Entries in May 2009
Everybody Panic! Swine Flu is in Korea!
Written by Kyle on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 in Korea, Republic of
Feelin' amused
It's hard to write sarcasm down, so please read the title sarcastically to yourselves. Good, that's the proper tone.Feelin' amused
So, officially, swine flu has made its way to Korea via some dirty, dirty foreigners who came to Korea infected after apparently licking some wild pigs. So, now they (and 56 other teachers) are under quarrantine in this strange land. It's hard enough living here some days, so I can imagine how much it sucks for them some days. In any case, you can read about it here: http://underquarantine.tumblr.com/. It has some quite amusing antecdotes into Korea, as told by the quarrantine members. This is my personal favorite line in regards to Korea: "Think about where you are, then think about what makes sense…now do the opposite!”
This Should Be My Palace.
Written by Bessie on Sunday, May 24, 2009 in Korea, Republic of
Feelin' happy
Gyeongbokgung translates into Palace of Happiness, and it's hard to be anything but happy while you're there. Feelin' happy
An elated Seoul tourist.
Wandering in Korea: Anyang City & the Chungang Market
Written by Bessie on Saturday, May 23, 2009 in Korea, Republic of
Feelin' happy
I had a Tuesday night free, and was thinking, "hey, I really miss random adventuring around." So I called one of my co-workers to find out how to take the bus to the center of the city we live in. I've never riden a bus here, and I don't understand what this means: 버스에 타, but I figured, meh, how hard could it be?Feelin' happy
"Take bus 3 from in front of the big outlet store, and get off in front of the big green building" he says.
Christmas for Teachers
Written by Kyle on Friday, May 15, 2009 in Korea, Republic of
Feelin' normal
Three weeks ago there was Children's Day (which is B.S. if you ask me...every day is children's day). Two weeks ago there was Parents' Day (a combination of Mother's and Father's Days). Finally, last week, there was the day to top them all: Teacher's Day.Feelin' normal
Just like a lot of non-religious based holidays, I'm sure that Teacher's Day has it's roots in getting people to buy more stuff. If so, it certainly worked. Throughout the day, we were each given various gifts from our students, ranging from soap to hand-made wooden make-up boxes. I was expecting a card with some half-assed "Happy Teacher's Day" written into it, but even the cards had thoughtful sentiments in them:
Craigslist, Schmaigslist
Written by Kyle on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 in Korea, Republic of
Feelin' excited
If you walked into our apartment a week ago, you would have seen one small table, two chairs, a small couch, and a whole lot of empty space. Now, there are two small couches, a desk chair, a "relaxing chair" (for lack of a better word), and a table with 2 chairs. Feelin' excited
How did we aquire all of this new furniture? Well, we didn't buy it off craigslist (which doesn't really exist in Korea), or get it new from the store. We're not theives, so we didn't steal it. To put it simply, people left out their furniture for garbage and we swooped it up.
