The honeymoon days are over now

.I have spent the majority of today at my desk , alone in my classroom. Not a great combination when you are already feeling many mixed emotions. When I arrived in Feb I was warned that we would all go through an emotional rollercoaster as well as experiencing what they call the "honeymoon phase" where everything is new and exciting. I managed to escape the emotional roller coaster in the first few months , but today it has finally caught up with me. Its amazing how much can change in 6 months .The people you met at orientation that you thought you would never speak to again are now infact your closest friends or the people that you thought you would remain closest to but are now just part of the happy orientation memories .For the first time since moving here I am starting to realise how important it is to have a support system and perhaps thats why im struggling today , because I feel that mine has shrunk rather drastically. I view myself is a pretty independent person when it comes to my emotions and dealing with them. There are very few people im willing to confide in when it comes to matterws of the heart and today I wish those people were here. So often we enter into a friendship or relationship and give it our all expecting it to be reciprocated only to discover that infact its been one way all along. This is becoming more and more evident to me in Korea. I know that how im feeling is temporary and it will pass but today more than ever I miss my family , and the people that are always there for me no matter. Today I am missing home and everything that is familiar . So today I am resorting to the person that can put a smile on my face Dr Seuss.

You'll get mixed up, of course,

as you already know.

You'll get mixed up

with many strange birds as you go.

So be sure when you step.

Step with care and great tact

and remember that Life's

a Great Balancing Act.

Just never foget to be dexterous and deft.

And never mix up your right foot with your left.

And will you succeed?

Yes! You will, indeed!

(98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)

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