It's the little things...

This could quite possibly be on of the most anticlimactic posts thus far but I shall march on regardless.
It is Sunday night here in Suwon. I am surrounded by paperwork up to my eyeballs for class. That is not even counting all of the grading I must do online. It is remarkable how quickly time flies even on the weekends. I truly enjoyed my time in Namdemeun yesterday, but sometimes I think it would be nice to just push pause on this crazy life for a moment and take it all in. I am learning though that amidst the chaos, it is the little things that matter the most. The things that I took for granted back home. Things that almost anyone would scoff at, are major historical moments here.
For example, ordering pizza last night. It took 4 of us to do it, or shall we say get up the courage to figure it out but in the end we got it done and it was delivered and everything. That was cause for screams and high-fives. In what other situation would anyone get so excited about a silly thing like that? We didn't even ask what it would cost over the phone. That didn't even matter at that point in time.

Pizza ordering and support!

Success!

Nor am going to question the fact that  when you order pizza you get a side of pickles and Tabasco sauce.  The point was that we did it. Little successes like cleaning my house today. (Which most of you know is a monumental accomplishment for me) but I did it. It may not be perfect but I did it.
Things like surviving without hot water in your apartment for a day and a half and not knowing why or when it will come back if ever. Trying to figure out how to sort and recycle every single thing you use in a day for garbage and hoping the guards, who on Tuesday nights I refer to as garbage Nazi's, will not come over and holler at you for how you did things. I make it to school every day so far in one piece. The kids seem to be starting to warm up to me. I can shop pretty successfully at the grocers now for basic items without too much worry. I am starting to slowly recognize  Korean alphabet. (Note to self do NOT try and walk and read the signs along the street at the same time you are not that graceful). Little things. Little things that can be giant frustrations at the time but when you come back around to it they are things to also be proud of. I will try to think of something fun and inspirational for you in the next blog but for today, go out and be proud of the little accomplishments you made. It's worth it in the end I think.