08.29.06
Posted in General News at 944 by SeismicMike
The DSL guys came yesterday and hooked everything up. It was actually kinda providential b/c I came down with a MINOR ear infection this weekend, so I took the day off to go to the doctor (see below) and then stayed home the rest of the day so I could be there for the DSL guys. But anyway, long story shortened: we have internet at home now, which means…………. I CAN LISTEN TO THE OHIO STATE GAME THIS WEEKEND!!!! oh.. yeah… and we can skype :)… So.. yeah! We want to see all of you on tonight! (er tomorrow morning for you)… yeah… this is for each of you who have made me get up early in the morning in the last few years. This is payback! 
lol…. We’ll probably be on from 8:30 - 10:00pm our time, which will be 7:30 - 9am Eastern time, so we want to see each of you online :)… with skype you will have to take turns.. sorry… so if you get online and try to call us and we can’t answer, we’re probably on a call and we’ll call you back as soon as we get off. We can’t wait to talk to everyone
Oh yeah.. about that doctor visit. The doctor is about a 5 minute walk from our apartment…. She’s a pediatrician, but seemed to have no trouble dealing with me. I went in about 8:50am and waited about 10 minutes until she called me back (I had to give them some paper work first… they gave us a card for Korean national insurance which has all the necessary info on it)… and then she looked in my ear… she took a video camera in there and took a picture of each side and then compared them to see the swelling and redness (it looked really cool)… pronounced that I had an outer ear infection and prescribed me an antibiotic, an antiinflamatory and a pain killer. Then it got kinda weird… they took me and made me sit down in front of a little counter and put this thing in my ears that looked like a stethoscope, but it wasn’t. I think it expanded and contracted or something b/c it kinda massaged the inside of my ear and, though I couldn’t notice it very well, it felt kinda good.
So anyway, then I went downstairs (same building… doctor on floor 3… pharmacy on floor 1) and got my prescriptions. Here’s the kicker.
Doctor visit: 3,000
Prescription: 3,480
Korean Exchange rate: Priceless! (1,000 W = $1.00) and the above prices are in Won…. The whole thing cost less than $7.00!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? I love this country! lol
We love you all very much
Goodnight
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08.25.06
Posted in General News at 910 by SeismicMike
As soon as we get DSL hooked up at the house we will be on Skype a whole lot more and will actually be able to talk to everyone :). We’ve been working through a Korean man in the office here to get that arranged and it’s been going kinda slow, but I think he’s ordering it for us today and he said that it should be installed on Monday or Tuesday. So… here’s hoping
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08.23.06
Posted in General News at 1510 by quitomandie
Hey!
Well, the first week of school has gone well, for the most part. My day starts with a prep period, study hall, and another prep. This makes for a VERY long, slow morning, and a very busy afternoon! My first class is 8th grade Spanish, which is a new class this year and has no textbook. I am enjoying that class very much, for the most part, although many of the students in it are very quiet. Next is Spanish 2, which is one of my wilder classes, but for the most part they seem to be trying and excited about speaking Spanish. They are probably the class that is giving me the most trouble as far as my teaching abilities, because it is in this “in-between” group that I am most painfully aware of my lack of background in Spanish Ed. There are so many things I take for granted, only to find out that I’m wrong! Spanish 1, after lunch, is my largest class. They also, for the most part, seem to be excited about using what they are learning. It is really a blessing to have so many of my students eager to learn! The day ends with the Spanish 3 class, which is only 3 students. It is nice to be able to relax a little with this class, in which the focus is on writing.
Pray for wisdom as I’m trying to create a classroom environment that is both fun and promotes learning. Also, pray that I would be self-disciplined during my long morning, so that I can get things finished at school and not have to take them home.
- Mandie
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08.21.06
Posted in General News at 1333 by SeismicMike
Well, we’ve joined a church here. Uijongbu Baptist Church is pastored by Rick Kelley and has been in operation for eleven years reaching the community and the military population. Mandie and I are getting involved in music and the children’s ministries. Please pray for us and the church that we would have an impact for Christ in the community. The church already has an amazing ministry, pray that we would add to it.
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08.16.06
Posted in General News at 808 by SeismicMike
Sorry this took so long… I ran into a few snags last time I tried to do this, but we have pictures of our flat! All except the bedroom and the entry way
(aparently Mandie missed the entry way… and yeah, the bedroom isn’t
ready to be photographed yet :)).
…. er… ok… maybe not…… it seems my blog is having trouble talking to the server….. hmmmmmmmmmm…. i will get them I promise!!!!!!!
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08.02.06
Posted in General News at 1056 by SeismicMike
Well hello everyone. We made it safely here to Korea and got into our apartment last night. We’re in the midst of trying to get everything unpacked. We are currently at the school where Mandie and I arranged her classroom and I was shown my office. This afternoon, we’ll be going to the base, Camp Redcloud, where we have temporary access until we receive our official base passes. There we will be receiving a tour.
Everything went well with the flights. It was a long tiresome day, but we made it OK, which is especially great because both our flights from Cincinnati and Chicago left about an hour late but we were still able to make our connection in San Fransisco without any trouble (though we never had much of a layover :)).
Luggage made it ok, and so far nothing broke. Our dishes all survived as did Mandie’s picture frame. (and yes, the PS2 still works :)). The only thing we lost is Mandie’s jean jacket, in which she had some makeup and her seamstress tape. She left these on the airplane that we rode into San Fransisco because we were in a hurry to make our connection. We’re assuming there’s no way to get it back, though if possible I will try to contact the airline. Just pray that we will be able to either replace or live without them :).
Thank you very much for everyone’s prayers. We love you all very much. Orientation begins in earnest tomorrow morning (this evening for you Americans :)).
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08.01.06
Posted in General News at 940 by quitomandie
We made it safely to Korea this evening, after a very LONG day.
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