I have a drinking strategy now lol.

Predrinking- hydrate, nourish. I eat a little and drink like a liter of water. I also take a chlorella pill or two

Drinking stage- I try to stick to one form of alcohol like soju or beer. ( mostly soju). Gotta take my time drinking.

Post-drinking - drink a little water, and have more chlorella pills lollll. I'd try to replenish my noutrition with some spicy ramen full of meat and veggies but.. I usually pass out on the bed lawlll.

Either way, it usually all fails. Like, I don't eat beforehand cuz there's no time and we're goig out to dinner so I'm not prepared.. then somehow, we have somebody that causes everyone to drink wayyyy too fast. Then, I drunk call, facebook, or blog.

Hahaha.

Omg but last nught (7 hours ago), my friend and I ran away. LOL. I feel like it's gonna be our new thing. We're trying to be responsible teachers! Jk.

But we were at a bar eating chicken with the others. Everything was fine. I lost titanic twice but I was okay cuz I actually prepared for our session. King's cup was also fun cuz we had a rule where if she talked, nobody else could talk while she was talking. Hahaha.

But then the second place, we were seated next to a table of former-gangster navy korean guys and the drinking got accelerated. Omg...

Soju cocktail after straight soju shot after food. I was getting so full but that bar pizza was sooooo good, I'm such a fat.

So my friend and I decided to escape. We lied and said we needed to go to the bathroom (we sat by the wall of the booth). And hella just bounced. Turned a lil left towards the bathroom (cuz we were next to it) but quickly swerved back right again into the other aisle to avoid them seein us and power walking our asses outta the door. Lmao.

Omg, I'ma miss this stuff. Of course I fell asleep with the lights on and woke up early. It's like alcohol clockwork.

Anyway, so two of them are extending their contact 6 more months, lol, so I'll probably end up visiting taean sometimes. I also have two Epik teacher friends that are staying till next year. Err.. most of the epiks are staying and extending.

Sometimes ... err, a lot of the time, I feel like I haven't grown up. I characterize growing up as no fun, limited alcohol, loneliness, no parties, everyone busy all the time with no time for anything.

But I guess our interpretation of fun might change and we may appreciate the time we have to rest, as we get older.

Oh well, I'm 20 only once. Gotta try a bunch of things just once. I'd regret it later if I didn't do all the things I wanted to try when I was younger.

I mean, I have a list of things to try out when I get older too. Like, raising a kid, working in a public office position, learning more languages.

One thing I'm afraid of though, is marriage/ settling down. Totally not ready. I'm afraid of divorce and getting bored. I hope I party and date so much that I'd eventually want to get into somethig serious later.
I feel like people get divorced around their 40's, or mid-life crisis age. That they didn't experience enough of life and that they didn't prepare enough for the commitment. I know that the first obstacle I wanna work on first is the money problem. As for the getting bored part... hmm. Dunno.

Sounds like something I'd wanna try when I'm older.

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Anyway, back to the not feeling like an adult part. Basically, I don't feel like an adult also cuz I didnt finish my degree. Since highschool was my most recent long-term educational achievement, I feel ungrounded. All these freakin jobs waiting for me and I can't have them. At least I'm making friends and expandin my personal network but what about my professional network? I thinkni needa finally use LinkedIn and start playing that game now.

slept at 7am. But i did hella shit like

Reorganize the kitchen, clean the fridge, got rid of old food, swept up all the dust bunnies from my bedroom, stored winter clothes in my suitcase, separated clothes and food to donate, wrote 2 postcards, tossed out the trash, did dishes, washed recyclables, filed paperwork, paid a creditcard bill, call the irs, got a fax account and sent a fax, emailed stuff, uploaded facebook pix, washed some laundry, clean out the bathroom medicine cabinet...

My room and mind is clear and organized.

But i woke up at like 1. Good thing it's thursdat. I was dazed and thought i missed the bus but i didn't.

Why is it raining... lol. I'ma be starving today, i didn't eat anything :/

Don't think i'ma cook as much anymore. gonna probably just make fried rice, lettuce wraps, smoothies, and toast (peanut butter & jelly & honey & nuts) to eat at home. tired of experimenting & hella dishes. I made some beef broth and froze it, so i guess i can just toss shit in it and make ramyeon when i don't eat out.

anyway,
UGH. i finally sorted out what i don't wear anymore that i'ma donate and give away.

