A crick, a threshold, a diy project.

Hola!

Happy June everyone.  June in Korea usually entails humid, warm weather... though for sure not as bad as it is in Arkansas! We average about 80-85 degrees Fahrenheit here.  Luckily, the school turns on the air con (air conditioner) now... at least sometimes.  Other times, both teachers and students are drowning in sweat.  Those are not fun times.

On Sunday, I inexplicably hurt my neck/shoulder area on one side.  It started as a dull ache, and it's grown into a full-blown excruciating stiff-necked problem.  I can't move it without shooting pains up and down my neck.  Even just holding my head up during the day hurts.  We went out and bought an orthopedic pillow yesterday, and that helped me sleep.  Nevertheless, I woke up in as much pain, so I think I'm going to find some help.  Maybe a chiropractor or an acupuncturist.  And that should be a story worth telling, so I'll keep you updated.

Here in Korea, we're facing mandatory limits on power usage in the summer.  Korea has 23 nuclear reactors, but 10 of those are shut down for some reason or another... which means, all homes and businesses have a power threshold they aren't supposed to pass.  If you pass it, then your entire bill DOUBLES.  All of it.  Boom.  It's a pretty big pain, though I understand why.

Which brings me to my next point.  Ben and I don't have an air conditioner at home.  We're supposed to get one, but it might be August before we even see it, for all we know.  And this is not fun, especially when we're at home on our days off.  Again, the heat and humidity aren't as bad as Arkansas, but 90 degrees in your apartment is still pretty bad.  Especially if you intend to do anything other than sit around like a sloth in front of a fan.  We relish the times we go to the convenience store down the road just to experience their air conditioner.

To combat this situation, Ben researched ways to make our own air conditioners.  Sooooo the one we've settled on right now is freezing bottles of salt water and putting them in front of a fan.  While it does little to cool off a whole room, it does feel nice while sitting in front of the fan!

That's all I have time for right now.  I'm going to ice down my neck and try to get motivated to teach kindergartners this morning.  <3