So I woke up this morning at my normal time: 8.15. I have to desk warm starting at 9 and it takes me 15 minutes to get to school, so this is my normal time. At 8:18 I got a phone call. It went like this:
"Hi Maggie, this is Sue from Oku middle School."
"Hi Sue! Good morning."
"Good morning. I wonder where you are..."
"Oh? What?"
"I am at hospital" (Our designated pick up spot) "When will you be here?"
"er... what?"
"When will you be ready to go to school?"
"Today? But school doesn't start until Monday!"
...Pause..."we start today. When will you be ready?"
Needless to say, I apparently started school today. My country school had forgotten to notify anyone at Seohyung or--hey, even me--and tell them that the first day of school was today. So I took a super quick shower, threw on clothes and brushed my teeth and RAN to catch the next bus. Sue said she would meet me at school and said to come as quickly as possible. I had 30 minutes to the next bus and then it would be another hour wait.
On the way, huffing it to the bus stop, I run across my American Neighbors The Lemons, and I yell at them, "Guess who wasn't told school started today?! By the way, I was going to call and see if you wanted to do coffee today...maybe tomorrow? 'K, bye!!!"
I make to the bus stop, have been standing for 30 seconds and the bus pulls up. Well, I think it is the right bus. I mean, I have been getting a ride for the last semester so the last time I took the bus TO school was in December. So I get on, quickly asking, "Daeya?" At the bus driver's nod, I drop some money and settle in for my hour ride to school. On the way to school, I quickly finish up the powerpoint I was planning for the next week. Luckily, it is almost finished--just some quick touch ups and spell check -- and I can chill for 5 minutes.
I hop off, delighted that "hey! It is the right bus!" and walk to school...
Yeah for the beginning of a new semester!
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