it's cold

i'm sad that the warm weather is officially gone.
and i'm not going to experience it for another 8 months or so.
i'm sadddddddddd

but it's ok.
because i am learning to be thankful for every situation i'm put in.
hopefully, experiencing korea's winter weather will toughen me up!

so yesterday, as i was so-called "수다 떨어"-ing with my aunt after lunch, the topic of loneliness came up. "sarah, do you feel lonely sometimes being here in korea?" "haha no, i'm fine being by myself! i enjoy it. and i have friends here, it's ok."

but then later, as i thought about it, i put my pride aside and examined my feelings. i do feel lonely sometimes. not alone, don't get me wrong. "alone" and "lonely" are 2 different things, and i know now how to instantly relieve "alone-liness" (and i hope you guys do too!).
ok i confuse myself though, because honestly, i do like being by myself. it's me-time. i can do/look whatever/however i want. but, maybe that's why i spend lots of time on facebook looking at pictures and seeing what people are up to -- because that was what my life back at home was like. i miss being surrounded by people i know/like. i miss you all.

learning more and more about korean culture and the way of life here makes me even more thankful to be korean-american. it's tough here. i honestly think being a christian here would be 9x harder.

which reminds me haha -- before i left sd, one person advised, "you better build your [alcohol] tolerance up, or else you're going to die. people drink at several different locations all in one night. what are you going to do if that happens?" that scared the crap out of me.
thank God i was only put in that situation ONCE though (refer back to post #2). thank God i had balls to say no. thank God i don't like drinking or else my life here would've been 2384x harder. WHEW! thank you!

but anyway, yeah. i guess the best mentality to have is just to be grateful for each day i have here because i'm going to miss it terribly when i go back, and to live in the present, not the future... to live life one day at a time.

today is going to be a great day :)