Pictures (Story is under the title: Over the Weekend)

Lotte World

So yesterday, Don's roommate James, who works for the local Christian Broadcast (CBS), gave Don free tickets to one of his concerts. Don invited me to go. The concert was at the local Amusement park, Lotte World, that looks alot like an indoor disneyland. Don and I got their a little early so we could eat before the show started. We even had enough time to ride one of the water rides before the concert started. The concert was nice. They had about 8-10 popular Korean pop stars perform and even though I only understood a couple of words here and there it was still pretty entertaining.
Last week, I was my first day actually teaching at the daycare and it went very well. It's intimidating enough to have to teach, but to have to teach twenty five kids at a time that doesn't speak your language is very scary. Fortunately it went well. The director was very surprised that the kids interacted with me so well. He said, "we took them to a African heritage museum once and they were very scared of everyone who worked there, but they were very comfortable with you surprisingly."
I try to make sure that I always make every experience in life a learning exerience. Here are some of the things that I've learned here in Korea. Ironically, a lot of it has nothing to do with me being half way around the world. First, I have learned a lot about Korean history. Even though I've learned a lot about the culture too, history has always been my favorite subject so the history aspect just registers more with me. Second, I've learned alot about the Middle East and it's history. Taking Don's New Testament Backgrounds class has not only enlightened me on the history of Israel, but it has also sparked my curiosity and has caused me to do some extra learning outside of class. From the foundational things that I have learned, hearing what the news say about the Middle East just makes more sense now. Not only that, but when I read the bible and I compare things like Jerusalem back then to what it is now is fascinating. Lastly, Dr. Moon's practicum has taught me a lot about ministry as a whole. I think the reason I enjoy his class is because it is full of practical stuff that is vital to a successful ministry and not just a lot of scholarly writings that I probably will never reflect on. His class really compliments my views on Chrstian education. I didn't double major in ministry to memorize a lot of dates and facts. I did it to understand the big picture. I could always look up dates and facts as I go along. How things relate to each other is my bigger concern. And I'm definitely learning that.