December Craziness!

For the past three weeks, I have lived my life differently. The difference I speak of is the result of the snowboarding trip I went on the first weekend of December. As most people may know, I fractured my right wrist about 10 minutes into snowboarding...if even that long! LOL! I laugh now, but it did hurt like hell when it happened. Luckily, one of my friends, Cindy, was behind me on the hill so she saw what happened and stopped to sit with me while I waited for the emergency crew to come fetch me. The ride down the hill was interesting because they strapped me to a board and a guy skied down to the bottom. Apparently, many people saw me because a random girl told me later, "Oh, so you're the "famous" girl!" Haha! Out of about 180 something people on the trip, I think there were 3 of us who got injured enough to go to the hospital. One of the guys messed up his shoulder/collar bone and the other guy broke two fingers. Eish!!

I was fortunate enough to have someone in our group of friends who spoke Korean to ride with me to the hospital. I also got to experience my first, and hopefully only, ambulance ride! On a good note, the whole experience (assistance in the first-aid clinic at the resort, ambulance ride, shot of morphine, x-rays, splint, sling, & pain meds) cost me only 35,000WON ($35)! I can only imagine what that would have cost back in America! Gotta love Korean insurance!

When I was in junior high I fractured my left wrist practicing for cheer-leading tryouts. I fell doing a cartwheel in the ditch of my front yard, lol. I remember thinking at that time, "Damn, I wish it was my right arm so that I don't have to do my school work!" Well, it looks like I got my wish! However, it's not as cool or fun as I thought it would be! Luckily I don't have to write many things, but typing one handed for the first couple weeks wasn't super easy! The first week of the injury left me in a splint that went up past my elbow. It just about drove me crazy not being able to bend my elbow! But, once they put me in a short splint, things got better. And now I'm in my bright green cast (they only give green-colored casts in Korea for no apparent reason) and I can type fairly quickly and precise, as well as use my computer mouse with the "right-handed" settings once again! It's weird, I actually got used to doing things left-handed for awhile! 


Well, I may as well sum up the rest of December...the weekend after snowboarding I went to a friend's 80's themed b-day party. It was rather humorous that after we left the party, we went downtown, and hardly any of my friends recognized me in what I was wearing. With the high ponytail in a scrunchy, big glasses, baggy sweater, leggings, & leg warmers...I guess I pulled of the 80's disguise pretty well!

Then this past weekend we were able to go to the army base once again for an amazing dinner! Since some of the soldiers have to work this coming weekend, we celebrated Christmas a week early with lots of great food, a present exchange, & games. This time we played taboo (which I sucked at!) and of course, the "friendly" game of Spoons! 

That brings me to this weekend. After a busy week of work (I had my open class & started my planning for January classes) I am happy today is Friday! Tonight the girls are getting together in Daegu to do a "Secret Santa" gift exchange. Then Saturday some of the girls are coming to my place in Gumi to go to yet again another Christmas dinner at a restaurant. Hopefully we can make it to the orphanage on Sunday as well. Even though I wish I was home with my family for Christmas, I'm happy I have a great group of friends here to celebrate with!

Then next Tuesday I'm meeting up with a group of friends to celebrate my 26th birthday! It's gonna be weird not celebrating with Jenna & Leigha! I've spent nearly all of my birthdays since high school with my two best friends! But, I'm sure I will have an awesome birthday here! :) Especially since I'm off work from Wednesday to Sunday! For new years eve weekend my friends wanted to go to a ski resort for snowboarding & skiing. Obviously I wont be partaking in those events, but I still wanted to go to the resort to relax, play in the snow, & bring in the new year with everyone.

That's all for now! Hoping this work day flies by! I intend to write a post soon about stuff that's been going on at work with wrapping up the fall semester, winter camp, & winter classes. As well as discuss other happenings in my life! Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!!

XOXO,

Amanda