It has been about three weeks since my last blog post. Naturally, I'm sure alot happened. But every week I found it difficult to come up with something to say. Then, one day I was walking down my main street and realized that things aren't that strange and shocking anymore. Don't get me wrong, occasionally I am caught off guard and just help but let my jaw drop or give them a puzzling eye. But, 99% of the time, it's business as usual. Mon-Fri, wake up, make breakfast, check emails, do sit ups, go to school, go to gym, eat, go to bed. This picture is out my schools 3rd floor bathroom window. I was just washing my hands, and it was a nice day out and I noticed it was a pretty good view!

We did have some Foreigner get together. We had a really nice Thanksgiving dinner, where I was really surprised at how well people did with their dishes. I made Sangria! It didn't really work that well. I'm not sure why, but maybe the cheap wine was a big contributor! It was a little weird to go to work as you would on every other day though. I had only one little teary eye that day.

I also made it to Seoul for the first time since I got here. It's actually pretty easy once you've done it, but I was just to nervous! Thanks to my friend Jen, I can now go anytime with confidence!

Last weekend we had our Christmas party. Here again, awesome food and awesome company! We did that one game were you steal presents all around and about and I ended up with a HUGE jar of honey...I don't eat honey. But! Lucky for me, Koreans L-O-V-E honey, so I brought it to work were it is now definitely being enjoyed. Thank you whoever gave that gift :) I also made my own Christmas tree. Here's how the story goes.

Miranda: Mom! Guess how cheap the fake Christmas trees are here!
Mom: Miranda, do you know the carbon footprint a fake Christmas tree leaves
Miranda: ...ummm...well, should I go cut a tree down from the back woods?!
Mom: Yes, I'd rather you do that. Because, do you know the carbon foot print of a plastic tree?
Miranda: Oh my goodness, how much of a carbon footprint does a plastic tree leave?
Mom: 20 years Miranda! Twen-Tee yeeeeaaaarrrrs!
Miranda: Well ok, thank you...

This is when my mom suggests I buy a plant from the plant shop. I considered this until I realized that my van sized apartment with no real windows can not handle a plant for longer than the Christmas season. So I thought; I'm making a cardboard tree! Perfect! I can be all crafty and then throw it away...recycle! It actually is kinda sad and pathetic looking, but it's really easy to forgot the holidays here. Christmas was one I was determined not to forget.

Then, last Wednesday, a teacher that has great taste in coffee, offered to teach me how to make Kimchi Jigjae (not sure of the real spelling). I must say, that is one thing I never want to watch again. So much flour and oil! So bad for you! But I helped and I ate it and it was good! Then I went to the gym and stayed an extra 30 minutes.

• I'm sorry for such a lame post, but like I said, things just seem as weird any more. Or I just know that everyday is going to be weird and have accepted that :)