The new semester has begun. I have fewer classes to contend with, but I have some new teachers, a shitload of new students, and a new batch of stress. I am not so worried about school, actually, but it does raise the blood pressure a little bit. mostly because I always worry about how I am doing. Not only that, but even though I have gotten better about not procrastinating, my Korean co-horts have not. They are exceptionally great people, incredibly friendly, and I love them dearly, but wow...the system here can sometimes be disfunctional concerning time changes, spur of the moment things, and that kind of thing. The U.S. is a bit like that with some of the things they do, with all the testing they do in the spring, (just like here), but being that I have the language barrier as well, it can make things difficult. Oh well. Get used to it, grin, and bear it. I like the school, the kids, my main admin people in Cheonan, and the country of South Korea too much to make it a real detriment. I still contend that it was the best decision I ever made.

On another note, the laptop I brought with me from the states is a bare bones model that I initially used only for playing my music with my dj business. It is so painfully slow, has no video card to speak of, and is in general, a big piece of dell shit. I would so badly love to spring for a nice new gaming laptop. It would make wiling away the hours so much more fun. At the same time, I know if I do that, the odds of ever seeing the light of day again here in Korea will be very slim. but man o man would it be nice.