This is so frustrating... Life keeps getting in the way and I can't seem to ever find time to study Korean... It's a pity, because I would really love to learn how to speak and understand this beautiful language. First it was studying to get into med school, now it's med school. 어떻게? I guess I will just have to squeeze learning Korean in the "free time" area on my planner, squeeze it in somewhere between keeping in touch with friends outside of university and working out. I'll be old and wrinkly before I'll manage to get a hold of this language ᅲᅲ

The art of letting go These days I've decided I must master the art of letting go. As soon as possible. I want to be able to reach a healthy grade of serenity, in which I care about things in the right amount. To do that I must learn to let go. Let go of the anger that boils up inside me way too easily, of that person that is just no good for me, of the silly expectations for life that still linger in me, of my tendency to overthink, of all the insecurities that hold me down and of so much more. This will be very challenging, but I hope I can make it... in time...

About Cyrano (for deryck) Cyrano de Bergerac is an 1897 play by French playwright Edmond Rostand. Cyrano is famous in Paris for his skills with sword and words and his huge nose. The play begins with him making a fool out of a bad actor, who'd dared to set eyes on the woman our hero is in love with, his cousin Rossana. Cyrano has never spoken to anyone about these feelings he is nurturing towards her, for he is certain no woman, let alone the beauty of Paris, could ever love his ugly self. But something unexpected happens and Rossana seeks out her cousin. Cyrano convinces himself that she wants to confess her love for him, but his hopes are shattered as Rossana begs him to take under his protection a handsome young man she has fallen for. The man in question, Christian, is brave and loyal, but completely lacking in all the qualities Rossana is convinced he has: a quick wit and an endless supply of sweet, poetic words of love. Cyrano is at first irritated by Christian, but he soon finds himself forming a true friendship with him. After uselessly tying to teach Christian the way of words, he decides to write letters to Rossana for him and even gets to the point of speaking to her instead of him, hidden by the darkness of the night. Cyrano's help is a deal-maker, for Rossana decides to give in to the love growing inside her. However, Cyrano and Christian are commanded off to war and the lovers are separated. While suffering from hunger at the front and fighting for his life, Cyrano still finds the time to write to Rossana every single day, pouring his love for her into sheets and sheets of letters, of which Christian know nothing about. Her feelings fueled by Cyrano's words of love, Rossana rushes to the front to tell Christian how deeply she feels for him, how she no longer loves him for his looks, how his exterior seems ugly to her now that she has had a glimpse of how beautiful his soul is through the letters. Christian suddenly realizes that Cyrano is in love with Rossana and that she is in love with him. He pushes his friend to tell the girl the truth, but Cyrano hesitates and in the meanwhile Christian is shot and dies. Rossana locks herself in a convent and for 14 years Cyrano visits her every saturday, never late... except for this one time, this one time Rossana asks him to read out loud Christian's last letter. Cyrano recites the letter without even looking at it and Rossana understands, but it's too late for he is severly wounded and cannot but die in his love's arms.

Cyrano Today I'm accompanying my mother to theater, the comedy Cyrano de Bergerac premiered there yesterday. At dinner my brother asked me who this guy Cyrano was and I told him he couldn't not know who he was! I mean, at least I expected he'd watched the movie or studied the play at school, but no. So I proceeded to explain what the comedy was all about and I was shocked at how little about it I remembered... I! The person who had just scolded her younger brother for not knowing! I'm off to wikipedia now ᄏᄏ

Why do I want to learn Korean? It's pretty simple: I really really really want to have a nice loooong trip to Seoul and be able to interact with the locals. I want to be able to ask a Korean if this is the right metro line to get to the Blue House in their own language and not have to ask 12 different people in order to find one that speaks English. And besides, I think Korean is a beautiful language. I adore hangul, it's so rational and simple to learn. I love how Korean sounds and the way Korean people talk it, in such an expressive way. You know what I mean, right? No? When a Korean speaks, even though I may understand just a few words here and there, I feel like I get what they're trying to say, because of the way they say it. What? You still don't get it? Yeah, well...Maybe I'm just a weirdo :P