Blogs from Geochang, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea, Asia

Where to even start... It's been over six months since my last blog entry and it has been a roller coaster ride. I have suffered through near crippling back pain that basically locked up my entire left leg. It left me bed ridden and miserable for most of the summer. As a result of this I was told I was being replaced at my job and I thought my time in Korea was over. As I dealt with pain I also dealt with my director and, how should I put it, her ruthless cultural and business practices. I was coerced into working more overtime hours, and at one point she refused to give me my passport back. Initially she told me she needed it for some kind of paper work, just repeating ministry education, drawing it ... read more

Well I am still alive, but only just barely. For breakfast on Wednesday morning I cracked a couple of eggs and ignored the slightly pungent odor they emitted. Big mistake. I made it through Wednesday ok, but Thursday morning awoke with a churning stomach feeling pretty sick. I made it to the school only to vomit and nearly pass out. Shin Teacher took me to the hospital where I got some medicine to calm my stomach. They took some blood to make sure it wasn't something more serious and a couple hours later I got diagnosed with gastroenteritis, probably a form of salmonella. Two days of a violent, angry stomach, I was barely able to eat any of the food Mommy Teacher sent over at night with Shin Teacher and on Friday some students. It's Sunday ... read more