It is time for another biweekly journal update, and I am now writing my sixth journal entry. These past two weeks have definitely been more successful than the previous two weeks have been. More specifically, our family had moved in these two weeks to a neighboring city and with every move, there was a lot of work that had to be done. So, thankfully, my extended family came and helped us pack and move our stuff to the new house. This for me was an opportunity to practice my Korean language with new people. Also, with the context of how we were meeting, I was put in a position where I would have to explain what to pack and not pack and give instructions in the Korean language. Though I didn’t think this would be easy, I found that I was able to communicate effectively and give proper instructions. I am proud of myself and how far I have come over these past years. I have found that I am much more confident and comfortable speaking in Korean to people other than my parents. In addition, I was praised by them that my Korean had improved and that they could hear the improvement I had made.
In addition, I had placed a couple of challenges for myself last week. I continued to text my parents in Korean, but I found that there were still instances where I could not explain what I was trying to say without using English, so I am still working on that and having my parents explain some Korean grammar rules/ vocabulary that hinder my ability to text them in Korean. I also continued to speak to my family in Korean and continued to force myself to practice my Korean. I also talked last week about starting a new Korean drama. I, unfortunately, did not have the opportunity to watch the first episode of this drama, due to the circumstances of moving and packing everything. However, I plan to watch this drama in the coming two weeks. I find that I have a problem with starting Korean dramas because there is such a huge time commitment involved with starting a drama. I say this because I’m sure everyone knows what it feels like to get sucked up into a good show. Once you start, that is all you are thinking about, and when the next opportunity to watch the next episode comes. Korean dramas in particular have this effect on people, especially me, which is why I am always hesitant on starting a new drama. In addition, each Korean drama episode is approximately an hour and a half long and comes out once or twice a week. As a result, if the drama is new I find myself just constantly wondering and longing for the next episode to come out. For these reasons, I find myself really hesitant about starting a new drama. However, in the upcoming two weeks, I will definitely try to make time to watch this drama since it is part of what Vivian and I agreed to work on. Also, I will continue to work on the same challenges I have set for myself this semester.
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