Festival Day 1

Today was the first day of the festival here at Daegu University, but first things first let's talk about class. We are reviewing the body, and how to tell a doctor that you're catching a cold. This is a challenging chapter because I didn't retain the knowledge from the first time through very well. This time around however, I'm doing better.

I'm trying to settle into a consistent eating/workout pattern. I want to eat breakfast and dinner (I kind of explained why it's hard to get all 3 meal times consistently here) and workout after class. So far I've been successful and I think I can continue doing this. I'm feeling much better already.

I hit the gym today after class with YJS. I've added some running to my usual lifting routine, and today was an off day for lifting so I just ran. I felt pretty good during and after. I also hope that continues as I ramp up the intensity.

It's really difficult being an ex athlete and getting back into training. I'm sure that may sound silly for someone who has never seriously committed to the gym. You have to understand though that my entire training was tailored for one specific thing. I was never meant to be an all around athlete. I think I was pretty decent at being one despite all my hockey-specific training though.

I'm pretty strong despite never having consistently lifted for more than 3 months or so. I have been very sporadic in my training during my life, and I'm hoping to finally change that now. Pray for me, cause it's one of the hardest things I've had to do. Physically obviously I can take it, but I keep letting things get in my way, and after the initial drive fades I struggle in my head before each workout. Some people say to not even think and just go, that would probably be good advice for me to heed considering once I'm there I always work hard, but getting a big body moving is a tough task.

Anyways after the workout was a nice little nap. I actually grabbed dinner before heading to the K-PACE center for our festival setup. I wasn't sure if there would be food available for us, and if there was how much we would get. I should have waited. They bought a ton of my favorite fried chicken, but I was already full haha, of course.

We spent about 5 hours in front of the K-PACE center just having a good time. Some of the teachers were cooking, some of the students were serving. They drew up a menu and had people sit down and buy food. It was a cheap, and a great way to support the program. They also had a portable karaoke machine setup for anyone who got the urge. Don't worry, I didn't.

Otherwise that was it for today, I'm pretty tired now so I'll be heading to bed. Thanks for reading though and I'll see you tomorrow!

Korean Word/Phrase of the Day: 감기가 걸렸어요? (Gam Gi Ga Geollyeosseoyo?) Haha good luck with that one. Even knowing how to pronounce it, it's still a tongue twister. This basically means "Are you coming down with a cold?"

TLDR: I am broken. I am blessed.