Thankful.

So I realized that I'm a horrible blogger. I wish I was that type of person who is very diligent in keeping an updated blog, but I'm not. It's always either I don't have anything to say or I have too much to say that I need to keep it to myself. But here goes an epiphany..I'm going to post every single time someone blows me away with their kindness in Korea. Now I know that might sound idiotic, but Korean people really do blow me away with their kindness. People in America aren't THIS nice to strangers, yet alone..a foreigner who doesn't speak their language. Don't get me wrong, I do think American people are friendly..especially Texans. We just have that southern hospitality...but the type of kindness I've experienced here is the type of kindness that does not come naturally to most Westerners. After a few posts..you will see why I feel it's necessary to say these things..plus..there's nothing like being thankful to keep the spirits up and be reminded how blessed we are:

-I have a student that was in my 4th grade class (who I thought was not very fond of me) and is now in my summer class. He's adorable, but I haven't really bonded with him as much as I have with the other kids. As I was gathering my things today after dismissing them...he comes up to me and says "Wendy sim (abbreviation for teacher)" and gives me a can of cold coffee. He actually went and bought me coffee. How crazy awesome is that?! I really hope these kids know how much they mean to me and that they make my day.

-I needed to buy matches because I've been gone for too long from my apartment..therefore my gas range stove has decided that it can fire up on its own. So today, I went to my corner Family Mart to buy some. I awkwardly look around (people staring at me cause I'm a foreigner is something I'll never get use to), but to no avail. Thank goodness for internet access on phones. I quickly typed in "matches" on google images and showed it to the owner. She told me they don't have any then she bent down for what seemed like 2 minutes..found her personal box of matches and just gave them to me. Seriously?!?! Koreans might not think anything of it, but each time someone is kind to me here..it's the equivalent of going above and beyond in America.

--Last, but not least..I thank my Savior for continually putting people in my path who make me want to become a better person. I was really starting to doubt if extending my contract was a mistake, but things like this continually makes me thankful and realize how incredibly blessed I am.