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Learning: How to balance on a moving, turning, speeding bus.

Loving: The colors of changing leaves.

Wanting: Brown boots, knit sweaters, scarves and leggings.

Needing: Parts 1, 2 and 3 of my Korean Love Affair. Because somedays are hard.

Thanks-giving: Good friends on this side of the globe. And the other side.

Starting: Masters of Arts in Education of English Language Learners.

Increasing: Korean vocabulary.

Reading: Everything is Illuminated by Johnathan Safran Foer

Anticipating: The discovery and exploration of a Korean Thrift Store.

Hosting: Our first CouchSurfer on Monday -- it's going to feel more like home

Praying: For the ability to be a good servant to my God, husband, employee, place in this world.

Writing: Lesson plans and blog posts.

Drinking: Rooibos tea from a precious little yellow teacup, one of the favorites.