Amanda Takes Off...

Taekwondo has been great lately. A lot of drilling and poomse work. Training-wise, class has been tough. In true form, I've suddenly forgotten every form I ever learned. Very frustrating.

Officer has been running class full-time lately and she's fantastic. At the start of class I was stretching. She asked me how I was. I leaned all the way back to look at her.

"피곤해요." I'm tired.

"저도요," she said. Me, too.

"OK, 그럼...7시에 끝나요!" Then let's end class at 7:00.

She laughed and said Master would find out. I whispered that we wouldn't tell him. She pointed to all of the other students in class, gesturing that they would tell.

"음...OK, 학생을 죽일 거예요," I whispered with a lot of exaggeration. Um, then I will kill them!

She laughed and laughed at me. Then I asked her a question about some story I'd read about an admiral killing his horse and a good time was had by all. And a few moments later, while doing kicking drills, I learned the word for dizzy: 어지럽다.

Near the end of class, Master called me downstairs. "Amanda, we have English question."

"I speak English," I chirped while removing my shoes.

After explaining to Master and his wife what they needed to know, and promising to get back to them on an international phone call I needed to make on their behalf, Master asked if I was going to bring him chocolates for Valentine's Day. I laughed and gestured towards Master's Wife. "사모님이 초콜릿를 살거예요." Your wife will buy you chocolate.

Master and his wife both chuckled.

I asked Master for help with my Korean homework. While he was helping me, I told him my Korean was too low. He told me that's because we haven't been chatting lately. I asked why he's been so busy. Turns out he's looking for another Sabumnim because Officer is starting school next month or the month after.

Sigh.

I am disappointed. I really like her.

I said as much to Master and he agreed. He said that he doesn't want to lose her and told me that none of the other students know yet.

Then he helped me with my homework. Master has bungee jumped, SCUBA dived, traveled alone (in Korea), eaten Korean foods and watch Korean movies. He has not fainted, nor has he been in a traffic accident. He may have lost something important. I asked Officer most of the questions on the way to the subway station and found out that she lived in China for two months while studying Chinese. I had no idea; I was impressed!