I had my watch officer board today, and can happily report that I am now a qualified watch officer. As to whether or not I’m actually qualified, well, I expect to do a lot of learning on the job. I have my first watch by myself tomorrow—say a prayer for me if you think about it. And if you don’t think about it tomorrow, the next day will be just fine and much appreciated, since I’m going from swing shift to a 12-hour night shift. I’m enjoying the work, and looking forward to becoming as much of a Korea expert as I can in the next two years.
In other news, I received my “unaccompanied baggage” shipment today. Most of my household goods (all of the furniture from the Sandy Eggo condo, etc.) are still in transit, but I was able to send a few things in a faster shipment-- mostly clothes, sheets, kitchen stuff, and a few books, including my Korean study stuff. I've been waiting on this! I feel like I'm not progressing as fast as I want to, or as fast as I did when I was in China. Granted, in China I was much more immersed in the language—here I use English at work, on base, and with Mike. I guess at one time my Chinese was as bad as my Korean is now, and I haven't forgotten how much work it was to get my Chinese where it is now (marginal and deteriorating, haha), but I’m still a little frustrated with my slow progress. I need to find a tutor who can meet me on my housewife days in Dongducheon.
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