The Good:
-WHOOO HOO 4 Day Long Weekend!!
It's Lunar New Year so we get 4 days off in a row. FUCK YA BITCHES. We are going to venture into Seoul, it's going to be crazy, and additionally busy becasue it's the long weekend and everyone travels and shops. Stay tuned!
-Shanna and I are in a PC Bang (internet shop) it's filled with kids smoking, eating chips and playing computer games loudly.
-It was super nice on Thursday and I basically have the whole day off, so I went for a 4 hour walk; drinking beer on the street and eating street food and getting lost in the city. It was a great time. ..Shanna was slaving away teaching.
-Adam has a great hookup for us in his friend Anthony. Anthony sells wires. Anthony is Korean and goes on Business trips to America. Anthony has a van! so yesterday we went to Home PLus (Home PLussa) which is HUGE with 5 levels of shopping with some great deals. We bought loads of booze, a coffee maker, table, mirror, basketball, towels, bathroom mat and real cheese. Our home is getting much more cushy. We are getting a phone next week and interent hopefully soon.
-Last night we went out with some fellow teacher's to BEER OCEAN. Korean men typically go out with co-workers and consume gross amounts of booze after a long workday. They were drinking Soju (that Korean Vodka-Wine that's dirt cheep--$1.50 bottle) and passing out at their tables. In Korean fashion Shanna and I tied one one. The Beer Ocean was flowing fierce...which brings me to the bad
The Bad:
-While beers are cheap cheap you don't hesitate to drink that last one..or two..or three. Shanna was "Ralph Shonfelding" while I passed out at the apartment. Needless to say, we are a tad bit hung.
[for some reason shanna was ordering Orange Blossoms and L.I.I.T's--NEVER AGAIN!! she exclaimed this morning]
-Korean's are very leary of carcinogens and proclaim "GOOD HEALTH" on many of their products and signs. They don't let food char being afraid of cancer. Curiously they all smoke cigarettes like chimney's. Last night at Beer Ocean and later Rob's house. I got the Hot Box treatment Shanna Rob and Adam, I swear, they smoked 3 packs between them.
-Shanna has a renewed zest for smoking: having Adam as a smoke buddy and having quality American cigarettes available everywhere (even flower shops sell cigarettes) for $2.50
The Weird:
-I need to explain something. Shanna has two classes that are absolute saints: (the classes are named Dryad and Pegasus). They are curtious and speak great English. My classes, however, are A.D.D. and WIIIILD (Dragon and Unicorn class). . Anyways Shanna's classes are graduating in a few weeks. So my kids move up a level and now they're Shanna's.
-For me, I get the brand new tiny tots that don't know a lick of English and shit their pants. Since these kids have never been taught English I have to start from the beginning which includes giving them their English names! (that they keep for years!) I seriously can't wait. I'm always thinking of new names. Right now I think I'm going to name a class after the Ninja Turtles if there's 5 call one Splinter. But I dunno, I really like Latino names too.
If you've got good name ideas comment on this post and I will take them into consideration. Anything goes!
-D