Starting with the awkward story. From like the first week me and Jenny were dating. Another one that was really unfunny at the time, but that you will probably get a kick out of. For this one, it's important you remember that Jenny was married before. So we were reading the Bible...Matthew 6:25-34, if you want to see it click here. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%206:25-34&version=31 Anyways, it's about not worrying, trusting God, nice things like that. So I read it in English and told her "Matthew 5:25-34". http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%205:25-34;&version=31; She was reading it in Korean...and I didn't really understand what she was saying, but it didn't sound right, and I was getting this overwhelming upset vibe from her..turns out she was reading about how bad divorce is and how anyone who marries a divorcee becomes an adulterer/adulteress. She thought I was trying to send her a subtle message. BIG OOPS.
I spent the next half hour unpacking what the bible says about divorce and why she wasn't going to hell for leaving her psycho abusive husband. Talk about awkward. Changing gears...you probably can't appreciate how shocking it is that my girlfriend's house is on a farm...but believe me, if you have any experience with the madeuphighheelstruttinglouisvittonpursetotingminiskirtsporting culture that is Korean girls, then you would know what I am talking about. Anyway take my word for it. Jenny was no exception, the first few times I met her she was as described above...minus Louis vitton and obviously prettier...but anyway.....so when I found out her Mom was a beef farmer...it was quite shocking to say the least. Anyway, her Dad is a pastor is some city a couple hours from here, so her Mom needed some help this past weekend, covering the rows of a plowed field with plastic (think landscaping cloth). This particular field is a corn field if you were curious. Anyway, so I spent Saturday from 7-11 am shoveling. With a Korean shovel. I.E. Fisher Price size. So my back has still not forgiven me. And I had to chase a delinquent adolescent cow who thought he was hot stuff and wanted to trample my lovely field. It was just like class, bad student. I didn't imagine this when I pictured teaching English in Korea that's for sure.
Haha. I have to keep kicking myself and making sure this is really my life....If you told me 9 even nine months ago that I would be in Wonju, South Korea, feeling this way about a farm girl with a kid, speaking Korean...I would have been skeptical to say the least.
Signing off......HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRAMMA!
3 comments:
You know, God uses awkward moments as well as any other kind. Maybe this subject needed to come out and neither of you knew it, so He had to introduce human error into the mix? I sometimes go with that theory. Sounds like you handled it well though. I'm proud of you.
And I have always wanted to give you a farming experience to help round you out (whatever that means), like spending a summer holiday at my cousin's in Nova Scotia. So again, I'm thankful that God is "finishing the job" He wants for you. Maybe your future is in farming?
Love, Dad
muamuamua.
sounds like an esperanza-time. mis gradulaciones. What sorts of cows do they have there? I hope you didn't damage yourselves on a vicious one.
In in Prince Rupert living. Its wild.
yea it was pretty awkward. But maybe good. Farming was pretty fun too.
Esperanza? Ah....I miss Esperanza...I wanna go back....
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