“He was a million miles from a million dollars, but you
could never spend his wealth” ~ One Republic
Oh man, I just noticed the date on my last update, and I am
WAY over due. I have had a lot happen
since March 4th, so I’ll update the best I can.
After I became a divemaster, I took my Instructor Development Course (IDC). It was a ton of fun, but also a lot of work. I would spend the day in the classroom or in the swimming pool practicing dive skills, and then I would spend the evenings studying. The people in my class were also a ton of fun, and the teacher was also really cool. After the course there were 3 days of exams. On the first day I had to take a written exam on dive theory (science-y stuff), I was pretty nervous for the exam because during all of the practice exams I had failed every one of them, but in the end all of the late nights of studying paid off and I passed with flying colors. After the 3 days of exams, I was able to spend a week with Christine just enjoying Thailand. She then headed back to Korea and I spent another week in Thailand, basically just bumming around and hanging out by the pool. After that I returned to Korea, and I began subbing for the school Christine works at.
After I became a divemaster, I took my Instructor Development Course (IDC). It was a ton of fun, but also a lot of work. I would spend the day in the classroom or in the swimming pool practicing dive skills, and then I would spend the evenings studying. The people in my class were also a ton of fun, and the teacher was also really cool. After the course there were 3 days of exams. On the first day I had to take a written exam on dive theory (science-y stuff), I was pretty nervous for the exam because during all of the practice exams I had failed every one of them, but in the end all of the late nights of studying paid off and I passed with flying colors. After the 3 days of exams, I was able to spend a week with Christine just enjoying Thailand. She then headed back to Korea and I spent another week in Thailand, basically just bumming around and hanging out by the pool. After that I returned to Korea, and I began subbing for the school Christine works at.
So the past couple of months has basically been me just
subbing for the school, and catching up with friends from Korea. It’s been fun; one highlight was seeing some
friends from the states that came into town for their brother’s wedding. I also saw a bunch of students that I had
lived with for years graduate. So now
it’s summer break and we are staying in Korea for the summer. Christine and I have been spending our days
re-organizing the apartment, laying around the apartment, and playing
pickleball (a cross between ping pong, badminton, and tennis). Our current plans are to maintain the status
quo for the summer and next year.
Christine will teach 5th grade, and I will sub as I work on
my masters degree. One thing I am really
working on is being content with the season of life that I am in right now, and
believe me, that’s easier said than done.
It’s interesting how much a man’s identity is found in his occupation,
or “what he does”, but I need to learn to appreciate the life of a trophy
husband…and also I should probably work more on my abs for her.
So one thing particularly fun is that we’ve been watching
all of Boy Meets World. First I love the
90s, but this show particularly has a lot of nostalgia attached to it. One thing I have found watching this as an
adult is that the students in the show had amazing teachers (Mr. Feeny and Mr.
Turner). In fact, a friend of mine that
is watching the show as well has agreed to have a competition with me that if
we ever teach together we will compete to use Mr. Feeny speeches in class. The thing that stands out to me particularly
about the Feeny character is that it didn’t really matter what trouble the
students got themselves into as long as they learned something. It was the idea
of constantly growing and pushing oneself to be a better person. I guess it’s a good reminder to ask myself
“Did I learn something?”
Ok, so for those of you keeping track at home that I had
mentioned in a previous post about how we wanted to start a family….well…no
news. I mean, we inherited a turtle, but
I don’t think that’s what you guys are looking for.
And so I will leave you with an awesome video of my beard progression from my 4 months of adventure this past year.
And so I will leave you with an awesome video of my beard progression from my 4 months of adventure this past year.
Thanks for the prayers and keep it real.
