Taking Down my Christmas tree

I had a great time during Christmas Eve and Christmas day, not only because of the food, but most importantly because I spent it with the people I love the most, my family:)

By the time this post is up, my dear Christmas tree would probably be down. For me, the saddest part of the holidays is taking the decorations down. Although this year we didn't have a whole lot ($), I am happy that I was home and was able to give back to my community. I volunteered to help kids in need frost cookies and make Christmas crafts. I really enjoyed this the most, because this season is a season of being thankful and giving.

I would like to know what people got for Christmas, I am really curious…and when you guys take down your ornaments, be careful. I got a cut in my finger (I got a really cute band-aid lol).

Have an amazing New Year 2014,

-MC

(idk why when i copy and paste from word the fonts change;'( )

Happy Holidays:)

WOW, one more year has passed through eyes in just a blink. I feel as if we were just counting down to 12 o’clock to scream happy 2014! Today however as we ‘put up our Christmas tree’ I come to realize that I have to make the time spent throughout the year count.

On a side note, yes my tree isn’t a regular Christmas tree, while the typical trees are nice, who says we have to stick to the standards that society has implemented? Well, maybe that sounds too harsh, so I will just say; I like to be different, because that is what will make my holiday special.

I wish everyone a very wonderful and SPECIAL CHRISTMAS and A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR 2015 :D

May this New Year be filled of amazing and magical things for you and yours. I know I would like to cross off much more things off of my “Life/bucket list.” I will also let adventure guide me and won’t let my fears stop me (fingers crossed). 

-MC

Valuable times with moma:)

I know sometimes life can get hectic. However it is always a good idea to save time for family. I bought my mom and myself these smoothies and they tasted 1 million times better than when i buy it with my friends. We got: mango and pineapple and pineapple, banana and coconut.

XO,
-MC

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day31]

This is it! I ca hardly believe it is the last day of ThIdeaRoom’s October photo-a-day challenge. It was a nice month and it was nice to see me accomplish another thing in life lol.

Below is a picture of me in a costume (the little mermaid) that I wore circa. 2004.

Happy Halloween,

-MC

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day30]

Something orange I wore today, plus my top looks like spiderwebs. 

One more day!!!

-MC

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day29]

These are still delicious:

Excited I could find these cuties home,

-MC

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day28]

There is definitely some texture in my rice and my fall inspired pretzels. 

Can hardly believe October is almost out the door,
-MC

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day27]

Bellow is an extreme close up of a cactus that I found while walking to class:) @theidearoom

Yours,

-MC

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day26]

My hands are probably the most delicate, especially during fall. I apply and reapply lotion or moisturized, but my hands get dry:/ I am looking for other maybe more natural ways to keep my hands nice and soft. Yes, I still have my yellow nail polish on. I am thinking of going for a red?

-MC

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day25]

I absolutely Love bingsu:

Yes, I absolutely love this thing!

-MC

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day24]

I think its important to look at things from a different perspective. The picture below is looking at my school from up high.

Best wishes,

-MC

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day23]

A game I enjoy is connect 4. I remember playing this whenever I had free time in primary school:D

-MC

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day22]

What better way to see colors than through nail polish? the color is the lovely yellow that i got from Korea:)

*and yes it does have a missing dot in the middle, because i painted my nails at 3:00 am*

-MC

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day21]

 What better sign of the season than this red pozole? lol seriously this is my favorite fall/winter food:)

-MC

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day20]

Well. I guess this isn’t quite what you’d expect for a typical fall, but in my school this is what the outdoors looks like.

I love fall except for the fact that I get sick:/

-MC

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day19]

I have not been feeling so good for the past two days and i am sure we all know how it feels to be sick right at the beginning of fall, well let me tell you that it isn't pretty:/
Either way, sometimes (more like always) I wish I could be getting a massage:)

Disclaimer: the picture is from online, it's not my pic.

Rest well everyone,
-MC

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day18]

This is the light from the sun. (taken from my phone).

PS: I have a feeling i am not supposed to be taking pictures of the sun, but it looked so perfect from under the tree:)

-MC

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day17]

Something messy that I was able to find was....well I'll just let the picture explain;)

-MC

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day16]

Currently on my mind I have a lot of physics problems and numbers....

''Fighting''
-MC

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day15]

In my town there are beautiful palm trees decorating the entrance of the Mall:)

With love,

-MC 

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day14]

Since I really enjoy and adore decorating my notebooks, I believe that I can say that I have lots of Fun while decorating them.

See you later,

-MC

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day13]

Even though summer is just out the door, I still like to enjoy Jell-O and since today (October 13^th) is something that starts with R, I choose to eat this Red Jell-O:)

Love,

-MC

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day12]

A daily habit that I have is to turn on my computer and just surf the web or mess around with fonts:)

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Best,

-MC

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day11]

Around me:
*yesterday I took a picture while I was in the gas station.

See you,

-MC

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day10]

A talent I have???

