Time Flies...

I cannot believe how quickly time has been passing lately.  I am so busy, which would account for almost an entire month since my last post.  I have finally adjusted to my schedule, and am happy to be getting up early and working a more normal day.  I feel like I do not ever have enough time to get everything done, but such is life! :-)  The last month I have not done a whole lot on the weekends, mostly because I am beat by the time Friday comes around.  Last weekend I did go to my vice director's baby's birthday party.  She just turned one, and it is a really big deal here in Korea.  I did get some Christmas shopping done, but I will be  saving most of my gift buying for when I actually come home.  With the won so weak still, I am keeping most purchases to a minimum for now.  

  I have exactly one week until I go to Beijing, and as excited as  I am to go,  I have not done any planning at all.  I reserved a room in a hostel near the Forbidden City, and that is about all I know right now.  I am excited to go somewhere new though!!

It is strange being here for Christmas.  Even though we are doing a Christmas program at school (which, by the way, my class is sooooo cute in their costumes!  They are little candles - I will post pictures later), it doesn't really feel like Christmas to me - mostly because I won't be spending time with family.  Most of my friends will be leaving on Christmas day to either travel or go back home for the break.   

At the end of this month I will begin my downhill slide towards the end of my year here.  I am trying to figure out what I will be doing next year, and I change my mind pretty much on a daily basis. :-) (Not too surprising to those of you who know me well...)  I am considering coming home to Colorado, going to Montana, coming back to Korea, going someplace totally different (like Spain or the UAE) to teach at an international school...who knows?!?  Any ideas?  I am pretty open right now!  lol! :-)  

I hope that the holidays are a joyful time for everyone reading this, and I look forward to hearing from everyone!  xoxoxo!!