To Teach or Not To Teach?

I'm literally sitting here staring at my computer (and listening to KPOP(Korean pop music)) because I don't know what to write. There are a LOT of updates that I have, but I sincerely have no interest in writing them. I know I have to though, because if I don't I'll feel guilty. 
Okay. Update number one. I've gone back to Seoul since Jamie and I went to the DMZ, but as to be expected with Seoul, I didn't have THAT great a time due to overpowering personalities and conflicting agendas. But, it started out fabulous, despite sleep deprivation, and ended fantasically, again, despite sleep deprivation. I went with a group of friends, the most notable being Nadia and Lee Ann, my new BFF's here in Korea. We get along fantasically, which is perfect, since being with crappy people makes me feel, well, crappy. In previous blogs, I wrote about a girl named Rachel who I thought was really great and nice, but it turned out that she wasn't really interested in being my friend. So Katherine, no worries, your spot is not in any jeopardy whatsoever. Don't worry, I wasn't all upset about Rachel. We have different personalities and that's just the way things are sometimes. 
These last couple days, I've actually realized that it's been kind of difficult meeting people here. It's not that it's HARD to meet people, because there are foreigners/people every where. It's hard for me to decide how to act around the people I meet. And I know you people are thinking that I shouldn't have to act a certain way around people, and that people should love me for who I am and all that jazz, but...okay, here's the situation. With Rachel, I was definitely myself. I was more than myself: I shared some pretty personal stuff with her and I don't really know what happened. Maybe I was too negative for her, I really have no idea. But all I know is that we aren't talking, and the only time she's called me has been when she locked herself in her apartment and needed my help. Anyway, yes, it bummed me out, but it really made me consider how much information I should divulge to people I've only known for a couple months. I've actually met a lot of people that I haven't meshed well with me. Maybe I have a very special personality. I don't know. I'm used to having my best friends around me. I have absolutely no qualms about teasing them, or crying to them on the phone if I'm upset. They're my best friends. They know me. And they still love me. Anyway, as most things do, it made me think. Moving on.
I've recently joined the gym with Nadia, which is great because now I have a workout buddy who makes me feel guilty if I don't go to the gym. So the system works out perfectly. There's a guy who works there who is essentially our trainer who is the most adorable thing in Korea. He's very excited about fitness, and even though we didn't pay him a dime to train us, whenever he sees us, he tells us what to do, and we do it. He's just too adorable to upset or ignore. On a side note, the older men here in Korea are...tactless. Here's what went down: our trainer was making us do squats (ugh) so I went first, and started squatting, while this older man was just standing behind me (I COULD SEE HIM IN THE MIRROR) following my butt with his eyes as it moved up and down. He just stood there, drinking his rice tea, staring at my butt. I was mortified (and was even more so when Nadia felt the need to tell a group of people this story), but mostly indignant because our adorable trainer didn't see anything wrong with this breach in subtly. Nadia tried giving him the death stare, but I guess the older gentleman was so immersed in my behind, that he just couldn't see anything else but my plump, lush booty. Since I'm a positive gal, I'll just consider this situation a compliment and never do squats in front of older gentlemen drinking rice tea in a health club. 
The older people here in Korea have incredible power. I've seen an older gentlemen start screaming, yelling and throwing chairs at this younger man who just stood there while everyone watched. Lee Ann told me that she saw an older woman start hitting this younger kid, while everyone just stood there and watched. And finally, I saw this video on youtube (that was removed from youtube) that showed this older woman hitting this young girl while everyone, again, just stood there and watched. It's incredibly ridiculous, but like I said in my previous post, I'm in a different culture and I have to accept that otherwise I'll be miserable here. I just have to accept the fact that I won't have clothes fresh out of the dryer, and I won't be able to cook a turkey or bake cookies because there aren't any ovens here. Ugh. 
As for my teaching, it definitely has its ups and downs. I have the same students Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. This is only relevant because I have two classes which drive me up the wall. I turn into mean, yelling Trisha-teacher because the kids are so horrible. It literally ruins my day every time I have to teach them, which is three times a week. I'm trying to be more positive, but they're just so...ANNOYING that I'm exhausted after I try to teach them. They don't want to be there. They're sarcastic, little brats that feel they're entitled to some special treatment because they're 13 years old and they're grown ups now, so apparently they know everything there is to know and I'm just some stupid American that's trying to teach them a language that they have no interest in learning. And yes, they tell me every day that they hate English. I'm completely stumped as to how to make them listen to me, but I fear that the time for me asserting my power over them has long passed. 
All of my other classes are great. The kids are so adorable and excited about English. They give me presents, candy and hugs every day. I feel like if I were to make teaching a lifelong career, I would have to teach the younger kids. I still don't know though.
On a much happier note, I have a plane ticket booked for February to go to BEIJING! Ahhhh! I'm so excited, I can't wait. I've always wanted to go see the Great Wall of China, and now I'll be able to cross it off my list of "things I want to do" because I'M FINALLY GOING. We're going during the Chinese New Years, so it should be pretty incredible. They say that there are fireworks everywhere (in fact, there were 663 casualties last year due to fireworks - eek!) and festivals. I can't wait! In December, I think I'm going to Vietnam and Cambodia with my co-worker. We're taking an all inclusive tour which should be amazing. I finally get to eat my pho. YES!
Anyway, those are some of my updates. More to come soon!