Hi Jacob!
Today was a day where I didn’t actually do much but it still felt like a long day anyway haha. Maybe it was because it was super warm today. It was around the same temperature here today as it has been in Seoul recently, except since I’m in Minnesota that meant it was really warm comparatively.
There were ladybugs and Asian beetles everywhere today! (Lots of people think they’re all ladybugs, but Asian beetles are more orange than red and they’re an invasive species.) I think they thought it was spring haha. I went to turn in paperwork at this building and they were all over the columns! They seem to like the color white?
It’s hard to see but all the spots are the bugs!
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I thought they would all be Asian beetles, but I managed to find a real true ladybug in the midst of all of them! I was wearing a white shirt though so I kept getting divebombed by flying ones... it was worth it though!
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Real ladybugs are more round and bright red, while Asian beetles are more oval and orange. When you see them together it’s really easy to tell them apart :)
There’s a lost Asian beetle flying around my room... the ceilings are too high so I can’t catch him and take him outside :((
As for what actually happened today, not much, even though I’m tired. But tomorrow is Friday! For you it’s already Friday morning. The weekend is coming! :)
Today I was scheduled to work in the campus post office from 10 to 12, so I did, but then I worked an extra hour to make up for a shift I missed a couple of weeks ago. I had to unload a whole truck full of packages! I might not look like it, but I can lift 70lb/31kg without much of a problem!
After that I ate lunch, which I haven’t been doing as often as I should, but when I don’t I eat plenty for dinner, no worries! Then I was done for the day because I started getting vertigo from my ear infection that doesn’t seem to be going away, so I laid down for a bit, then ate dinner, and now I’m writing to you!
On my way back from dinner, I took a picture of the sunset. It was really pretty today because the weather was good :)
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I don’t know when (I won’t say if, because I feel like you do read them) you’ll see this, but make sure you eat well today! I hope today is a good one. Or at least an okay one. They can’t all be great haha. But I hope you get to smile :))
Thinking of you and writing this letter today helped me get through the day :)) I’m looking forward to writing you letters for a long time :)) I hope they help you feel supported and I’m not the only one benefiting from this haha
Today’s song recommendation is one that fits the weather today, “The Open Boat” by Primary & Anda. It’s chill electronic music with an uplifting feeling to it.
Hoping for your happiness,
Emily Grace
❤️