OLD FRIEND

So yesterday i had to go to kangnam for another eye check up. Now i usually take the bus in the home plus since it is my point of reference- that way i do not get lost. However, when i mentioned to jacky how i was getting there she told me it made no sense to go back to the home plus and take the bus from there. Now given.... with my great sense of direction i had no idea i was going back when i was going to home plus to take the bus that goes to seoul. Anyways... so jacky and another teacher Siena told me how to get by foot, to another bus stop that is pretty close to the school and that goes too, directly to Kangnam.

So after my last class yesterday I headed out. This was around 3pm. luckily, i found the bus stop no problem. It was kinda weird though cuz i guess a bunch of my students go to that bus stop too to take the bus to take them home. At any rate.... so i ran into a bunch of my students while waiting for the bus and then....i was waiting and this one lady got off this one bus,... in the back of my mind i kept thinking to myself, i know her from somewhere! and then she said something to me in korean, and i said "no , i dont know" and she seemed super surprised. It was then that i realized that what she had said was "do you remember me?" now you might be asking... why did she ask that? Well, that is because i see her every time i go swimming- granted i have not been swimming for a while, so i just could not pin point exactly where i knew her from. So then once that popped into my mind, i tried to correct myself and said "oh yes, of course"- in korean of course. Keep in mind, this is like a 50 some year old lady and so speaks absolutely no word of English. And i mean.... NO english.

So yeah... she was kinda excited to see me and asked me when i would be back to the pool. But i explained that i did not yet know when I owuld be able to go swimming, as i had just had lasek surgery and was waiting for the okay from the doctor. Then, she asked where i was going, i said '"im going to Seoul" and then she gathered her stuff and headed out. Insomma, it was nice to see her.

AT THE EYE DOCTOR- The doctor said everything is fine, and that i just need to keep using the eye drops and wearing my sunglasses to protect the eyes from the uv rays etc etc etc. I need to go back in two weeks for another check up. Apparently i guess ( i asked jacky) you get a check up 3 days after surgery, the one week after, then two weeks after, then 2 months after and then 6 months after.... i was like.... wow thats a lotta checkups. Guess they gotta make sure that everything is in order.

So i asked when i can start running, swimming, and lifting. Doctor said i can start running now and swimming and lifting i should wait one more week. I am so excited to go swimming! It will be a whole new experience to go to the pool, just put on my goggles- not having to take off my glasses and leave them on the side of the pool- and being able to see without the need of contacts and without worrying whether water gets into my eyes because my contacts might come out. Should be super duper extra cool.