So that was just for fun. I've been slacking on writing here because I've completely thrown myself into school this semester. I only have five classes, but I'm also mentoring under Professor Butakov, the new Russian professor with tons of experience in IT-related fields. Me and one other student are helping set up and modify the new Moodle courseware, similar to WebCT or Blackboard (except that it's opensource). I'll be part of the helpdesk after we finish our training this week. I'm also attempting my first-ever large-scale event, an International Student Conference. Along with the MBA2 leadership class, we set up the conference to take place May 11th-12th, and the topic is Sharpening Your Professional Skills – Essentials for the entry-level job seeker. The idea in short is to first help international students overcome the difficulties in the job market facing them today through competitive problem-solving, then train them on how to write a stand-out resume, dress for success, network properly, and interview well. The second day will be the "final exam," a job fair, so they can utilize their newly-acquired skills. The close of the conference involves a CEO gala, where keynote speakers and other important guests will enjoy each other's company at an elegant dinner.
So far we have approval and commendation from both Dr. Jung and Dr. Endicott. I'm not sure how to bring my ideas to reality, so I'm enlisting the help of my mom, who is so experienced with this sort of thing and always ready to boost my self-confidence. I'll keep you posted on how things go.
In other news, I'm not sure how to say this, but anyway.....
I'm happily married! Me and Usman were married over the winter vacation. It turns out I am going to happy for the rest of my life, isn't that something? Being here in Korea is a great way for us to start a marriage, as you can imagine. No fighting about which side of the family we'll spend Thanksgiving with!!! Just kidding, but you can imagine all of the pressure is off since we're here alone. We realized that being together in Korea is the best place for us, and we hope to stay here for a long time. Korea is the safest, most simple place I have ever lived in. What more could I want than a simple and safe life with my dear husband?
We started making Korean food in our home last week, and let me tell you Korean fast food is quick, healthy, and amazingly cheap. We tried tuna kimpap, and it was sooo good. I used a variation of this woman's recipe, so try it!!!! And visit her website, she's amazing and fun to watch, and her combo of video and recipe is foolproof.
To make this more simple, don't use the bamboo roller, just use your hands! I don't recommend using pickled radish (because I don't like it), This was our recipe:
seasoned tuna (as she made it but without the green onions),
seasoned spinach (2c, flash-boiled, drained in cold water and squeezed out with hands, add 1tbsp soy sauce, sesame seeds, and 1 tsp garlic powder)
thinly chopped carrots
thinly sliced fried egg (no seasoning)
thin layer of mayonnaise (opt)
Seriously you can make this any way you want, it will still be great. We even used a mixture of brown and white rice, and it was even more healthy and delicious. I hope you try this, and visit her website! She has every Korean recipe you can imagine!
I'll try to write more, now that I have a heap of work on my plate - it's interesting how much better I perform when I'm under increasing pressure and have double the work. It's like I have only two speeds, turbo drive or standstill.
5 comments:
Whew... that was hard! 63 for me... it'd be easier if it made any sense!! :)
Hope you're good!
Congrats girl :) im excited for you
Try reading the words out loud (if you're not at the office, 'cause people might think you're nuts). I got a better score, go fig!!! And thanks for the congrats Julie! I heard y'alls xmas party was fun. How is heather anyway?
Hmm... the first time I took it I got 14 but then the second time I got 55... I should go practise!
How are you?
Well, looking back on this, my original post makes me look like a tool... I got your post through my work email and apparently I only got the first paragraph or so. I'M SO THRILLED FOR YOU!!! I can't say for 100%, but I think Luis and I's marriage is better since we're not doing the holiday shuffle! Congrats a thousand times over. And, I didn't see you post to my blog right before my surgery and since then, until this week, I've been pouting about my plot in life and haven't read my own blog in a while, but thank you so much for all the encouragement! You're right in there are just much simpler (and the simpler, the better tasting it seems) out there besides a big, fat juicy burger and a coke... damn that sounds good!
Love and miss you much. Once you're done conquering your conference, post some pictures of the happy couple for us. I love smiling idoly at the computer instead of working!! HUGS!!!
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