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O, there are a whole slew of developments since I last entered anything here.
Should I really divulge into detail? No. I live in Korea, and will continue to do so until July, 2010. I re-signed my contract.
I am a purple belt in taekwondo (which is the fifth belt in a 9-belt system), and have found my speed and form and strength are all well-improved. I still need to work on my stamina, because I just can't spar full-on for much longer than 10 minutes or so. My instructor does want to enter me into some tournaments, but I want to really prepare for that and it would mean a more sincere dedication of time and effort.
Part of my time and effort (and a LOT of my money) is going to belly dance. I'm now part of a dance troupe, which means the instructor has very high expectations of us and I am really going out of my way to participate as much as possible, because it affects every member of the troupe if I don't carry my weight. We are going on our first out-of-town performance this week
I'm dating a very nice, very attractive guy, but unfortunately our relationship has formed around an obvious barrier to close interaction: 150 miles. Getting to know someone by phone and Internet only works to a certain extent, and our time together has so far been very limited (but also wonderful). I have misplaced my frustrations about the situation (that I walked into knowing full well it wouldn't change) by growing bored on the phone and restless sitting in front of Skype.
I'm a bit bored and restless about everything at the present moment. I wake up early and refuse to get out of bed for hours. I find myself under pressure to make lots of people happy around me. Dance, taekwondo, friends, boyfriend, school bosses, students, parents of students, and somewhere in there, myself. As opposed to being fulfilling as usual, everything just feels demanding.
After being so active all the time, I certainly lost weight. As of late, however, I'm eating out of tension, and my weight loss has plateaued. I know eventually I'll get back into the swing, but I'd like it to hurry up!
