So last week was a very long one. I had to help substitute for a teacher who went home for the week so I didn't get Wednesday off like I usually do (I was up to 33hrs compared to my normal 21hrs). I don't mind working more hours, but you feel run down when everyone else is having fun while you're in the classroom. The weather has been especially ( Read more... )

So there's a big banner in the window of a storefront next to the school that says a Daiso is going to be coming soon *_* Daiso is a large chain of Japanese 100 yen stores that have branched out into other countries. In the US it's a dollar store, and in Korea it's a 1,000 won store. I'm super excited because the products they sell are a lot better ( Read more... )

I don't think 1 year is going to be enough time for me to be in Korea. It's already been a month, and I've barely explored but have never felt bored. I've been meeting a lot of really great people, and I finally have a phone so I expect to be doing a lot more.

The phone:

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Samchi is a fried mackerel that is offered at a tent/restaurant that is usually set up around night time not too far from where we live. Many restaurants close around 10 or 11pm so truck vendors and food tents are set up for those all night partiers that may be trying to sober up or are looking for something to eat after a long night of 노래방 ( ( Read more... )

So... Between Feb. 26th and today, Mar. 24th, I've lost 9 lbs. According to most health sites, that's a bit too fast, but I don't know what to do. I honestly thought I was going to gain weight since I've been drinking so much instant coffee (lots of sugar) and I've been eating a lot of BBQ, but that seems not to be the case. Maybe I need to sneak ( Read more... )

So remember my plans for sleeping tomorrow? Yeah... they just went out the window (at least for this week). Since I am one of the only people on monthly salary, they will give me hours before they give hourly people hours. Hourly people are paid for 24 hrs a week (whether they work them or not) and then paid more for all additional hours, monthly ( Read more... )

So I've heard mixed opinions on drinking the tap water, but I think the overall opinion is not to do it. Not even Koreans will drink the tap water. I split a 2 pack of wine glasses with a friend last week, she's an avid wine drinker, and I just like having a nice glass, but when I poured some tap water into it, it was kind of white. I don't know if ( Read more... )

"Teacher! You have long legs and a short body ( Read more... )

So the beginning of week 2 of teaching has started and I love all of my students. I had to substitute for another teacher, Jason, and his students were little demons compared to mine. It was a group of 4 boys and 2 girls and when you have 4 hyper-active boys all in the same room, it becomes a bit uncontrollable. My classes are overall a bit older ( Read more... )

So the Korean word for water 물 (mul) has a rolled L at the end... I can roll Rs but it seems I fail (quite epically actually) at rolling Ls :( I tried asking for water yesterday night, "물주세요 (mul chuseyo)" but they thought I said mu which is a pickled turnip dish that was already on the table ( Read more... )