Freedom, democracy, equality, human rights

With all the uprisings in the Middle East, these modern day revolutions of the people seeking to overthrow their long-time dictators and presidents, I must give gratitude for the freedom that I have enjoyed all my life.  I'm am grateful that I was born and raised in NZ where I graduated from school and university in an open-for-all, government subsidised, and compulsory education system.  I'm grateful that when I turned 18, I became eligible to vote for the government of my choice - and every 3 years I get to exercise that right.  I'm grateful that as a woman, I went to school, university, and am able to work.  I'm grateful that I can live my life without fear of persecution. I'm so grateful that I have the choice to go to church, and I get to choose the church I go to; be educated; express my feelings about various NZ governments and leaders; listen/read/watch the news from the source I choose; be educated and choose the courses that interest me most; drive a car; wear the clothes I want; read the books I want; and so forth.  I'm so grateful that I was raised with these liberties and I honour those that also seek those same rights that we in the West take too often for granted.

Korea

I'm so grateful for Korea! It's brought challenges for sure, but a LOT of growth!!!!

Cameron II

• Patient
• Incredibly understanding
• Constant, committed, and loyal
• Selfless
• Extremely loving
• Super funny
• Giving
• Fantastic listener
• Spiritual
• Faithful
• Educated - and in the same field as myself
• World traveller
• Linguist - which is super attractive
• Incredibly goodlooking
• Has life all figured out and isn't afraid of following his dreams!
• I LOVE CAMERON!!!

Cameron

Dearest Cameron,

Because now I know that you've discovered this blog, I can write directly to you here!

Thank you for always being so sweet, kind, loving, constant, understanding, thoughtful, caring, faithful, respectful, honourable, ambitious, responsible, always seeking to do and be better ... thank you for being YOU!!!

Michelle

The temple

• I'm so grateful that I had to go to the Temple on Saturday and for the peace that attending teh Temple always brings!
• I'm grateful for the Spirit if the Temple - and also to know that if I'm worthy that that same spirit can be with me always!
• I'm grateful for the Celestial Room,oh how I adore you dear Celestial Room!  Is there any other place on this earth that permeates every individual who enters with such peace and love?!
• I'm grateful that South Korea has a temple.
• I'm grateful that I was able to travel up to the Temple with the Busan Stake - 30,000won for the trip including kim bap and fruit.  How cool is that! 

Soram, Kimberly, Magic Straight

• I'm grateful to Kimberly taking me to a local Korean hairdresser and explaining to them in Korean what I wanted.
• I'm grateful for the awesome hairdressers who did an amazing job on my hair (cut and straighten) and who only charged a ridiculous 50,000won.  Less than a quarter of the price I would expect anyway back home.
• I'm grateful for "Magic Straight", for straight, glossy, smooth, light, no fuss hair everyday - including when it rains or is humid!!!!
• I'm so grateful to Soram who messaged and called me the day after my "Magic Straight" to warn me it that rain was in the forecast.  

Cameron

• I'm very grateful that I've met Cameron.