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So this weekend was interesting. The plan was to hop on the train to Seoul with no plan and just do something. Ha... not much of a plan at all.

It was tough for me. As I had the best knowledge of the area. That means....... We have no knowledge of what to do and where to go. But that is what makes things fun. hahaha

Went to Namdaemun Market. Then to Deahagno. Then to Coex. Then to Sinsa area. (that's just one day). The second day seemed a bit more organized. But maybe that's because we had a more exact plan of what to do. Go to church and get back to Jochiwon. Haha.

But again, it was fun. And tiring. Only danger is.... time and/or money can be wasted. But memories will still last. haha

So... if you don't know. I am still in Korea. Or, back in Korea rather...
I don't know if you would say it was a rather rash or hasty decision to come back... But I realize there are always be things you will miss if you are away from home. You know... you'll miss anything if you're anywhere, but it's when things are going on at home, it's where you feel bad. Maybe this is my first ever ever ever sign of home sickness.

If only people can be in more than one place at once. Hahahaha, that's what many people say. But then that would really lose meaning of you 'just being there.' no?

Anyways... Quick update/recap. I made a quick decision to come to Korea in Dec-Jan to teach at the hakwon in Daegu. After that decision, I decided to stay longer and applied to the TaLK program (English teaching program in Korea). Thus requiring me to run around applying and finding the correct documents to send to the TaLK office before I hopped onto the plane to Korea a week or two later... I got accepted...

So.. Since they offer a round trip ticket, I decided to utilize that. I went home to Atlanta with my original plane ticket. And now I'm back to Korea...

I really didn't do much in Atlanta when I went back. Ate some American type foods, hooked up some computers in our house, and met a couple friends. I was jetlagged so not much going on at night. Though it was great to see the JAMA people come in town. =]

So yeah.... thus begins another adventure in Korea. I think I come too much. I don't really know why anymore. Am I looking for my roots? Is it just comfortable for me? Is it... just where I need to be? Haha. I think the answer is 'yes' for all of them. It's been a couple days now since the TaLK orientation has started. Too many people to meet....... Would be great to meet everybody. Haha

So, this is something I've been meaning to write about. Since I've been teaching at the hakwon in Daegu, I have asked students to write topics on various topics. I have thought various classes for high school students and middle school students.

But it seems the topic, or just any sort of mention, of "success" always creeps up in many of the student's essays. It makes me wonder, is it their upbringing? You see, most of these students are international students. So it would seem that their parents have sent their children overseas to study in hopes for them to study and achieve some sort of 'success.' So it seems like these students know to have the idea to gain success.

But what does that really mean. When I read most of these essays, there's not much information backing what success really is. It may say "so and so is an example who have achieved success." But again, what does that even mean? It makes me even wonder...

What really is success? It seems the students don't have a great idea of what they are trying to do. Basically it's "I want to go to university and get success." Of course, many people strive for that. But I'm sure there are many answers for that. It's something that I can't ever answer clearly. It's not just the students who don't know...

But what thing I know is... dream big and do its