 miles to see most of the falls. It was so fun! Back in July, one of my all time favorite Kpop artists, G-Dragon had a tour date set for Seattle. I decided to buy a ticket and go. My mom and I drove to Seattle, explored, I went to the concert, and then we spent the night and went home the next day. It was one of the BEST concerts I've ever been to. I would definitely go to see him again if he ever comes near where I live! Here are some pictures from the concert (the quality is REALLY low but I guess that's okay!). I also put in some pictures from exploring Seattle! For my best friend, I helped her decorate her mortarboard for graduation. She is a big fan of Game of Thrones so we designed it and got it all put together and I think it turned out pretty well if I do say so myself! As a REALLY late birthday present/graduation gift, my friend and I also went to a local winery for a tour and a tasting. We went for the afternoon and it was a gorgeous day and the wine was fantastic! I also went to our local art fair that happens every year! It was really fun. They also had a car there that people could draw on so I drew Franklin the space monster on the car. I also took a fun picture of the attack owl sign because I just think it's funny that there is an owl that attacked so many people that they had to put a sign up about it. :) So that's a few of the things I did over the summer. I'm sure I did more but these seemed to be the big fun things that I did.
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