Ahhhh… the Christmas spirit is here in Korea – even if it is just radiating from the foreign faculty! Christmas is not a holiday celebrated here as it is back in the states – the only Koreans to celebrate Christmas are the Christians, and they leave all of the Santa’s and reindeers out of it!... and Isn’t that how it should be? CHRIST is the real reason for the CHRISTmas season J

Check out http://timothycushing.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-card-from-korea. This was made by a boarding specialist in one of the dorms... pretty creative!

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I had a discussion a few days back with our business director about the possibility of transferring over to work as an admissions officer – this would be an awesome opportunity to learn more about schools from a different perspective – this would be an awesome opportunity to build my knowledge base about boarding schools for the eventual opening of a boarding school in inner-city Houston – this would be an awesome opportunity to work with the Korean Business staff and experience a total shift in cultural hierarchy and expectations in the work atmosphere!

Speaking of Business staff... one of my favorite girls has left our campus to go back to Seoul and work at the KIS Pangyo campus. I miss you Julianne!

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Lets see... what is new since last time?! Well, a few super cool field trips! Here are a few pictures from waterfalls, a botanical garden, lava tubes, and a hike with the 6th grade up a mountain near a museum focused on some of the first settlements of Jeju!

 Some of my incredible students... Cheese!

Breath-taking 

I think this is the coolest picture I have ever taken!

This is just a shot of a cabbage patch at the botanical gardens... 

Another Beauty. 

A hike to the top of the mountain where my 6th graders sang and danced to their song 

"If You're Out There" by John Legend. They have no idea how talented they are! 

Underground caves created from the Mt. Halla - Lava tubes! 

Hard at work filling out a Social studies booklet while learning about the Neolithic Village!

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A few weeks ago, I flew from Jeju to Shanghai, where I met Ms. Stephanie Minda for a Chinese experience that will not leave our memories anytime in the near future. It started off on Thanksgiving day, and as any thankful and grateful American, we did our best to find a legitimate Thanksgiving Meal. What did we come across? A Shanghainese restaurant that was recommended… or so we thought. First bite… Gee-rong-gu… You want to know what that translates into English?!... Chicken Testicles! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! The texture was that of what I imagine biting into the deep fried knee cap cartilage of a small rodent to be. Seriously – DISGUSTING. Happy Thanksgiving Feast for us…

After a rough first meal and an early night, we managed to have an incredible remaining time in China. The second day, we started off the day with the most amazing breakfast spread I have ever experienced in my hotel travels! Our stuffed bellies then wandered down to the fabric market, where we stored up on silk pajamas, scarves, and where I even managed to sneak in a fancy fur vest purchase! We ate the most amazing noodle meal off of a street vendor on wheels for less than $1 USD each, and continued our shopping spree by making our way over to the Pearl Factory. Man… our feet were tired at this point – so, what else would you do than ask a local for a good place for a foot massage? Though the location we were taken to was sketchy to say the least, it was seriously the best foot massage I have EVER had for $10 USD! We walked to the subway, hit up the hotel to get changed, and finished the evening off with another attempt at Shanhainese food (much more success this time around) and a night cap.

 Yum on the noodle dish - and it was so cheap!

Day 3 was really hard to start off. After another AMAZING breakfast, we took a quick nap at 9am and were out the door by 10am. Our mission – to find Yu Garden. Mission failed… BUT we did walk down an alley that had foods of all sorts lining both sides – eventually leading us to come across an amazing Chinese structure that had been remodeled to hold numerous stores and restaurants.  Other than the odors, this was a legit people watching experience. We were “stalked” by several men and women trying to sell knock-off watches and purses, observed several girls eating chicken feet off of a stick, and Stephanie was even attacked by a short little woman who wanted to be in a picture with her. When we were ready to head to our one “tourist site” we grabbed a man with a taxi attached to his bike for a quick 5 minute ride to the subway (he charged us $20 USD… not thrilled at how he ripped us off!) We went up on the TV Tower and saw Shanghai from a circular viewing deck… well, most of Shanghai… it was as if the city never ended. We could not see the end of buildings in any one direction! Closed out the evening with Italian food… yes, that is right, the best meal we had while in Shanghai! We figured… when you are in Houston, you don’t HAVE to experience Tex-Mex or steak to have an amazing meal… so we opted to ask for a recommendation and went on it. Good call.

