It's Sunday night in Seoul and I am gearing myself up for another week of work. I really like teaching and the kids are so smart. The days are what gets me. I have to be at work at 9 AM and I don't leave until 7:30 PM!!!! I do have a lunch break and an hour afternoon break but it is still a long day and that is normal for Koreans to work. Let's just say my last job was not like this!
This past weekend I met my friend Emily, who is teaching at another Poly school in Seoul. We met at the Olympic Park. It was nice to see a familiar face from college and interesting to hear how our schools are different though they are both Poly schools, just different locations. We went out to eat at a restaurant and had the Korean style of sushi. The only difference was the fish was not raw but it was still wrapped in seaweed and very tasty.
Today I took the subway back to Seoul to meet Gena. She is a friend of a friend and she is Korean. Gena's major in college is English Education so her English is perfect! It was nice to go out to lunch with someone who knew exactly what everything was. I had noodle tofu soup and it was delicious. Korean food is extremely SPICY and HOT!!!! The soup was boiling when it was served. I am getting used to the spices they use in everything and so far I have had some great food. I am proud of myself that I have not gone to a Western style restaurant yet but, I know the day will come soon when I am craving American food.
Here is my random/cool/good fortune story of the weekend. Last night when I was riding the subway back to Bundang, a young woman asked me in English if I needed help. She saw me looking at the subway map. I knew where I was going but, talked to her for a few minutes. She spoke English and asked why I was in Korea, etc.
Today I am getting off the subway and walking out of the station when a Korean girl flags me down. It was the same girl from the day before! She saw me and recognized me. It was a different subway station from the first time I met her. I was on my way to meet Gena and she was going on a blind date at Outback Steakhouse. Talk about random. Seoul has 15 million people and I run into the same person two days in a row at different spots in the city!! We talked some more and exchanged e-mail addresses. She was so nice and said she can show me around Seoul. We both couldn't believe we saw each other again and she said it must be good fortune!
It was a good weekend and I am looking forward to seeing more of Seoul!
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Wow! First of all, I don't know if I could be able to handle such long days like that. You must be pooped! But I'm glad you are having some fun too- like eating tofu noodles.. that sounds like something you can get at Whole Foods? I'm happy to hear your week went well so far. I'm almost done at DePaul- just another week left. I went to the University of Wisconsin in Madison on Friday to see their vet school. Madison is a crazy place, but I loved it.
ReplyDeleteTake Care until next time.
Ness