I had a lovely weekend heading into my birthday week. Yes, I get a week. :) Anyone over 30 deserves that, right? So Joe and I went to see NANTA in Apgujeong on Sunday. It was a highly energetic performance and they actually did cook some vegetables because you could smell the food from the audience. That was a nice birthday performance from Joe.
I faciliated a dialogue through GOA’L this past weekend on identity and race. A small group showed up, but I appreciated the more intimate size and felt like I got to know all of the participants a little bit better.
The week ahead has a forecast of hot weather, some rain, early morning running, work as usual, my 31st birthday on Thursday and a weekend of more birthday festivities – really just some eating, drinks at a bar and noraebang if all goes well.
I don’t feel as burnt out as my last post, probably because I am getting that much closer to the “end” of the semester, so I will leave with only one Korean gripe today:
I was going to my locker at the gym this morning to put my running shoes away and this 50 year old dude was totally in my way. Like there was no where else for me to walk to get around him, except to walk on to some exercise equipment. He just ignored me and kept stretching. Me, not having the virtue of patience just huffed and glared at him, walked loudly over the exercise equipment and proceeded to my locker. I made a point to drop my shoes right by his ugly head to make a point that he was IN THE WAY. This was so annoying because there’s a place a few feet away with no one there that is designated for stretching!
Ugh.
But…despite him and all the self-entitled ajusshis I encounter, I’m nearly 31 and ready for another great year ahead – 7 months of which will be spent in Korea, so I better try to keep the positive “tude” going strong, with the ocassional and in my opinion totally acceptable whining from time to time. :D