Chicken feet in plastic - a must have...? 

Incredible architecture - and of course, I am sporting my Seminole pride everywhere I go! ;)

Heading back to Jeju, we took a super fast train! Check this out…

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Ok… signing off for now as I have PACKing to do with a trip back to Houston and Florida less than a week away! I cannot wait to go to church, walk my puppies, love on friends in Houston – new and old, visit with family in Florida, and have a Dos Rita! I will miss Korea – and will be returning to a new room (moving off campus and into the city! Yay for Korean Culture!)… See you soon!

A month Come and Gone...

I cannot believe how the time flies! I realized it was time to update the blog, and what do you know, I am two weeks late! Before giving you a quick overview of the last month - I do want to share that I will be coming home for the Christmas Break!!!! (It just makes sense to take my flight home now, and have a full month during summer to travel and see the world).

I will be in Houston from December 18-25 (two COR services!) and in Melbourne from December 26-30. Flying back out from Houston on January 1st at 6:00am. What a way to bring in the new year - on a 17 hour flight...
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We had a Halloween Carnival, where everyone got to dress up and celebrate!

I was a Rihanna "Rock Star"... Obviously! :)

Costume of the CENTURY!

And the cutest couple costume award goes to... The W's!

95% of our students wore their pajamas as costumes... Yes, they do where these throughout the year as their pajamas - very interesting.

Our Middle School advisory groups created booths for the other students to walk through and participate. Booths ranged from beanbag tosses to stick your hand in a box and guess what is inside, from face paintings to fortune telling. My group created pumpkin piñatas, but with many unsuccessful attempts at hanging our paper-mache, candy-filled creations from strings and jump-ropes, we went through a variety of ways to break open the pumpkins. 

The formation and creation

The stuffing and finalization...

The promotion...

We started off with soccer-style kicks, which came to a quick halt when one of the kicks produced an explosion of candy that landed on many of the near standing Korean mothers! Then, two of my girls decided that punching the pumkins on the ground was the way to go… I am just grateful that no broken wrists or knuckles were a result! Certainly a successful booth, we were through all 23 of our pumpkins within 30 minutes of the 2-hour carnival!

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Pepero day has come and gone. 11-11-11. This is a Korean holiday (each year on the 11^th of November) that is similar to our American Valentines day, but instead of giving little hearts with cheesy saying on them to your crush, you give chocolate covered breaded sticks. I do not doubt that many students had aching bellies that evening!
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Also, on Pepero Day, our Service Leading committee successfully completed our first Service Leading afternoon activity! Our middle school advisory groups created themed stations and then hosted and educated our Elementary homerooms about some of the important issues that we have been discussing over the past month and a half, including Teamwork, Respect and Responsibility, Service Leading, and Bullying. Overall, I think it was a pretty big success and I was super impressed with the creativity that came from these stations when the students were given such a limited amount of time to come up with ideas and pull it off. Woo hoo! Our first KIS Service Leading Experience is officially part of KIS History!

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Jeju was named One of the Seven New Wonders of the World! http://www.new7wonders.com/ I haven’t even tapped into 2% of this island, but I can easily see how it has garnered this title. My goal over the next month and half, before it gets too incredibly cold, is to get off campus more often and see what the island has to offer, even if just a bike ride from my room!

Signing off with Peace Signs - talk, and maybe SEE, you soon!

It’s Official!

As of October 13, 2011, Korea International School Jeju is an official campus working toward accreditation! Our students performed incredible musical pieces, sang “One Love” and Chanted the School song while dignitaries and administration shared greetings and commemorative remarks.

Our elementary kids - TOO cute!

Our school director's wife with an 8th grader playing "One Love" on the acoustic guitars. All of our students sang the chorus - this student sang the rest of the words. Oh, and by the way, our school director isn't in the picture, but he was contributing on the electric bass!

"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the grand opening of the Korea International School Jeju Campus!"

Following the unveiling ceremony, cheer, and BBQ lunch, students walked their parents through their class schedule for our first Open House as well. It was a truly rewarding experience to meet the parents and hear, from them, that so many of their children are enjoying the classes, afterschool activities, and boarding experience.

Everyone gathered around for the unveiling! Hanna, Dul, Set! - 1,2,3! 

