4th of July
41 year ago
by JR
in Mississippi Life
We had a great 4th today. We started off with a cookout at my parent’s house to celebrate my nephew’s birthday. 
I also grabbed a couple shots of my sister and her family after lunch.
We also had time to come back home and grab a nap. Our cat tends to be very social. She doesn’t ever let anyone sleep alone.
After napping we drove over to St. Thomas Church where there was a cookout and flag ceremony. It was a great celebration and the turnout was pretty good.
Even if you are not American, I hope that you enjoyed the day.
Grad School Application Fun
41 year ago
by JR
in Grad School
My school application has been turned in. Now, I am just waiting for all of my letters of rec to arrive at the school. JJ has also turned in her application and waiting as well. I would love to know that I was accepted before we leave for the Smoky Mountains next week. (Did I mention that we were going to Tennessee for a week?)
The difference in in-state vs. out-of-state-tuition is close to $3,000 a semester. Here is my quandary. I am not an official resident of Mississippi but my father works for the University. Luckily, I will become a state resident in November. If we are denied, we will only have to pay out of state tuition for 1 semester but I would still like to save that $6,000.
The regulations.
TWELVE MONTHS OF RESIDENCE REQUIRED
Twelve months of residence required- No student may be admitted to the University as a resident of Mississippi unless his/her residence as the defined herein above, has been in the state of Mississippi for a continuous period of at least twelve months immediately preceding his/her admission
RESIDENCE STATUS OF A MARRIED PERSON
A married person may claim the residence of his/her spouse
CHILDREN OF PARENTS WHO ARE EMPLOYED BY THE UNIVERSITY
Children of parents who are members of the faculty or staff of the University may be classified as residents without regard to the residence requirement of twelve months.
My problem.
So if I am classified as a resident through my father, can JJ be classified through me? There is also a question as to whether this regulation applies to me since I am not a dependent of my father. The way it is written appears to me that I would be classified as a resident and that JJ would as well.
I do need to give the university credit in the way they have handled the situation. No one has given me an answer yet but everyone seems to be trying to figure out who can make the decision and all of my emails have been answered promptly. Hopefully, we will know soon.
Changes
01 year ago
by JR
in Learning Korean
I am in the process of a major overhaul of this blog. My content will slowly be changing as well. I love taking photographs and the size of the old design was perfect for sharing my photography. The problem is that I am moving away from just sharing photographs and wanted to have more posts about Mississippi, Korea, ESL topics, and Korean language topics. I will still be posting photographs but have also created a quick gallery of some of my photos here. The old design just wasn’t useful in sharing much besides photography. I felt that every post needed a photograph and not just a snapshot. I found that I was posting less and less. Hopefully, the new layout will provide a better user experience along with more information.
I am also still in the process of working on two new pages. The first being information for English teachers in Korea who ask me about Dongtan, South Korea. I still receive about 3-5 emails a month with questions about the area. I have also started receiving emails from Koreans who want to go the University of Southern Mississippi or William Carey University in Hattiesburg, MS so I am working on a page with information on those topics as well. This page will probably be written mostly in Korean.
I am also in process of updating my blog roll and links. I especially need to update my list of other bloggers who are studying Korean. I recently created a new page for my Korean Language learning plan with resources and you can find more Korean language information there.
I also imported all the posts from my old blog. I still need to go back and re-size some images in my older posts so that they fit better with the new site design.
To sum it all up, smaller photos, more posts, and a new design!
Cleaning, Celebrating, Cheering, Cats and Corean
51 year ago
Cleaning
Two unread posts! Last week that would have been 200-300
Not my apartment, but my Google Reader, I deleted about 200 blogs that I was following. I found that I was wasting more and more time reading various blog posts. Most of the blogs that I deleted were concerned with photography skills and portfolios. This is not to say that I don’t want to get better at photography or that I don’t want to continue with the hobby, but I got sick of reading the same thing everyday and felt that I was wasting a huge amount of time scanning through the blogs. I have continued to add Korean blogs but mostly add those who are studying the language.
I was going to go through and delete a bunch of Facebook friends as well but eventually decided that I would just hide the majority of people on my friends list.
I also have plans to update this blog with a couple of new posts in the next week or so. I usually get a couple emails a week either asking about Dongtan, Korea or from Koreans asking about Hattiesburg,MS. I can hopefully cut down on the number of emails I receive by providing a little bit better information.
Celebrating
Daniel wasn't too excited about picking an item from the table*
The Birthday Crew. Do I stand out?
In the last couple of weeks we have celebrated a few special occasions. The first was Father’s Day. Then JJ and I celebrating our two year wedding anniversary and finally we got to celebrate the first birthday of our good friend’s child.
The birthday party was a great chance to meet some of Wanyoung and Cindy’s friends and to enjoy some fabulous Korean food.
We have become very good friends with Wanyoung and Cindy. Wanyoung is a doctoral student at USM and he actually convinced me to get back on the tennis court. JJ and Cindy have been spending a lot of shopping time together and this has been great for me!!!
*At the first birthday of Korean child, most parents prepare a table filled with various items. The child is given a chance to pick an item and this is used to predict the child’s future. For example, if the child picks money, he will be blessed with wealth or if the child picks a pencil, he will study well.
Cheering
JJ and I have been following the World Cup religiously. We have pretty much watched every match or at least the recap. We watched Korea make it to the knock-out round and then later we watched the USA do the same. We are both hoping that Korean and the USA advance so that they have to face each other in the next round. I have joked that I may be sleeping on the couch after that match. I can’t accurately describe the feeling of watching Donavan score his goal but it was similar to when I knew the Saints were going to win the Super Bowl. Check out the video below for other fan’s reactions.
Soccer Snack
JJ and I are both excited about Saturday’s matches. It looks like the whole day will be spent cheering on the Korean and American teams.
Cats
Just a little fun with Photoshop and layers
Corean
I have really gotten back into studying Korean and have spent time trying to develop a hardcore study-plan. Click here to check out my Korean language page(It is still a work in progress though). I have gotten inspired recently and have tried to at least devote an hour a day to studying. I have been using Lang-8 to get help on some journal entries as well. I plan to create a few Korean videos as well. I will probably post most of these to Lang-8 or just on my You-Tube account. I really need to work on my speaking and accent and feel that putting myself on video and getting some feedback would be a good way to get some help. Also, if you are a frequent reader of this blog, you should expect more Korean content coming soon.
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