TKD

i've been wanting to take taekwon-do lessons for a while, and today i actually acted upon that and went into this place that i always see on my way to and from school. i just went in and i ended up being greeted by a bunch of my students faces! they were so cute and surprised/excited to see me. as i stood there, they would take quick peeks at me to see if i was watching them or not. after talking with the TKD master, i found out he's one of my 6th graders dad!!! i remember her telling me that her dad is a TKD master, but i didn't know it was this place. so, i think it worked out really well. she's a good kid, and so at least he has some credibility with that. i ended up starting today and he gave me a uniform and my white belt. hehe. i feel kinda awkward wearing it, but at least i'm not the only one. the class i'm in is with jr. high, high school and college, and there's another girl! she's my age too, which is pretty cool, but she's a black belt and she wants to go to the Army for Korea (which is really really rare for girls). nonetheless, i'm intimidated.

i quickly realized how out of shape i am and how little stamina/endurance i have. it's so disappointing to see myself like this, so i hope all of this quickly changes and i get back into shape. TKD is really really tough, a lot tougher than i expected it to be. i think it's much different from like basketball or soccer, because those sports were never hard/difficult, but TKD is HARD. i basically learned how to hold my fists and some kicks...i thought i was gunna die. i can feel the soreness in my legs already. i don't know what i've gotten myself into.

but, it's a good challenge. i haven't really had something to really work hard for since...high school (except for this whole korea thing), so it's kinda foreign to me now. i gotta be a big girl, step up and overcome. I'M EXCITED. and scared at the same time. i hope this goes well. wish me luck!

[sidenote]
i GUARANTEE you every korean adult will ask if you have a boyfriend/girlfriend within the first 5 minutes of meeting them. it's happened every time since i've gotten to korea. kinda funny, but kinda not.