A Taste of Home

Pizza and native English speakers! :)


Yesterday was a fantastic day here in Anseong! I went out for my first run! There is a river that runs though the city, I live about 3 blocks from it, so I ran down to the river and ran along side it till I couldn't go any further, then ran off on some road to try and get to the base of one of the mountains. I came quite close to the mountain, not sure if there is some good hiking there, I bet there is! Today I am likely to not run due to the freezing temps (currently -12c *feels like -16* outside!) I hope it will warm up later. 


After my run, I walked over to the Domino's pizza and successfully ordered a p'i-ja! 

It came with a side of garlic sauce, pickles, hot sauce, and a little gift, the pizza was wrapped with a bow. The gift is very useful, its a clock/pen holder. The pizza was good, the crust is not the same as in the US, but I didn't complain. 


I took some time to explore the downtown too. I found a dunkin donuts and had a americano :) yum coffee! I also picked up some supply's/materials to decorate my classroom with. 


On my way back I ran into a fellow American. He showed me a few useful places: Picasso's, the GYM, and Oasis. Every Tuesday night a group of native English speakers get together at Oasis and play a Quiz game at a bar, so I'll be sure to attend that and meet some other foreigners! He and another gentleman had plans for a huf (beer) at Picasso's yesterday evening and he invited me to attend. While there, he had invited some of the other foreigners to stop by and meet me! So I met 5 new people yesterday. I look forward to Tuesday night and getting to know them all. I'll be sure to check out the gym soon, he said its 40,000 won a month to be a member. I'm not sure if I need my alien card or not to join, but I'm going to check it out this week.