Ok Really?

I think it a testament to the fact that I am tired when the first thing I grabbed to eat Top Ramen tonight at home were chopsticks. I mean really? I have forks right there. I use regular silverware 90% of the time! I am ranting about silverware? Mental head slap. Well it is the end of day two of school and I think that I have finally gotten my head around my schedule. It doesn't necessarily mean I know what I am doing each class but I think I finally know where to go each day of the cycle. By the time I get it all figured out I will be off to training and it will be all new again. Several staff members have come to see how I am and if I need anything and that is nice. We forget so often to check on and support one another in this field. I am also seeing the value of the advice to get out and see some of the city and area when I can. It can become very easy to hibernate in a routine of school and work and not stop to look around you. I must try to remember to find the wonder in each and every day. It is there. Sometimes I just forget to look.
Had a few minor hiccups with things at school today but I think I handled them the best that I could. Some things translate to any type of school no matter where in the world you are. If this begins to ease, if I find a sense of comfort and routine at some point in this new life, I cannot imagine the person I will have become. Tomorrow I have a pretty full schedule and will meet the last class I have not made myself known to. Then I have my first fall class of Korean language. I am excited for that and I hope some of it sticks in my brain. It will make everyday life a lot better. You take for granted how nice it is to understand all that is around you. So my challenge to all of you is this. Stop for one second in your day today and look around you and listen to everything and pretend it is all in a different language you don't know. Imagine going to the store and buying something but not knowing how much or for if you are getting the right thing. Imagine trying to ask someone for help but you don't know the word for help and you wouldn't understand if they gave you an answer. Just try it. It will change your life a little bit I think.