(There is another interesting tidbit - they do not count down in Korea!)

Check out my cheerleaders leading the crowd in a chant! :)

Jeju Furry Volleyball Tournament

I took the weekend away from campus, headed up to Jeju-si, and participated in a fun “foreigners” volleyball tournament. While our team did not have the most skilled athletes participating, we had a fun time and managed to make it to semi-finals for the B bracket J

Our Team "Playing with the Boys" (theme from TopGun)

My students ROCK!

From delving into the scientific method, to staying late after volleyball practice to play pickup games with each other and some of the faculty, I have incredible kids that I am working with!

Trick or Treat?!

I shared the candy corn that my parent’s sent in a care package among the Korean business staff and some of my students – they LOVED it! Our student council has decided to do a Fall/Halloween fair – I am super excited to see what sort of costumes the kids will bring back with them after this long weekend at home!

Thanks Mom and Dad!

While I am not one to celebrate Halloween, I love decorating for it!

I thank God everyday for the experiences I am having here at Korea International School, Jeju. I cannot express how grateful I am for an incredible leadership team (MK, David, and Jeff) to work under and an energetic staff to work alongside. 

2 Highs and a Low

Lets play 2 highs and a low (with pictures and stories - not correlating)

High (pictures): I left campus the last two weekends and headed to the beach to grade... Nothing like soaking up the rays and walking down the shore, collecting rocks and sea glass while working through student posters and notebooks!

High #1 (story): After submitting an application and a cover letter for one of a few offered leadership roles, I have been given the opportunity to serve as the Service Learning Coordinator for our whole campus! While I am not sure the exact duties of this role, I do know that I will be planning and overseeing our monthly service projects taking place on our campus and extending into the greater Jeju Island community, as well as working with our international trip leaders to prepare for our 6th, 7th, and 8th grade trips scheduled for a week in February - each traveling to and serving in a different country!

High #2 (story): I was approached by our Business Director and asked if I would be interested in acting as the English MC for our Opening ceremony in 2 weeks... Boy - Would I?! I get an absolute natural high when I get in front of audiences. Plus, I have been making an effort to speak clearly, audibly, and slowly with the hopes that my students can take in most of the information that I share with them on a daily basis. Guess the business staff noticed! Oh, and check this out… On top of this awesome honor, I secured a 30-second spot for my cheerleaders to perform a cheer!

Hey Islanders – yeah?

Hey Islanders – yeah?

Are you ready? – for what?

To REPRESENT!

We got our hands up high with excitement

And that’s the way we REPRESENT!

J

Low (picture): in case you cannot tell by my "oh so happy" expression - it was SOOOOOO windy and cold (and if there is anything I hate, it is being cold!) I was not dressed appropriately for the weather.

Low (story): On Friday, I had to read an announcement to my advisory class… These are 7^th graders that are not my students throughout the week, but I do have an 80-minute session every Friday with them where we talk about real life and how they are doing. I will be their advisor for as long as I remain at KIS. Anyways… this note that I read referred to an 8^th grade student who had been expelled for not following our school guidelines of respect and responsibility. Good opportunity to talk about how the school is protecting all the students and keeping our promise of providing a comfortable learning environment for everyone, right?! No biggie.

Well, one of my students, Danny, asked to use the restroom almost immediately after I read this within the first 10 minutes of class – and he didn’t return. I was pretty upset – and seeing that he left his Macbook in my class, I took it and headed to our afterschool open-gym activity. Here is where the kicker comes in…

About 45 minutes into open volleyball, a teacher calls me aside and tells me that Danny had been in the Dean of Life’s office for the past 2 hours. The kid expelled… his brother! L Ahhhhh…. If I had known this going into the situation, I could have consoled him through the period – and really, I probably would have presented the information to the class in a completely different manner. He needed his computer, so as I was walking him to my room, we spoke briefly. I apologized for not being sympathetic or realizing the announcement was having an affect on him – since it was the first time he had heard the news! He struggled to keep his tears from falling free, and said that he hoped he would be able to continue school here. Can you pray that Danny’s parents will consider allowing their younger son to create his own path and not be forced to follow the path of his brother’s mistakes. Danny has an incredible heart, a good head on his shoulders, and I really think he deserves this chance.

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So, have I mentioned that my students are incredible?! 6th graders are at such a great age... By the way - do you know about Korean age? 

