Saving, Saving, Saving

You know I came to Korea with the intention of saving, saving and saving. It was my only thought, and yet seven months in my account does not reflect the millions and millions of Won that I had hoped it would.

This has been bothering me of late. But my life is not all glumness. I have in the last seven months had some amazing experiences. So here’s a list of totally incredible things that I have done. (It is in no particular order).

I have been skiing several times, and at several different resorts.

I have swung gently, arm in arm, with a complete stranger (actually he was one of Jessica’s colleagues) while singing love songs in singing room.

I have been to tropical islands. (The Philippines)

I went diving for the first time, and on my first dive I saw a turtle.

I have lived in Asia for more than half a year.

I have visited amazing temples.

I bought a scooter.

I have scrubbed, and been scrubbed by a male colleague.

I bought a lap top.

I bought a camera which I am totally thrilled about.

I have been lectured to about embracing Korean culture by my co-teachers, all the while sitting naked in a pink / strawberry hot bath with them.

I have finally started collecting books.

I am financially independent and have repaid the debt that I owed.

I am living half a world away from my parents (just kidding).

I have drunk fresh coconut juice straight out of a coconut.

I have swum in oceans as warm as bath water.

I have experienced and finally begun to understand very different cultures.

I have eaten silk worms and wriggling octopus - you really have to chew it.

I have eaten fresh squid on a desert island.

I have been involved in the incredible experience of teaching children to speak a new language. It’s been difficult, but there have been some great moments.

And at the end of all of this I must also say that I have grown as a person, and what in life can be more in important than personal growth? (Ok - so bringing about world peace and getting everyone to hold hands and stuff like that is probably more important -- but hey give me a chance I’ll get there yet.)

I only wish that I could have shared my amazing experiences with all of you back home. (Not the sitting naked in a pink hot bath one though.)

Jacob through a foreign journalists mind

So now that JZ is about to become our first unashamedly unintellectual, unintelligent, non-condom using, non-consitutional understanding / constitutional non-understanding president; foreign journalists covering SA are going to be left with increasingly puzzled looks and increasingly puzzled thoughts.

I therefore present to you:
'Jacob through a foreign journalists mind'.

1. Simply download the journalist pic, edit it as you see fit - change the colour of the journalist's clothes and skin (if you like), and change the speech bubble.

2. Please send me your edited pictures so that I can upload them and get a bit of a gallery going.

Thanks.

(I really like the journalist pic that I edited to create my own. What a pity several people on the internet are using it which makes it difficult to give due credit. Oh well – my thanks to the original cartoonist.)