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use the old picture link to see where I added more pictures to the first album....they only hold 60 so when I filled that one up I had to start over...this link and the last one take you to two separate sets of pictures

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Korea Me #5

I've had some Korean food now...I was actually here a few days before I ever had any. My first meal in Korea was at a McDonald's where I ordered the same exact thing I would have ordered at home. The next few were at my sister's house where we of course cooked American food, though we did have Korean ramen for lunch the first full day I was here. Some of you know my love for Korean ramen, but of course since I'd had that before I already knew I loved it. Tuesday I had tonkas which is basically a type of fried pork with an almost B-B-Q like sauce that you dip it in and rice. I stayed away from a vegetable-rice mix that was wrapped in seaweed; I think it was called kimbop and I also have avoided kimchee which is a dish they apparently eat with just about everything made from so oddly prepared cabbage. At least it's odd in my American opinion. To each his own, I may try it before I leave but some things take courage...lol......I've also tried bolgolgi which is a seasoned beef and vegetable thing. More Korean food to come but that's just the basics of what I've had so far.....

I'm in love with this little place called Happy Ria it's just this little snack store a block away from the school my sister teaches in. This lady makes fruit drinks and various snacks fresh and it's mostly little kids that go there. I'm addicted to this Kiwi drink she makes. Basically it's a whole kiwi ice and a little bit of kiwi syrup blended together so good.....it's 1300 won which makes it about $1.30 though that's not exact. I could go there everyday

Meguk: cultural differences

Meguk is what they call Americans over here. I am therefore a Meguk. In the US you don't think anything of it when you meet someone of another race than yourself (unless you've got some odd problem you need to deal with). Today when I was riding the subway sitting between my sister and her husband, and I looked up from my book I noticed something that to me was odd. Three Korean children staring at us as if we were the oddest thing they had ever seen. Not in a bad way, mind you, just in a curious way. I smiled at one of the little boys and he hid behind his mother a little. My sister said that's happed before and I found it kind of humorous. When you get out of the tourist areas and stuff and into the real city you may be the first American a child like that sees, or in my case the first white person.

Note: have you ever noticed how weird a person speaking another language fluently sounds when you have no idea what they're saying? now think of this, we sound just as weird to them....

Korea or Bust! #3

Well, third day of school went well...my sister wasn't feeling to well this morning so I got to do part of her classes :) ...right now they are preparing for exams so the only thing they do is a homework check and then they work on review problems and come up to the desk if they have questions. I've been answering questions during review time but today I got to do homework check! basically this means I read all the right answers for the problems they did yesterday and last night for homework and then I answered and questions they had about them. I did it for a couple of classes and had a lot of fun. I was teaching they were asking questions. It was great! did I mention that I had fun? ....They call me Miss Reynolds, and it was weird to finally be the teacher. However, my sister was there so if I had needed help it woulda been ok, but I got the hang of it. There are only two pre-calculus students and one was absent today so I got to work one-on-one with her. Fun stuff....I put some pictures up, I'm supposed to do some sightseeing in two weeks and I'm going to take some pictures at the school probably tomorrow so there will be some more interesting ones then....

for more pictures try http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=4030&l=398d3&id=601491547

Korea pictures #1

Random pictures from the airport and the way here

Korea or Bust! #2

Yesterday (Monday) I went to school with my sister and of course to all her classes. All the kids got to say their name to me and introduce themselves. They asked me some of the randomest questions. I got to help out a little. I answered a few questions for some of the students and I made photocopies and all sorts of interesting stuff like that. Believe it or not for me that was fun. I'm getting to ready to leave again for another day as it is Tuesday morning. (For those on the east coast I am 13 hours ahead of you)

Saturday we went to this place, I can't remember how to spell it I'll put the correct spelling in later, but it's pronounced E-tay-won ....It's like the tourist shopping place and stuff. They even have a starbucks over there....well, more later, I need to go

Korea or Bust! #1

It is currently 2 pm in Korea. I have been here for about 18 hours give or take an hour or two. I'm not counting specific....My sister and I are having so much fun together and we haven't even really done anything yet. My flight here was uneventful, long, but uneventful. But the main thing is I got here safely. I made is through customs and all that good stuff fine. It helps that I'm not smuggling drugs or anything stupid like that....
When something has happened I'll post again :)

...Title, title...who has a title?

ok so in less than a week I should be on my way to Korea....Finally getting to go see my sister :) and her wonderful hubby. I don't really have much else to say. This semester was killer but I made it through and managed to pass everything. Hopefully next semester will be better....