God is gracious

The Lord is so gracious with me. Last week I was sick (for really the first time in Korea). It was so wonderful to be gently reminded that I need to be kind to my body. I spent the week (and weekend) mostly laying in bed watching movies and napping. My friend Steve, who is now in Seoul, pointed Jesse and I to this really cool coffee shop where they have Dr. Fish. What is that? It's fish that eat the dead skin from your feet. It tickles SO MUCH!!! Don't worry, no one was injured. Anyway, Jesse, Leslie and I ended up going a couple of times last week, it was pretty sweet. I am very blessed in my friends here.

Things I realized in this time for reflection:
I'm not scared anymore. Whatever God has for me, it is what it is, I'm ready.
I am different. I've always felt like the fat girl in any group, and I don't think I am anymore. I realized this when I wimped out on hiking on Sunday because it was too cold. This is the first time I've been the one to wimp out, usually it's someone (or everyone) else, and I just go without them. I am thankful for the freedom of Korea - for the distance from all the conceptions I had built around myself, and a rotating social group that has helped me keep moving.
I'm not a bad teacher. I know I'm not the best, but I can tell some of my students have improved. And they like me, for whatever reason, and I like them! God has definitely used my students to love, encourage and challenge me this year.
I will be sad to leave, and the change will be stressful for me. I even thought (for a split second) about staying. (c: And then I stared working on my grad school application essays! They're almost done, so I will be meeting the "before December" deadline God set for me.
Hospitality is not important to me, it's part of me - I can't help it, I invite people over. And I love it.
More than anything else, I was left with the overwhelming realization that God is enough for me. In and through anything, Jesus keeps me all the way.

By the end of the week I was sick of laying around (and, fortunately, feeling much better). So, I've been loving pilates and going for long walks everyday since then! It has been very good; I was starting to feel like the sluggard in Proverbs 26:14.

Also, as most of you know, it's Thanksgiving. Mrs. Kim provided a lovely Thanksgiving meal this morning, if somewhat unexpected and impromptu. Tomorrow Jesse and Leslie and I are going to have fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy and a big salad with lots of vegetables. The best part is that I don't have to do all the cooking! Yay!!! (Or, more importantly, all the dishes. (c:)

I love you all and am looking forward to seeing you soon.