"Ask, and it shall be given to you..." Matthew 7:7

"Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you" Matthew 7:7

Maybe this is the biggest thing I will learn from this trip. "Ask, and it shall be given you"...today when I went to class, I was met in the hall by my teacher and another women (I was guessing also teacher). They talked with me and said there was room for me in level 2! Upon closer look, I recognized the new teacher as the woman who interviewed me on Monday. Anyway, it was very exciting but also intimidating to enter a new classroom and level. However, I asked and must have done it in the right way that they were willing to move me up. If I had just thought, "well, I will just make do with this level and not even try asking to be moved up" then I would not have had this opportunity. I was also able to ask about getting a different room and that has also opened up as a new opportunity for me as well. I am hopeful that both the new class and roommate will have a positive outcome.

Like I mentioned before, it was a bit intimidating to start in the new class. We've already had class for 3 days and it was a little scary to jump into what they've already been discussing and a group that has already been formed a bit. There are 14 students in this class and most are Japanese. The young woman sitting next to me is very kind even though we cannot really communicate. She let me share her book because I didn't take my level 2 book with me, not knowing I would be in that class today! There is a lot more speaking in this class and there are several students that seem very comfortable speaking and very knowledgeable in the Korean language (which is extra intimidating). However, I am so grateful and happy to be given the chance to move to level 2. Now I will really have to buckle down and work hard.

After class, I went in search of the Isaac Toast I had seen while wandering around on Sunday. I found it and brought it back to my room to have lunch. The verdict is in: I definitely prefer the Isaac Toast in Gimhae more than both of the sandwiches I've had in Seoul. However, I still love eating the sandwich! As I was finishing, there was a knock on my door and it was the cleaning/fumigation people. Here, like at Inje it appears, they will have maybe once a month a time where your room is closed to be sprayed for bugs. So, I went to the Daiso. I was planning on going there anyway, because I needed to get some school supplies and room supplies.

When I returned, I did some homework/studying, my exercises and a little bit of packing. While I am excited to move to a new room, I'm also a little nervous. I hope my new roommate does not mind she is getting a roommate if she was not expecting one. I also have been lucky during the afternoons and early evenings to have the room mostly to myself. My roommate is rarely in here, and I do not know if it's because of our situation or she is just busy with school and friends and is not in a lot. The worst part of our situation is with our sleeping schedule (which is very important), but otherwise, it is (was) nice to be alone for most of the day.

In the evening I spent most of my time studying and planning my day tomorrow. I will meet Hwa Sun and Jaebin at his school because he has a performance. However, right after the performance, they have to leave because they have a family party. (It's funny because Jaebin told his mom, "Amy Nuna (nuna is the term a younger brother calls his older sister) is part of the family. Why can't she come to the party?" ...which made me chuckle a little. Anyway, I have plans to search for a warm winter jacket and a Korean/English dictionary. I was also hoping to find a grocery store near his school (because it is closer to downtown Seoul and I thought since there is a higher concentration of people, there would be the 'big' grocery type stores), but I ended up finding one that is not too far from the university.

All in all, God is good and I'm grateful for the opportunity to be here studying in Korea, having a bed to sleep in/living in a dormitory and being able to develop friendships.