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| This dude was tossing around a huge scythe like thing with a sharp knife on the end. It was crazy to think this was a public park and such activity was allowed. |
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| Pretty feet. Chris' first pedi. |
I did hear a bit of news about the job. I received an email from the middle school principal who answered several questions that I emailed shortly after my interview. Later that evening, I received an email from the DODEA HR person. Yipee!! Although I am more confused on the process, I was thrilled to know that they are still moving forward and obviously the job has not been filled. This "hurry up and wait" mentality that the military is famous for certainly takes some getting used to. I am not patient! The process as I understood it based on information I had read is supposed to go like this: apply, interview, HR review, job offer and within 48 hours fax licensing info and transcripts. Instead, it is going like this: apply, interview, HR review, faxing requested documents. I am hoping the job offer will come later this week.
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| Seoul Tower |
Yesterday, Chris and I woke up early for a tour that he signed up for on base. It was a tour to Seoul to visit the Seoul Tower. It was a rainy morning with lingering fog. We had quite the hike getting up to the base of the tower, walked around a bit, took some pictures of this cool fence where people put padlocks with declaration of their love for each other, and enjoyed the view. Chris and I debated going up to the top of the tower, but decided it would be best on another day where we'd actually be able to see something. Today was clearly not that day. The tour moved onto the 6 Story building, which was up until 10 or 15 years ago, the tallest building in Korea. I thought that was very interesting as Seoul is now filled with skyscraper skylines. Quite the progress. We enjoyed sushi lunch which was awesome and walked around a bit. There were a ton of school children, which was so nice. I love seeing the kiddos. Chris and I pointed out several little ones that would be about the ages of our girls. We miss them so. We had nearly 2 hours to burn, so we went down to the Wax Museum. We went to Madame Tousseaus Wax Museum in Vegas, which was filled with celebrities. We had a great time there doing stupid stuff, so we thought this would be similar. Not quite. It was filled with historical figures. The quality of the people was kind of poor. The skin glistened and looked like it would melt off but their eyes were spooky looking. In one room, we turned the corner only to be welcomed by Jesus and the Lord's Supper. I dined with them, but quite honestly, I was a little skiddish. It was eery. Chris thinks I may go to hell for being sacreligous. I hope not. After that 10 minute tour, we took a short walk to the pier to catch the boat for the Han River boat ride. It was a nice relaxing ride, but nothing like the ride we were expecting. We thought we'd hear a play by play of buildings we were passing or historical tidbits along the way. We did hear some, but each pertained to bridges. Not exactly what we had in mind, but there were a ton of bridges. Who'd have thought? Since coming to Korea, my goal and our quest has been (in truth we have several quests, so this is one) to reach out and become more social with other Air Force families. It is funny, I read several military blogs and it seems we all feel the same challenge of meeting and making new friends. I think this is rather odd, since we are all in the same position of moving and starting over every so often. You'd think we'd all be as eager and outgoing. Evidently not. I began chatting with a fellow AF wife. We made small talk about their move, our situation and childcare/family stuff. Her husband was kind of a lame-o who was more concerned with emerging himself and their family in Korean culture, so he quickly directed her to a group of school children and teachers. I felt a bit snubbed and that it was rather rude. Chris and I later came to the conclusion that this dude is a big nerdo. Guess it was for the best, but still, how rude?!! Anyway, my goal remains. We chat with everyone we can.
Today we got up, went to the gym and then to church. It was my first time in a base chapel. It was nice. Attendance was pretty poor, but we chose the traditional prodestant service so I am guessing more younger couples select the more contemporary services. I like the traditional church music. It reminds me of my childhood church experiences. They weren't much for singing. The choir consisted of a quartet. Chris told me if I keep singing like I am, they will soon recruit me. He was sweet and told me that I was the best singer there. Ha. After church, I got a haircut and we went to share in our spa experience. Chris had his first pedicure. I think he liked it. I also got a manicure. Fantastic paint job for not alot of money. Gotta love that. They also had a Dr. Fish treatment which consisted of a huge tub filled with water and fish. The fish eat the dead skin off your feet. While we were there, three people did it and loved it. I opted not to do it this time, not knowing what kind of fish they were nor if they would eat more than my dead skin. Kind of a crazy idea--fish eating feet. Anyway, I am definitely going to try in if I move here. We wrapped our exciting day with some shirt shopping for Chris and bowling. Gotta love bowling. It was fun. Not too exciting, but fun.
Tomorrow I have to fax the documents and try my best to get things lined up for this job. I will be so happy when this is all done. I just want to get it moving. School starts in about a month. That won't leave too much time to get everything lined up and completed. Grrr.
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