In no particular order…
#1. Dr Fish – The fish pedicure. It’s unexpectedly relaxing to have little bitty fish nibble all over your feet removing the dead skin. The first time it was a little gross but it immediately crossed over to becoming really, really cool. Also, it costs only $3-4 for an unlimited amount of time so it’s a fun inexpensive afternoon. It’s nice to just grab a book, a cushion for the floor and sit back and relax.
Even though I have all but abandoned my blog this month I have been keeping very busy otherwise. In effort to regroup and reprioritize my remaining 4-5 months (though I will be signing another year contract this Fall) I am posting an updated version of my “Everything I Want To Do In Korea” that was originally posted December 2, 2011.
I’ve definitely kept busy…but there’s a lot more that I want to do still.
1. Learn the language. -I have a private tutor that I meet with twice a week so I think I’m doing fairly well on this one.
2. Yoga. -I liked it! And then I fell out of the habit of doing it when I got sick.
3. Dr Fish. -Love it! Top 10 favorite things about Korea
4. Mountain climbing – h.a.r.d.
5. Cherry Blossom Festivals in the Spring – Beautiful!
The following is written by Allison. Be nice, it’s my first blog ever. Amy is sleeping, so I’m taking over.
Saturday night we had dinner at a new Korean BBQ place across the street from Amy’s apartment. It’s the traditional take your shoes off and sit on the floor kind of place. And it was delicious! (Are you noticing a recurring theme here?? Korean food is fantastic! Well, most of it.) (Amy wrote this paragraph before passing the torch to me!)
So I dropped out of Korean class. A few weeks ago. It just wasn’t really working for me. The class was structured for people who want to learn the Korean language in all it’s entirety. I want to learn survival Korean. How to get from here to there. How to order is restaurants. How to count to ten.
A small group of us have decided to continue to have our own study group on Saturdays. Needless to say, the studying thus far has been, well, less than productive.
This week we had sushi and cupcakes.
That’s my name in Korean… weird, huh. If you were to pronounce it as written you would come up with this…
A-E-mE Mek-Cul-LO-Su-Key
When I first saw it written this way I protested greatly with my limited knowledge of the Korean alphabet. Now that I’m taking Korean classes and know the letters and the rules of how they are used, I no longer protest it. Well, I don’t understand the A-E-mE part, but I can deal with that.
I’m on vacation for the next five days for the Lunar New Year. Due to the holiday the entire city shut down today for the next three days. And as I sit here drinking Coca-Cola out of a whiskey glass, I realize that I honestly have nothing culturally exciting to say. Nada.
So instead, I thought I should make this blog educational. Enter: Lunar New Year.
I’m failing out of Korean class. I’m trying, but it’s just not working out. I would also like to say that today, out of 25 students, I was one of only three that had done my homework. That should count for something. I’m one of the newest foreigners in the class so I accept that as part of my struggle, but still. When I am doing something within a group, I need to be the best. It’s the youngest child syndrome in me.