Check this out… when you are born in Korea, you are automatically 1 year old. I guess there is an assumption that you age while you are in your mother’s womb? So… once January 1^st hits, they gain another year on their age! For example: one of our Boarding Assistants, Young, was born November 8, 1983. On that day, he was 1 year old. Then, January 1, 1984 he was “unofficially” 2 years old (in America, we still haven’t hit 2 months!) Come November 8, 1984, he “officially” turns 2 (and in America he would just be 1 year old). So, while I consider most of my students to be mentally and physically 11 years old (American age), they consider themselves, and many of them act, 12-13 years old.  Weird!

Anyways, back to my 6th graders and how great they are! It is so amazing to be able to really TEACH and put best practices into action. I do not spend more than 2-3% of my energy on behavior management - my biggest issue within the first two weeks has been a table of giggly boys that I had to separate during a silent activity... While I still think that teaching may not be my long-term calling, I sure am enjoying the experience on our campus. Hours are long and weeks fade into the weekend, but I am enjoying every minute of it!  It is so great to finally feel like I am an actively contributing member to a community!

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Ok… last little piece of info. Today, I ran a 5k (well… ran 3k – and after realizing I missed the turn-around point, I decided to just walk the other 3 back). While this was no marathon (which 2 of our boarding assistants DID run with times of 3:46 and 4:46!) it had been close to a year and a half since I have run 3 miles in one extended period of time. While it was not the best run of my life, it probably did have one of the best views I have ever witnessed. Black rock and white sand beaches… and I LIVE here! 

Right before the race:

Tim and Wesley - Full Marathon

Melanie - 10k

Sara - attempt at a 5k

(PS: the actual run was on a road along the coast - this picture is obviously for dramatic effect!)

Missing you from Jeju! 

Each new day brings more Culture Shock...

I am starting to question whether being at this particular boarding campus would be of any benefit in my goal of learning how to operate a boarding school for inner-city children. Amazing experiences with incredible learning opportunities everyday because we are “building a school” that is still in the completion process… yes. Something that I will be able to directly take and translate and use in third-ward Houston?... highly unlikely.

So, it hit me… the culture shock. How is it that American children and Korean children can be such polar opposites? While the two following comparisons are my own gross generalizations – they are experiences that have shaped my view of our societies as a whole:

• ·      In America, those with raw athletic talent and muscular physiques are praised and rewarded. In Korea, the girls don’t want to work out for fear of gaining muscles, and many of the boys would opt to protect their fair skin by sitting in the shade rather than playing a pick up game of any sort of sport outside.

• ·      In America, students (and parents) find homework a rare necessity and spend little time focused on their studies.  In Korea, after 2 hours of studying on the first night of school, I stayed with the students in my classroom an additional 20 minutes, until 9:45pm, when we headed back to the dorms only because they had to take showers and prepare for lights-out at 11:00 (And this is less than typical public schools where students go to academic-tutoring “Hagwans” after school for up to 5 hours!)

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We are still in an un-approved building (with below video taken the day our boarding students arrived), with no solidified schedules for our 8th graders, no form of communication between teachers other than face-to-face and email (this no-phone business is killing me!), and a news station that is making our campus out to be, well, not the most positive talk of Jeju-Do...

But, we just wrapped up the first day of school, and it is days like these that make me wonder how I could ever NOT want to be a teacher!

While I was able to play a straight face for all of my science classes – working through routine rules and procedures, I was on dorm duty this evening to relieve our 3^rd floor “dorm mom” who has done an incredible job molding the culture of our “family”. This is when the culture shock hit me again – these girls are incredibly talented and smart. They sincerely want to achieve success - be the best they can be. I have yet to witness a group of teenage girls sit and focus their full energies on creating quick masterpieces on the lined paper they were provided. On more than one occasion, I was asked incredibly thoughtful questions, such as “Teacher, what would be a better way to describe how so-and-so developed a speech that would create the foundation for how others view animalism?” and “Ms. Sokola, how do you continue your healthy workouts if your body tires after completing the process only one time?”

I think God has me right where he wants me… 

For our evening activity, I asked our girls if they wanted to do an “American” workout… better known to you all as INSANITY! Below are a few of the pictures Emily was able to snap before they noticed the camera was out! (They were embarrassed by the sweat that was dripping down their precious faces.)

