Trouble

Imagine only have an hour of conversation a day. That’s what I’ve been going through for the last week. I havn’t gotten to talk to my mom and only a few text messages from home everyday. I’m getting sad that I know no one and don’t know how to get anywhere and couldn’t even find myself on a map of the town. So when that fam down the street was nice to me and the lil girl and dad spoke a lil English I jumped at it. When everyone left me for the weekend and they invited me out to eat and then to go shopping I accepted. They followed me home and I swear the mom stole about 40 bucks from me. They were all going thru my stuff and I was tryin to keep it under control so I wasn’t payin attention. I forgot I had left some money on my dresser. I saw her wit rolled up money in her hand then she tried to hide it, slipped it in her pocket and left. The kids stayed. I tried to get them out for half hour before they finally left. I was so tired but was mad so I tried to wash my clothes but the power kept going off and I couldn’t finish a load. I couldn’t tell anyone cuz I did’t have a phone or internet. I went out side and messasged my coteacher, an hour later I checked again and she said she would call my mentor teacher who would call my landlady. The fam came back to my house but I got them to leave within 15 min. Then I went to check my messages again and when I came back upstairs the lil girl was at my door. I waited around to see if she would leave but she didn’t so I went inside and she came. I got her to leave in a lil bit. They invited me to come over at 9pm for dinner, I said no but they wouldn’t agree so I said yes. I locked me door, not wanting them to come in. But sure enough someone knocked around 6. I opened it and it was the matenience man. I was so happy to see someone besides them. He came to fix my power! Then the landlady came in, then another man to help, then the mom came back! She came into my room and sat on my bed (she was way too comfortable in my house). I was keeping an eye on her though. They all started talking in Korean and two guys my age (one lives next door) decided to join in too. I managed to signal to the landlady that I didn’t want the mom in my house. Thank God she understood and started to tell her nicely to get out but then the kids showed up. So there were 9 ppl in my house all talking in Korean about the power or why this fam was in my house. The men got the power workin (apparently it was the fridge throwin everything off so now its unplugged, still no food), everyone but the fam looked like they were leaving so I grabbed the landladies arm and she tried to get the fam out. The mom wasn’t moving. They started argueing. The man got involved, they were yelling and trying to get me into it. It looked like a soap opera in my house. I was nervous and wasn’t letting go of the land ladies arm until that fam left. After 20 min of yelling they pushed everyone out of my door, literally. As soon as the mom was gone I broke down and cried. The landlady saw me came over and hugged me and said it’s ok (I think anyway) she tried to call my mentor teacher, who as usual didn’t pick up. I tried calling my coteacher but it just rang. It felt nice to be hugged though and to have someone yell at that mom and not leave me with her. The landlady said not to open the door if anyone knocks. I wrote a note to my neighbor askin her to come over when she got home and to speak in English so I’d know it’s her. About an hour after all that my neighbor came to the door and I started to tell her everything but started crying too. Then the landlady came over cuz my coteacher was on the phone and she said so sorry she can’t get here, and asked if I wanted to stay at the mentor teacher’s house and to be careful and she’d pray for me but I said I think I’m ok now that everyone knows what’s going on. The landlady said the mom was drunk, I think now she’s a drunkard. My neighbor said if I needed anything to get her but her bf was in town so she didn’t want to leave him. I said I was fine.

My power has stayed on since they left and I got a load washed but it started beeping and I checked it and they were still soaking wet so I sent them through again hoping that the last cycle was just messed up cuz the power got shut off half way thru. I’m still lonely and need ppl but I’m supposed to get picked up at 10am and taken to school. It’s 9:30 and still no knock on my door so I think I’ll be ok.

The older girl fought with me for 5 min about using my bathroom I said no but she tried to push the door closed on me, I pushed her out but she ran back in and went anyway. I think she clogged it cuz it hasn’t flushed right since she used it. I wanted the men to fix it while they were here but it hadn’t flushed and that’s too much embarrassment for one day.

So all in all I feel dumb for trusting ppl when I never would’ve been that trusting at home and letting them follow me home. I just felt so hurt that I’m so lonely and the people who were being the nicest to me stole from me and were so mean/disrespectful to my house. It sucks getting left and now I just want to go home and be super nice to all the ppl that come to A2! I’m still hurt and on the verge of tears and prolly will be until I get to spend time with ppl I know. This has been a hard day. I hope I have enough money to last until pay day! I cant wait to get internet!!!!!