More things I've learned in Korea

This is a continuation of a post from October or so. Living in a foreign country a person can learn many many different things. To add to the list of things I have learned are:

· Be careful when you try to order a meal in Korean, you may just end up with a Coke or two. :0)

· Elephants however cute, are stalkers! If you are getting stalked walk slowly away and HIDE!

· Thailand knows how to have a water fight.

· Praying for patience is not really as ghastly as people make it out to be. The rewards for asking for and being patient are far better than blowing it off.

· This is a hard truth to many, but as Christians in this world, we are not meant to fit in. We are not meant to mesh with the ideals of the world. We are to be set apart by our actions not to condemn the world but to show them that by the grace of the Lord we are different.

· Directing a play is much more difficult than it looks, but with the right group of students it can look stellar!

· It is such a blessing to be teaching somewhere where I can be more than a teacher to my students. I can not only be a mentor but I can also be a friend. I know that doesn’t sound very good, but think about it. I have the opportunity to really earnestly get to know my students. I get to know what makes them tick, what they like, what they dislike, what their interests are, who they really are. In the same I get to have the opportunity to impact them in a far greater way than a teacher would in the states. In the states, a student would never hang out with a group of teachers, teachers would never be able to hang out with their students (without a lawsuit following), teachers would never be able to have students to their house for a sleepover or just to hang out. I know it may sound odd, but I have the opportunity to touch lives here in a way that I never would be able to in the states.

· Students will be surprised when they discover that you like the same kinds of music that they do.

· Students respect you more if you admit when you make a mistake.

· Don’t ever take Drew and Norm to a place where they serve shrimp that still have eyes and legs because you’ll get a show. Ninja shrimp anyone?

· Korea has a way of domesticating people. I now cook, carry a purse and I bought a skirt for myself in Thailand. Yikes! :0)