So I'm a bit delayed on posting my week 3 recap. I need to get better about writing on here. The week started out relatively slow. Wednesday night I was in the grocery store and another co-worker came in. We bought our groceries and walked home together. As we were walking home, we met another co-worker in the alley and decided to go for a drink. What started as a
"Let's grab a beer" turned into a rather fun night. We wander off to "Beatles"--a neighborhood bar which still plays vinyl records and can find almost any "old song" you can dream of. As you can see in the pictures, they pin up the songs that have been requested over the years on the wall in the bar. Have a mentioned that this place rocks?
We were recapping our day and talking about the our worst children we teach. A Korean man came up to our table and said in broken English, I've overheard your conversation and I'd like to pick up your tab. We argued with him and told him it wasn't necessary but he walked away offended. The teacher who spoke the most Korean determined that they guy really wanted to buy our drinks. We then moved to the table with him and his brother and ended up having a great time. He ordered us a plate of squid jerky and began talking. (I don't recommend it. I ate it until I got to the tentacles and then had to stop!). We would try to throw out the random words of Korean that we know and they would get mad and tell us "No, no Korean. English only!" We lasted until 3 a.m. and then decided we better get home since we would have classrooms full of children waiting for us in the morning. It was a lot of fun to mingle with the locals! We all took pictures with them. I don't look so great but what are you gonna do?
My Saturday was rather uneventful. I deep cleaned my apartment and wrote evaluations for my kids. I've found the part of the job I don't like. It's writing these evaluations. I'm hoping that it becomes easier as I get to know the kids more but after two weeks of teaching on my own, I feel like I don't know enough about them to write these, but I gave it my best shot. Oh and being me I of course checked the internet out to find a tool to help me. I found one and the process became much easier. God bless the internet!
Sunday, I ventured out with my friend Carina and a group of her friends. We all met up in Hungdae (one of the college areas of town). We ate at a great Indian restaurant and took pictures in front of these random cement blocks that we painted with crazy things. They all decided I needed my first experience in a Korean Photo Sticker booth. You can easily get five people in the booth, you dress up however you want, pick the backgrounds you're going to be in front of, and act like you're five again. It was super fun! I chose a ratty red wig as my accessory. Once you're done taking the photos, you get to add even more designs like glasses, bows, stars, food, etc., to them with a computer. I've attached some photos.
We then were on to a DVD Bong another awesome thing Korea has that is not in the US. So you go to this DVD bong everyone pays 5000 won (like $3.00), pick a movie you want to see that is out on DVD, and you get you're own private room with a big projector screen to watch it in. It has super comfortable couches that you can relax and watch the movie. Talk about cheap entertainment. We watched "The Life of David Gale." If you haven't seen this, it's definitely worth your time. I attached a picture of Carina and I in front of the big screen.
There you have it Week number 3!
"Let's grab a beer" turned into a rather fun night. We wander off to "Beatles"--a neighborhood bar which still plays vinyl records and can find almost any "old song" you can dream of. As you can see in the pictures, they pin up the songs that have been requested over the years on the wall in the bar. Have a mentioned that this place rocks?
We were recapping our day and talking about the our worst children we teach. A Korean man came up to our table and said in broken English, I've overheard your conversation and I'd like to pick up your tab. We argued with him and told him it wasn't necessary but he walked away offended. The teacher who spoke the most Korean determined that they guy really wanted to buy our drinks. We then moved to the table with him and his brother and ended up having a great time. He ordered us a plate of squid jerky and began talking. (I don't recommend it. I ate it until I got to the tentacles and then had to stop!). We would try to throw out the random words of Korean that we know and they would get mad and tell us "No, no Korean. English only!" We lasted until 3 a.m. and then decided we better get home since we would have classrooms full of children waiting for us in the morning. It was a lot of fun to mingle with the locals! We all took pictures with them. I don't look so great but what are you gonna do?
My Saturday was rather uneventful. I deep cleaned my apartment and wrote evaluations for my kids. I've found the part of the job I don't like. It's writing these evaluations. I'm hoping that it becomes easier as I get to know the kids more but after two weeks of teaching on my own, I feel like I don't know enough about them to write these, but I gave it my best shot. Oh and being me I of course checked the internet out to find a tool to help me. I found one and the process became much easier. God bless the internet!
Sunday, I ventured out with my friend Carina and a group of her friends. We all met up in Hungdae (one of the college areas of town). We ate at a great Indian restaurant and took pictures in front of these random cement blocks that we painted with crazy things. They all decided I needed my first experience in a Korean Photo Sticker booth. You can easily get five people in the booth, you dress up however you want, pick the backgrounds you're going to be in front of, and act like you're five again. It was super fun! I chose a ratty red wig as my accessory. Once you're done taking the photos, you get to add even more designs like glasses, bows, stars, food, etc., to them with a computer. I've attached some photos.
We then were on to a DVD Bong another awesome thing Korea has that is not in the US. So you go to this DVD bong everyone pays 5000 won (like $3.00), pick a movie you want to see that is out on DVD, and you get you're own private room with a big projector screen to watch it in. It has super comfortable couches that you can relax and watch the movie. Talk about cheap entertainment. We watched "The Life of David Gale." If you haven't seen this, it's definitely worth your time. I attached a picture of Carina and I in front of the big screen.
There you have it Week number 3!
Squid Jerky! DVD Bongs! Korean Beatle Bars! Christine, you are a ROCK STAR! Monica and I are obsessed with your adventure!
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