This weekend I saw the likes of Songton, Seoul, and Budang. Friday night I was out in Songton, had my first experience at a norabong, which is karaoke, but you have your own room! Fun thing to do with a group of people. The night started with some Turkish food. The city we went to was a little over an hour from Anseong (not all that far but the bus took a little while), it is home to an army base and therefore surrounded by foreigner things. Saturday, I was off to Seoul for some american food in Iteawon and then some shopping - Korean style! I went with 2 of my friends and we walked around this great shopping area, tons of little shops. Some were great, with cute clothes that were cheap and others were very pricey. Most all of them only had a small selection of clothing and only 1 or 2 sizes for each item. So many shoe stores ranging from high class to super cheap but super cute! I found a store that had everything for 19,000won. I only bought 1 pair but by that time I had quite a few bags and couldn't carry much more. I'll be back there soon! After shopping, a friend and I navigated our way from Seoul to Budang - which is just SE of Seoul but still on the subway system. Budang is home to 2 of my friends from WMU!!! Also, the person I went to see them with also went to WMU. It was great to have a college reunion in South Korea! We went out to a few foreigner bars, a dance club, and ended the night at a norabang! Sunday included some Mexican food, a movie, and a bus ride in the snow back to Anseong! Good weekend, very busy!!
I have managed to meet tons of people so far. I have made friends with people in Seoul, I have friends from school near Seoul, made some friends in the next town over, and of course my friends here in Anseong. My social life has been rather vibrant! Much more then I expected!
This week at school, I started my 2nd camp, this one is the boys soccer team. There are 15 boys, all about 12 years old. Some are a bit talkative, nothing overwhelming... and nothing as tough as teaching in inner-city Houston!!! We only have 3 days left, the camp is only 1 week long. I have been giving the children participation points for answering questions and have told them the person with the most points will win a prize at the end of the week. I think it helps create some competition and keep them interested. Not to mention, my lessons are all on soccer and sports!
I've been doing a cooking class at school, I guess I should call it a baking class. I have to admit that I was a bit disappointed that all we have made/are schedule to make are baked good. I really wanted to learn how to make some good Korean food! The baked goods have been pretty tasty, they use an abundance of butter here, and I really am not a fan of that. They are very particular with presentation of the foods though. Everything must look good!
Today, I had my first frustrating experience. I was told I could leave school at about 3pm, encouraged to leave... the bus that I would take home is supposed to run every 30min or so I thought. After an hour of wasting time in the cold, I went back to the school. My co-teacher spoke with some of the other teachers only to find out the busy only comes at 2:40 and 4:20, it does not make a stop at all during the 3pm hour. UGH! At least I know for next time... :)
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