adjusting

So here I sit once again in the PC bang near my school... Tonight it's a lot more crowded since I came in the evening as opposed to the morning when I'm usually here.


This morning before class I took the subway out to Ori station to see if I could find the Walmart there. It was nowhere to be found but I did manage to locate Carrefour, a big mall where I've been told to buy a cell phone. Unfortunately they were closed so I suppose I'll have to go back some other time. After that I went to Moran station in the complete opposite direction. Moran is a lot less "new looking" than any of the other places I've been to in Bundang. All the streets there are filled with vendors trying to peddle their goods to the passers-by. I actually found an Asics shoe store while I was there so I'll have to go back some time and get a pair as soon as I get my first paycheck.


While I was in Moran I actually got approached by this cheerful Korean guy who apparently wanted to practice his English with me. I've been told this is a common occurence so I wasn't really too worried. I told him and some of his friends that I was from the USA and am here to teach English. The guy sitting next to him (who might have been his dad actually) kept suggesting that we should go out on a date (I think). Next the guy who originally started talking to me told me I have "pretty eyes". I got a good laugh out of that but decided to move on since there was still so much I wanted to see there. I came across the most disturbing thing I've seen in Korea thus far...all along this one street there were many dogs in cages. I recognized the breed to be the kind that they use for meals made with dog meat. I'm guessing they were soon to be sold to different restauraunts who serve the popular dish. Koreans think eating dog meat is good for their health but personally I still think it's a little bizarre...I would never do that myself. I'll stick to kim bap, thank you very much.


Speaking of which...I had the most amazing kim bap (similar to sushi but with assorted vegetables instead of fish) tonight for dinner. I bought it at this place near my apartment for just 2500 won (about $2.50). That same dish in a Korean restaurant back home would have cost me about 6 or 7 dollars. Gotta love how cheap everything is here...not to mention tasty. I don't think I've had one thing to eat here that I haven't liked, but then again I'm not really into typical American fare. Give me sushi over hamburgers anytime.


Anyway, things are going great on my end. I started teaching classes yesterday and so far it's been easy to pick up. No problem at all actually. But it is only the second day after all...


Ok, I'm off to go running for a bit before bed. Goodnight everyone!!! :)