Anyone still reading this?

I can't believe what I wrote over 6 months ago about grad school. I don't even remember writing or even thinking I was 75% sure of wanting to go when I return from Korea. That percentage is probably less than 5% now. Only 6 months left in Korea and still no clue of what to do when I'm home. Anyone hiring?

Overwhelmed atm?

Home Sweet Home...almost!

A couple days just opened up for me to relax and do nothing at home. It's a good thing I suppose. I don't want to overplan and overwork myself on my vacation. I'll just stick to seeing people I really want to see. No need to waste time on unnecessary things.

Grad school???

I stare at my calendar on my wall next to my desk and I cannot believe how close I am to going home.

 I've been thinking a lot about grad school lately and I think I am 75% ready to go. I hope I can be 100% soon because most application deadlines for Fall 2011 are February/March 2011, which is not too far away. I won't even have time to study for the GREs really and I need to find a place in Seoul that offers the test.  Also, I will not be in America for the required interviews and I can't really provide the 2-3 recommendations as well. So many problems, so little time! I have narrowed it down to 3 programs: Counseling Psychology, Family and Couples Therapy, and Occupational Therapy.  Where am I looking to go to grad school? Well, most likely in Philly since there is no way I can afford to pay out-of-state tuition/housing. I guess when I'm back in Philly for good, I'll be moving back in with the 'rents. Hm. Not sure how I'll feel about that since I'll be close to 26 when I start school.  But cities that I'll consider if I suddenly have money are San Francisco, Boston, and Austin. I think these cities rank pretty high on some 'best city' poll I came across awhile ago and it had really good reasons (which I can't really remember at the moment) on why these cities are awesome.

I was at the bookstore yesterday and I looked through a GRE guide and I seriously cannot do a single math problem. It just doesn't make sense to me at all and there is absolutely no motivation for me to want to review that shit. I need to find someone smart that looks like me to take the test for me. I don't really have a moral issue with cheating on the GREs. I mean, I did well in college without amazing scores on the SATs. I'm sure I can do the same in grad school (hopefully).

Motivation to write on this blog is still lacking, but since I have a free period and nothing to do, I guess I'll write something. I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I just feel sad. Maybe Korea is getting to me. I don't know. I did tell an ahjusshi on a motorcycle to "Shut up!" this morning. I was walking and I saw him coming, but I kept on walking thinking he'll just go around me. Instead, he just kept going straight and beeped at me and said something in Korean, so I just yelled at him to shut up. He stopped again and said something back, but I was already walking away. I just feel so pissed off lately. If this would have happened a couple months ago, I wouldn't have cared. I would have kept on walking listening to my ipod.

Listening to country music is not my thing really, but country music is great to listen to when you're feeling down. Maybe I just need to stay home one night and cry it all out. Cry about what exactly? I'm not really sure.

My list of greediness

Things I want when I'm home. These things only make up about 20% of my list. It would be too much to show them all, and there's no pictures to show my dad's cooking.

Tony Luc's cheesesteak

Summer rolls and everything pho related. I can get pho in Korea, but it's not cheap.

Iced Milk Tea, preferably from International Bakery. I hope to have one immediately when I arrive in Philadelphia (ahem, hint hint)

Mocha Cake from Swiss Pastry only. I wonder if they can replace almond with chocolate shavings on the side instead.

Words cannot even express how I miss thee...oh why...why so many calories?

I think I'm officially excited to come home. The ticket situation is not fully worked out yet and Ellie still needs a sitter. I'm too excited to be working...4.5 weeks left!

Chef Linda

I started taking a Korean cooking class for foreigners and I absolutely LOVE it! Our teacher is great and her studio is my dream apartment. I don't feel like explaining so I'll just post pictures.

Each class is 50,000 for 2 hours. There are usually about 3-5 students per class, which is great because then we all have a chance to cook and chop things up. 

The first week, we made dolsot bibimbap (rice with beef and assorted veggies), bulgogi (marinated beef), and samgyetang (ginseng chicken). I would love to try to make these on my own, but each dish requires a lot of ingredients. I may try to make the samgyetang when I go back to Philly for my parents.