Tuesday, October 11, 2011

The Dream: A Foreshadowing Maybe?

Tuesday, October 11th. 6:43 am. I awake from an extremely vivid dream. Heart racing, I lie there replaying it in my head like a movie. It begins with me arriving in South Korea, where I will be for a year beginning November 2nd. I look around at my new surroundings. There is a large assortment of signs, some in English but most in Korean. I am still unble to read Korean well at this point. My dream skips to me sitting in my new classroom. Lots of smiling faces. Adorable kids here in Korea. There are two other teachers with me in the room since it is my first day. I speed through the day in about a minute. I spent the day helping individual children with vocabulary and other curriculum. Everyone loves me and are very kind. I feel so happy and it feels like I'm meant to be here. My dream then takes me to my new apartment. I apparently  found it by walking. As I open the door, I am amazed at how nice it is. I am ecstatic. I then pick up my American cell phone, which somehow works in Korea. I dial my mom's number. She picks up, sounding excited. I am so happy to hear her voice. I begin to cry. I feel terribly homesick and hopeless suddenly. Then, as if by magic I see my mom in the room. She almost does not look real. I reach out to her. I am able to touch her arm. She is real. I bury myself into her arms, weeping. Tears flowing, I slowly return to real life, leaving the dream. I feel a few tears on my face. I lie in bed, wide awake, until 9:15 am, when I hear my mom going downstairs to leave for work. I get out of bed and follow her. Once we are downstairs, I tell her about my dream. Her response is, "Honey, besides your phone working and a few other slight things, that is probably what it will be like".  I agree with her and hug her good-bye. I also shared this dream with my best friend Angela and she also feels this is a good foreshadowing. Are they right? Am I going to feel great happiness and pure sadness over being away from my family and friends? I already expected this, but after this dream, I am sure that my subconscience is preparing me for what is to come. If so, I am in for a wild ride.