I feel incredibly blessed to be a part of a community that focuses on the “Total Human Development”. At an afterschool meeting, the students gathered in the Performing Arts Center to hear about all of the activities that teachers would offer afterschool. Yes, we had the typical sports like basketball, soccer, tennis, badminton, volleyball, and cheerleading (We are… The best… K.I.S. – my inner-cheerleader came out and I even pulled out a back-handspring on a crowded auditorium stage!)… but we also have cooking classes, a crochet group, model UN, Student council, Global citizenship, and my personal favorite – Music PLUS, where the presentation consisted of our head of school, Dr. Jeff Beedy, on the Guitar, his wife on an acoustic guitar, the 6^th grade English teacher playing a mean harmonica,  a boarding assistant strumming the bass, and our school Business Director, David Lee, wailing on the drums. Seriously?! I will track down some footage and post it in the very near future.

Missing you all - Thinking of you often. Talk soon. Anyong Asseyo!

Leading up to School in a Construction Zone!

Saturday, August 27: A trip away from the city and into the beautiful country-side! My first REAL experience hiking happened during our first weekend together as a team, and let me tell you, if this had been a skiing trail, it would have been black diamonds for sure! After 1 hour of hiking and climbing what appeared to be straight up (with no leveled-out walk ways), I decided to keep myself from pushing too hard. I retired back down the mountain on my own and sat by a lovely little lake to do a daily devotional and eat my GimBab roll. I think that for my next hiking attempt, I will stick with something a little easier, to give myself something to work up towards!

Giant Lava Rocks and Beautiful Trees!

Tuesday, August 30: This past week, we had a staff member who made the decision to resign. While I know that this could not have been an easy decision, I am in total support of recognizing the importance of feeling like a contributing part to a community. In my last few jobs, I do not think that I was quite the right fit… and I would imagine it would be much more difficult to have that uneasy feeling half way across the world and thousands of miles from your support system of friends and family.

Wednesday and Thursday, August 31 - September 1: Noree Bong – Karaoke room! On Thursday, Emily and I went out for the evening in search of a few fun songs to sing. While we were trotting down the main boulevard, handbags under arms and heels to the curb, we discovered that many of these “Norre Bongs” were actually “Norre-tells”… in other words, hotel rooms (where you could sing if you wanted) that you would rent out by the hour! Hahaha – we were walking along our own little Jeju Red Light District! We wandered down a stairwell to a place called “Lipstick” and were greeted and ushered in by Hoon, who spoke very good English. Being the first to come by for the evening, it is Korean customs to allow whatever guest in to their choice of room.

Hoon was a grand duet partner :)

The following evening, a group of faculty made our way to a legitimate Norre Bong after an incredible Japanese meal and a few beers at a local pub. With a large Flat screen displaying awkward images behind the lyrics, and a few pitchers of beer, the evening was all around a hit!

Friday, September 2: Buses loaded up by 9:00am and pulling up to our campus by 10:15am. After an hour of trying to maneuver 3 giant charter buses over and unpaved, pothole ridden ground, we were given the go-ahead to travel to JungMoon, a resort city located on the South side of the island, for lunch and an E-Mart pitstop. Problem?! My flight was scheduled to head to Daegu at 3:35 and we would not be returning to our campus until 4:00pm. Solution? Simply changed flights to catch an 8:00pm plane…

While I missed watching my friend Ngoni Makusha, representing Zimbabwe, place bronze in the long jump at the IAAF World Track and Field Championships L 

Congrats Ngoni! (He is on the right)

...I did have the pleasure of meeting a delightful doctor traveling back to his hometown of Daegu after speaking at a conference. We talked about the history of his City, his progressive thoughts about changes that needed to occur for Daegu to gain recognition within South Korea, and his surgical procedure that he has modified and is now sharing with doctors around the world! Upon arrival, the Korean hospitality kicked in, as he offered to take a taxi to show me some parts of the city, treated me to coffee, and helped carry my luggage as I located a cheap hotel (Love hotel, that is!) called Hotel Zoo004. Dr. Sang Geol Kim was truly a wonderful ambassador for his country and city, and I am so grateful for his kind words and suggestions of places to eat! By the time I had made my way up to the room and signed on facebook to see if my friend Erison wanted to meet up that evening, I was exhausted. Decided to call it a night and start up at the sound of my alarm 7 hours later.