I can't sing, draw nor act, but I really enjoy working with my hands and do lots of arts and crafts:)

*These are a few bracelets I made.

(Heart)

-MC

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day9]

Let my start off by saying that Boys Over Flowers is the most amazing K-drama I have ever watched!!! So there is a reason why i have not been keeping up with my blog for the last couple of days.....I had to finish watching Boys Before Flowers/Boys Over Flowers and I finally got done and yes there were lots of tears involved:)

But without further ado, here is my continuation for the October photo a day challenge:

An ordinary moment...

*the adventures of a girl riding the bus*

-MC

PS: Even if I don't post, i still take pictures everyday;P

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day8]

In my home you can see many things, one of which can be:

me cracking one egg that has two egg yolks:)

-MC

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day7]

Looking down I see my bratz socks that I got when i was in middle school:)

-MC

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day6]

The picture below is from inside the taxi I rode as soon as I left the airport and was all jet lagged. Oh how I miss Korea:D

Best,

MC

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day5]

Since I haven’t taken out all of my fall clothes I can’t show you guys my rainbow scarf, which I really love (I will soon make a post on it). Below however is the most colorful cars that I have ever seen. If you are into Korean stuff, then you probably know, Martina and Simon, from their YouTube Channel Eat Your Kimchi. As most of you know, I had the pleasure of meeting them the day that they opened their café. If they ever read any of my post, then I would die j/k, but I would love to wish them the best of luck and hope to see them againJ

Love,

MC

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day4]

I feel that there is no place where I can relax more than being outside admiring the beautiful sky and trees....

Have a relaxing day,
-MC

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day3]

This is a reflection of my lovely peace sign. Without the sun I couldn’t have a shadow, so thank you sun :)

love,

MC

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day2]

Since today's topic is family and it is also throw back Thursday, I have a picture of my familia aka. family. The lovely picture below is from the 8th grade leadership camp that I attended in 2008. These amazing people were my family for a whole week and we shared tears and laughter together. All along we were there to help each other gain strength to become who we are today:) 

Always,
-MC

#theidearoom October photo-a-day [day1]

So last week I decided that I wanted to do a photo challenge:) I hope i am able to keep up with it and well i still have an hour before the day is over so Day 1, check!  I was planning on uploading my pictures on instagram, but I didn't want to bombard everyone with my [lovely] pictures everyday.

First, here is the challenge, from #theidearoom: 

Now, Day 1 picture:

*I decided to take a picture of the ground in which I stood over while waiting for the bus, I really enjoyed the idea of you interpreting each circle as you wish:)


-MC

My weekly blog: Exploring S.K:)

Ready to explore?

When in a new place, it is easy to fall into a moment of discomfort. Although, I did do this early on in my trip I have been trying to challenge myself to try new things.

My experience here in the Republic of Korea started off a bit rocky, but with the help of loved ones I have been able to keep my head held high and remain strong.

For the past 3 weeks I was able to make wonderful memories. First, I met people that became more than just my students; they became an important part of my life/family. My student became my friends. For the last day of teaching my partner teacher and I bought pizza for my students and they made us cute little letters (shown below).

I know that I will miss my students, but they have marked another page of my life book. This whole experience has.

Exploring:

When walking near the campus I found this building and I had to stop and take a picture, because it didn’t look like the other buildings around the city. This building stood out to me, because I needed a reminder that I too can stand out among the crowd; we all can.  

I am a strong believer in looking at things through different perspectives. Although it makes you an easy target for haters it builds a better and stronger you.

Thank you!

-MC

Happy Independence Day America:)

Happy Independence Day America:)

South Korea.....Never in 100 years would I have thought that I would be spending 4th of July (USA's Independence Day) abroad. Right before coming here I was very excited, then a few days before leaving I was stressed out, then a few minutes before getting into the airplane I was very scared (1^st time going to an airport/airplane plus I was alone). Looking back at last 2 weeks I realize that a lot happened. I am very thankful for this opportunity and for all of the love and support that I have gotten from my friends and family:D

Basic description of my first week:

v  Arrive to airport

v  Settle into my dorm all jet legged

v  “Sleep”

v  Wake up to pounding and music. There is construction going on right below the dorms and they do a dancing ritual type thing right before they start working @ around 5 am.

v  Go to the orientation

v  Meet people

v  Explore the campus

v  Didn’t eat

v  Go to dorms

v  Take a shower

v  Sleep and repeat the schedule for Saturday

v  Monday thru Friday meet students and teach

v  Eat sometimes for lunch

v  Continue teaching

v  Eat dinner

v  Go to dorm

v  Take shower

v  Sleep

v  Wake up to the construction

v  Weekend: Go explore Seoul, get lost and get ripped off buying an umbrella

The above is what happened last week; I am currently in week 2.

If you want a shortened summary, then here you go:

v  Have a sore body

v  Sleep around 4 hours due to construction

v  Eat a little bit of food

v  Lastly explore and meet people

-MC