Well, it has been a while... Yes I'm still alive. I have enjoyed my time here so far. I did start my training 6 hours after arriving, a little jet lagged. But, the other teachers are great and my boss is a very kind man. I love the little Korean kids, although I have not taken a class of my own yet. They are all soo cute!
Let's see... Maybe you all are curious about culture shock. I can't say I was really shocked, but somethings I've noticed. Rows of apartments that are all 20 stories tall and look exactly the same. Bathrooms that have a squatting stall in the Church. A Church service w/ 100,000 or so people in attendance. All the sports clothing stores I have seen only sell one brand, ex. Nike. The apartment bathroom has a drain in the floor so you can wash it down. Every building and restaurant has a drinking water system that supplies cold and hot water. And, most places have metal cups that look like a thermos lid for drinking. (When I get a digital camera I'll put up some pictures so you can see what I mean.) Food that you share from the same bowl or dish. But Korean food is Awesome! I even like the KimChi.
The town I live in, Kimpo, is a very new city it is only about 10 years old and it is about 10 minutes from Seoul. I guess the town has about 200,000 people in it. But, because the stores are stacked ontop of each other and the housing is stacked ontop of each other I am guessing the landmass of city is about the same size or smaller than Billings, MT.
My roommates are great so far. Although one is leaving on Saturday, I wish I had more chance to get to know her. She is from Los Angeles and speaks Korean fluently. The other is from China and speaks Chinese and Korean fluently, which gives me a unique opportunity. I teach her English and she teaches me Korean. All the other teachers are roomed with US citizens, and I guess you are pretty tired at the end of the day so most of them have not learned much Korean.
Ok, I went to Seoul and Inchon this weekend. Seoul is a neat city, although I can see that it will be more fun after I have learned more Korean. I think Seoul is now the largest city I have ever been in, 10,000,000 people. We went shopping for running shoes and a couple of other essentials I needed. Later, we went into Inchon, which is right on or near the sea. But somehow I do not believe that I have actually seen the sea yet. I'm really looking forward to the opportunity to goto the coast.
I am looking forward to the time when my Korean friends will be returning from the US so I can visit them.
Well I think I've blogged on enough for now;) And it is late here at the school 10:20 pm.
Let's see... Maybe you all are curious about culture shock. I can't say I was really shocked, but somethings I've noticed. Rows of apartments that are all 20 stories tall and look exactly the same. Bathrooms that have a squatting stall in the Church. A Church service w/ 100,000 or so people in attendance. All the sports clothing stores I have seen only sell one brand, ex. Nike. The apartment bathroom has a drain in the floor so you can wash it down. Every building and restaurant has a drinking water system that supplies cold and hot water. And, most places have metal cups that look like a thermos lid for drinking. (When I get a digital camera I'll put up some pictures so you can see what I mean.) Food that you share from the same bowl or dish. But Korean food is Awesome! I even like the KimChi.
The town I live in, Kimpo, is a very new city it is only about 10 years old and it is about 10 minutes from Seoul. I guess the town has about 200,000 people in it. But, because the stores are stacked ontop of each other and the housing is stacked ontop of each other I am guessing the landmass of city is about the same size or smaller than Billings, MT.
My roommates are great so far. Although one is leaving on Saturday, I wish I had more chance to get to know her. She is from Los Angeles and speaks Korean fluently. The other is from China and speaks Chinese and Korean fluently, which gives me a unique opportunity. I teach her English and she teaches me Korean. All the other teachers are roomed with US citizens, and I guess you are pretty tired at the end of the day so most of them have not learned much Korean.
Ok, I went to Seoul and Inchon this weekend. Seoul is a neat city, although I can see that it will be more fun after I have learned more Korean. I think Seoul is now the largest city I have ever been in, 10,000,000 people. We went shopping for running shoes and a couple of other essentials I needed. Later, we went into Inchon, which is right on or near the sea. But somehow I do not believe that I have actually seen the sea yet. I'm really looking forward to the opportunity to goto the coast.
I am looking forward to the time when my Korean friends will be returning from the US so I can visit them.
Well I think I've blogged on enough for now;) And it is late here at the school 10:20 pm.
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