I still have stuff to buy.
-socks
-plain shirts & underwear
-dress shirts & pants

...gotta get my pants hemmed. get some torn pants sewn (sp? omg..) by the someone and see if the dry cleaners can iron my stuff for a fee cuz i hate & suck at ironing.

i'm hoping to create a simple, portable wardrove for my travels. i need to figure out where and what clothes are wrinckle free and don't lint nd shit. i dislike the amount of time it takes to maintain clothes. i almost can't wait to have a job cuz then i'd be in a uniform for a lot of the time and don't have to like worry about maintaining a wardrobe as much.

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so i'ma open a new fax number w/ faxage.com. I HOPE it works, cuz then i can easily send documents to and from the states whenever. i read it has good reviews. FAWKING A. if they don't get my fax thih it and spend money again to get my documents to the states. freakin oh well. better than paying a huge ass tax.

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gotta write out my resume and get other documents in line again for applying ot another job -____-;;. this sucks. it takes money to make money. i wish i found what i could turn into passive income already. lol..

... meh.

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What i'm hoping to do...

-stop buying cheap clothes unless i really need them
-have a low maintenance wardrobe
-have easy to prepare foods that are also healthy
-prepare things ahead of time so there's no rushing last minute
-have organizational systems to keep track of things to do
-spread tasks while trying to maintain work flow w/ no interuptions to Get stuff done.
-stay out of the house as much as possible.

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i'm so hungry...

i feel like the thing about cavities & not having the right nutrition is true. i don't eat enough meat in korea but whenever i stuff my face with it, my cavities heal faster.

this sucks. lol.

i feel like my brain requires hella calories. i don't know how, but it just burns hella calories cuz of stress, korean, teaching, and other stuff >_<;;

at least i'm learning. wish i had a system to keep track of tasks for each area of my life. (Work, school, language, house). i think i need like a separate white board for each. i tried planner, fail. i tried separating tasts for each day. fail. ugh. i work better when i'm focused for hours on one thing. i guess one focus a day?>_< I wish i could figure myself out.

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it was fun last weekend meeting anielle and her friends and meeting up with a friend of mine here.

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i have a new skpe language partner. she lives north of daegu and is hoping to become a flight attendent in the future. i think she needs to practice like... a lot a lot lol. but she's kewl & yeah, helps with my korean.

i also use the italki website now for a tutor I pay for. funny how she's korean but in the states and i'm a foreigner in korea. :p.

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i hope to take the written driver's test on the 15th. >_<. can't wait to get a car!!

ummm, this weekend is the dream concert w/ hella artists like b2st, 4minute, infinite, and others. anielle is bringing a friend and i have others i'm bringing too. 70k won ($50) but it'll be worth it.

Dear Daejeon Immigration office in Seosan,

I'm applying for the F-2-7 Visa. I've lived in Taean for around two years. Though I can't speak Korean well, I continue to study everyday. I hope to attend Gyeonggi University's Korean Language Program so that I can practice and live around Korean friends in that area. With the F-2-7 Visa, I hope to find a quick part time job so that I can practice my Korean more through outlets such as translation work. 

I'm a student, so it's hard for me to find a job without my degree. I'm studying online, so I have both Korean and degree courses to study for. The reason for applying for this visa is beyond getting a job and finding money. I want to integrate into Korean society. I really like it here and want to stay here long-term to study Korean without the hassle of needing to renew my visa constantly. There are so many things I wish to do under the visa, such as volunteering my time at orphanages to legally teach English classes while pursuing my degree and to have more time to locate a part time job that doesn't take away work from other Korean nationals such as translation or multi-lingual assistance. 

One of my dreams with continuing my education here in Korea is to build a relationship with your country and its people and sharing it with my friends and family back in the states. Even though I live in California, my city near San Francisco takes over eight hours to drive to L.A. The Korean population in my area is growing, but in my city there aren't many Koreans at all. I want to help spread awareness of Korean culture when I visit my family. I wish to renew my visa continuously and stay for over five years more here. 

but i only have myself to blame.