7 months

I've been here 7 months now. 

That's insane to me. In a week we'll start our new school year and I'll have a new course schedule, new students, new experiences to learn. 

It's also spring. As a Midwest girl, the idea of consistent 60 degree weather in February is mind boggling. I mean, we've had weird weather in Iowa, I've seen it this warm in February before. But not consistently. So this early spring is great. The sun is rising earlier and earlier, and setting later and later. Benefits of being out of the States, there's no daylight savings. That's the part of spring that I consistently dread the most when I'm home. I like waking up to sunlight, and having it ripped away from me when we spring forwards felt a lot like having my ice cream taken away midbite. 

Friday night I also had my first successful phone call in Korean. Granted that was with my friend HyunHo, who knows my brand of Korean, so I'm not sure how many other people would have understood me, but he got it. Regardless, it was a nice feather in my cap. I am deeply aware of how much Korean I don't know, all the time. But I have to admit to myself that I've learned some too. Instead of reading store signs and coming away with a cluster of meaningless sounds, I'm starting to see them and understand them. I can listen to conversations and sometimes a ghost of their meaning works its way through the clutter. 

My favorite is when I accidently understand everything. This only happens with initial greetings, basic tidbits, things I already know a ton of context about. But when it happens I'm mixed parts shocked and pleased. 

It's little changes, little shifts. So a little post. 

But don't worry, as we're looking at meeting new littles, things will undoubtedly get interesting. 

-Shayla