Highlighted and Happy

Today, I went to the hair salon inside of Lotte Mart to get my hair highlighted. I figure since it is the place where pretty much all foreigners here in Suji go to get their hair cut, they would do a good job. Turns out I was right!

My stylist did a great job and she could speak pretty good English as well. When she was washing my hair, she gave me and amazing scalp massage for like 20 minutes. I was in heaven!

I think the hair turned out cute so I am happy. Excuse the totally Myspace worthy photos I took by myself. Ha ha!

Preschool Portraits

Today at Poly, my preschoolers had to do self portraits. I showed my students portraits by Picasso, Warhol, and Van Gogh and maybe it inspired them? Ha ha. Or not. Either way, I thought some of them were a-doooooorable!

Moving Outta Aber/Self-Portraits in Black and White

Will and I moved out of our apartment together on Aber Avenue in Iowa City. The last few days there were gritty, hot, and exhausting. Boxes were packed and hauled and the place had to be scrubbed clean from head to toe. In the grand tradition of moving out, we made the best of the last night by drinking the remaining beer and champagne from the refrigerator. Will's new place was not ready to move into for a day or two so our stuff had to be hauled and stored in a friend's garage. We were homeless for a few days! Luckily, we were only displaced for one night and were able to stay at Will's friend's house. The new place is a very nice, newer duplex in Coralville. After helping Will move in, we celebrated a little on Friday night by joining a few friends on their porch and kicking back a few beers. Perfect summer night.

Today, I was very excited to receive an email from my recruiter with my visa number. Will and I will be taking a trip to Chicago in a few days to visit the Korean Consulate and getting my passport stamped. Everything is finally coming all together! Just think, one week from now I will more than likely be in South Korea!!!

(The self portraits I included here were taken on our last night in the Aber Avenue apartment. Moving is such a transitional time in one's life and I felt a few honest black and white photos were in due order to commemorate the occasion.)