This is a picture of the shower area - I chose to shower outside the tub!

Saturday – Sunday, September 3-4: I woke up the next morning with plans to visit Costco. Apparently, I am the only one in the world who did not realize that you have to be a member in order to shop at Costco – so, after picking up various goods that were unavailable on the island for myself and others, I was escorted over to the information desk where the employees were extremely helpful. With 3 huge boxes being shipped over to Jeju-do, I caught a taxi out to the “Athlete Villages”. I was able to make a phone call up to “Dominica’s” room to let Erison know I had arrived, but when the phone was answered, I was told that he had made his way back to Florida that morning…?!?!?!?

While I was waiting at the welcome area, trying to figure out what to do since Erison had supposedly left, I made a new friend from New Zealand named Ay Chong. He grabbed me a pass and offered to help me look for my other FSU friend who was competing (Yogi yo) in Daegu, Ngoni Makusha. Ay Chong took me throughout most of the villages and I was able to get a glimpse of the medical facilities,  the internet room, training facilities, dining area – the whole nine yards! The Korean volunteers even called me a “fashionista” and asked to take pictures with me!

When I was about to give up on finding Ngoni, I saw Erison out of the corner of my eye! When he told me that he did not have any roommates staying with him, we quickly figured out that the volunteers had dialed the Dominican Republic! And to think, I once thought those two countries were one in the same! I grabbed a quick lunch with Erison, Ay Chong, and Ngoni who was already down in the cafeteria. We made plans for me to go shopping  (where I came across my new favorite store - SARA!) and grab my belongings to bring back to the Villages… But on the way back to the Love Motel, my taxi driver was confused about the location and I was dropped off about a kilometer away from my final destination. When I tried to ask for directions from a man on a scooter, he motioned for me to hop on board! I placed my purse and iPad in between his feet, situated myself behind him and in front of his basket full of raw, smelly fish, and made a quick journey, weaving in and out of the crowded sidewalks toward Zoo004.

My favorite store forever!

When I returned to the Villages, I met a few other former FSU runners who were representing Belgium, and well as an Gabriel, Ngoni’s friend from Zimbabwe. In need of snacks and drinks, we all walked down to the 7-11. Ahhhh, but it was not until my return that I discovered I could not get back on the village campus without a pass dated for the next day, September 4 (It was about 1am when we took a quick trip out) and so was escorted up to the room to retrieve my bags and leave the athletes area. I was able to talk some people into going downtown, figuring I would carry my bag with me and find a hotel after enjoying a little of the Korean Night Life. Sure enough, we got a group to mosey around Old Downtown! We ended up at a pub called Frogs, where I stored my entire suitcase at the front of the club. I think Korea might be the ONLY place in the world where you could leave a bag with your iPad, computer, and personal belongings and NOT have to worry about keeping an eye on it. When it was time head out, I grabbed it, as well as a taxi, and made my way back onto campus through a rear entrance.

Sunday, September 4: The next afternoon, I enjoyed intelligent conversation with my new friend from the Congo named Gary. As a special treat before flying back to Jeju, we went to a recommended local restaurant and had a dish that is known well in Daegu. It was a beef cooked in a large metal pot that came with lettuce for wrapping and binding it with other ingredients such as dried anchovies, small garlic cloves, pickled onions, chili peppers, tofu, radish kimchi, and rice. A yogurt drink washed it all down right before bidding my new friend farewell and hailing a taxi to get to the airport.

Tuesday, September 6: Countdown is here – we will have students arriving in just over a week. While the campus is coming along quickly, it is still hard to believe that it will be finished by next Thursday. Please pray for the preparations of our students, many of who will be boarding away from their family for the first time. Also, for the faculty and staff to be productive and positive these last few days before the beginning of another school year.

Below are a few pictures of my dorm room, the campus, my classroom, and a few other randoms… Oh, and by the way, yesterday I had a delicious lunch. I especially liked this noodle side dish that had a dark purple-red sauce. It was not until later that I found out it was FISH INTESTINES!

Kitchen

Living Area

Restroom

No dryers until school starts!

View from the front of the school looking out to construction.

My classroom on the Third Floor!

Fish Intestines! :(

Wishing you well - Thinking of you often. Talk soon!

~Sara