(caption: meal on the plane)Hello from Korea! I made it safe and sound and the 14hr plane ride from chicago wasnt as bad as I thought it was going to be. I sat by a guy who is a recent grade of Ripon College (WI) and he's korean going back home to visit his relatives. We chatted, I used him to translate something for me, and we played "Egyptian Rat Screw" the card game.. It was entertaining. My first korean meal was bibimbop (beef, rice, sprouts) with seaweed soup, korean style pickles, and cantalope and honey due. I got seasame oil (soy sauce is a US thing!) and a tube that looked like a mini-frosting tube but was actually a tube of "red hot pepper paste" ... yuuumm... I decided to be daring and put a little in my rice (when in Rome right) and it didnt burn my nostrils so thats good.
Birth Father, Brother, Cousin (who speaks english) and her little girl picked me up. We drove to the school then to my apartment only to find the air conditioner leaking on my bed! Brother and father to the rescue!! they fixed it and I stayed there last night. Now if you saw/heard about my apt in Flagstaff, you'll be impressed that I can live in something smaller than that... Gotta love the bathroom/shower/sink combo. Nothing like taking a shower and a potty break at the same time!
We all had dinner - pork, bean sprouts, kimchi (which I didnt eat), and some other stuff I didnt know along with a 24oz bottle of Cass beer :) that I knew and drank all of. Father offered a shot of whisky but I had to pass that time.
The next 7 work days consist of observing english teachers and doing an orientation. I've met all the foreign teachers I'll be working with - Travis from australia, Roisin, a girl from Northern Ireland, David from Michigan, Jackie and Ashley from Cali (northern and southern respectively), Charles and another David but I'm not sure where they are from. I'm 1 subway stop away from work but a $2 cab ride or a 25 min walk so thats nice.
Until next time ... check out http://community.webshots.com/user/megshep09 to see pics of my "officelet"
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