KOREA is weird and random sometimes like a video game world. I love it. In the fellow teacher community everyone agrees that Korea is a dream world.
Like never never land, you don't have to grow up here.
I had an amazing 4 day weekend.
Saturday: Hiked in the pouring rain. Then went out for drinks in Sinchon.
Sunday: Went to the beach overnight with a group of friends.
Ate clams.
Stayed up late into the night talking and drinking at a bonfire with a bunch of foreigners many of whom were from England or Ireland.
Monday: Had a pizza and movie night with friends.
Tuesday: Went shopping. Went to Rhythm and Blues for quesadilla's and beer on Cinco de Mayo.
Perfect weekend.
I am content and am avoiding sleep. The sooner I go to bed, the sooner I will be at work tomorrow. :(
I'm still thinking about Summer vacation in Vietnam, it sounds like my friends Mike, Nick, and Mina are going.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Sunday, April 5, 2009
huh
Wow, I haven't updated in forever. I was debating whether or not I wanted to even keep this blog.
I have been in Korea almost 6 weeks now. There is so much to say about Korea, that I get overwhelmed- oh where to begin...
Last night was really fun. I celebrated my birthday with a bunch of friends from Incheon and Seoul. We started the evening at a microbrewery in Gangnam and then ended up in Itaewon, where we danced and drank and ate grilled cheese and egg sandwiches from the street vendors. We stayed up all night and took the subway home at 5:30 in the morning. I slept on the subway. At 7:00 in the morning when I got home, I went to bed and slept till 4:00pm.
Korea:
1.) My favorite food currently is Chamchi Kimbap. For less than a dollar U.S. you can get a whole roll. YUUMMMOOO...
2.) The subway system is amazing and very well developed. It is extremely easy to use.
3.) Korean women love high heels. They wear them all the time, they'll walk 5 miles in them, no problem.
4.) Koreans aren't very safety conscious. I constantly see babies being held by their mothers in the front seats of cars. Jared said he saw a mother riding her bike with her infant in the front basket without a helmet.
5.) Everything rice: rice cakes, rice tea, rice for breakfast. Everything kimchi. Kimchi with every meal. Everything from the sea. I love anything with seaweed in it.
6.) Koreans live with their parents until they get married. - you see tons of couples everywhere in Korea. The men carry their girlfriends purses, and you see couples dressed alike in matching t-shirts. They all really want to get married. Men and women don't really hang out together one on one if they are just friends.
7.) The air quality sucks ass because we are so close to China. Currently it is yellow dust season. For like 2-3 weeks I was constantly coughing and sneezing, so I bought a mask. Now, I think I have adjusted which kind of frightens me.
8.) Koreans go to school 6 days a week, often for 12 hours a day. They take a test that determines the rest of their lives. Critical thinking isn't important. The suicide rate for highschoolers is really high because of the stress.
yeah, lots more to come on Korea.
I've been doing a lot of shopping, but I look forward to hiking, and camping in the summer, trips to the south and mudfest...
I have been in Korea almost 6 weeks now. There is so much to say about Korea, that I get overwhelmed- oh where to begin...
Last night was really fun. I celebrated my birthday with a bunch of friends from Incheon and Seoul. We started the evening at a microbrewery in Gangnam and then ended up in Itaewon, where we danced and drank and ate grilled cheese and egg sandwiches from the street vendors. We stayed up all night and took the subway home at 5:30 in the morning. I slept on the subway. At 7:00 in the morning when I got home, I went to bed and slept till 4:00pm.
Korea:
1.) My favorite food currently is Chamchi Kimbap. For less than a dollar U.S. you can get a whole roll. YUUMMMOOO...
2.) The subway system is amazing and very well developed. It is extremely easy to use.
3.) Korean women love high heels. They wear them all the time, they'll walk 5 miles in them, no problem.
4.) Koreans aren't very safety conscious. I constantly see babies being held by their mothers in the front seats of cars. Jared said he saw a mother riding her bike with her infant in the front basket without a helmet.
5.) Everything rice: rice cakes, rice tea, rice for breakfast. Everything kimchi. Kimchi with every meal. Everything from the sea. I love anything with seaweed in it.
6.) Koreans live with their parents until they get married. - you see tons of couples everywhere in Korea. The men carry their girlfriends purses, and you see couples dressed alike in matching t-shirts. They all really want to get married. Men and women don't really hang out together one on one if they are just friends.
7.) The air quality sucks ass because we are so close to China. Currently it is yellow dust season. For like 2-3 weeks I was constantly coughing and sneezing, so I bought a mask. Now, I think I have adjusted which kind of frightens me.
8.) Koreans go to school 6 days a week, often for 12 hours a day. They take a test that determines the rest of their lives. Critical thinking isn't important. The suicide rate for highschoolers is really high because of the stress.
yeah, lots more to come on Korea.
I've been doing a lot of shopping, but I look forward to hiking, and camping in the summer, trips to the south and mudfest...
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
I am really white I guess
I haven't written in this blog in such a long time. I was looking at the stuff white people like blog, and the new post was talking about taking a year off. It mentioned teaching English abroad. Also one of the recent posts was ugly sweater parties. Man, I fit into all of the white people categories which is kind of sad. I guess you can't escape who you are. Living at home since Dec 17th has made me realize this more and more. I see part of my parents in me which is completely frustrating. My Dad was laid off from his job at Buse Timber and Sales where he worked for 25 years, a couple of weeks ago. I basically wrote his resume and cover letter for him. he gets frustrated easily and tends to give up when he enters into new territory that he isn't familiar with. I think I take the easy way out sometimes when I am frustrated as well.
On the 6th through the 9th, Kelly, Dan and Tim are going to visit for the weekend for my going away party!!!!! It will be marvelous. I miss my San Francisco peeps.
The days creep by. I have my Visa, now I am waiting to hear back about my plane ticket. I believe I will be leaving the 14th or so. I guess that leaves me about 17 more days in the United States of America.
In a half an hour Lost will be on. I have been watching entirely too much T.V., and eating way too many home baked goods. I would love to lose a few pounds.
Today it was sunny and relatively warm. I walked around Greenlake with my parents and our dogs. We didn't talk much.
On the 6th through the 9th, Kelly, Dan and Tim are going to visit for the weekend for my going away party!!!!! It will be marvelous. I miss my San Francisco peeps.
The days creep by. I have my Visa, now I am waiting to hear back about my plane ticket. I believe I will be leaving the 14th or so. I guess that leaves me about 17 more days in the United States of America.
In a half an hour Lost will be on. I have been watching entirely too much T.V., and eating way too many home baked goods. I would love to lose a few pounds.
Today it was sunny and relatively warm. I walked around Greenlake with my parents and our dogs. We didn't talk much.
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