Sunday Sunday

Sunday's are the best. When I woke up today, I needed American food. I was so hungry. So I met a bunch of people at Outback Steakhouse for a late lunch. It was delicious and fun. Then we took a subway downtown because we were going go to a hookah bar but decided to stay outside instead since the weather was great. It's FINALLY cooling off here, I've been chilly for the first time!

Anyway, there were some teenage boys on the subway that were cracking me up, but I don't think everyone else was as amused as me. They got up so we could sit down but I was fine standing. Then I saw them doing Rock, Paper, Scissors, which is a big decision making tool here. Then I think whoever lost came over to me and told me to sit down, so I did. Then they started rock, paper, scissors again and one came over to me and asked my name. So I told him my name and he went back to the group and they discussed the next question. Rock, paper, scissors again. One comes over. "Where are you from?"
"Pennsylvania."
Them: "Pennsylvania." "Oh." "California." "How old are you?" "Where are you going?" Something about dancing...Rock, paper, scissors.
"Where are you going?"
Brad: "Hell."
So the kid told his friends we were going to hell. Then we had to get off. The rock, paper, scissors for who was going to talk to us was hilarious and so totally Korean.

We sat outside and played a game and then climbed a mini mountain to a beautiful view of the city.



I love this city. It's so pretty and friendly and feels like home :-)

Sorry

Sorry sorry I haven't posted in a long time. Honestly, I just haven't been feeling it. There was a little bit of time where I just wasn't myself. But I think I'm close to me again :-)

So what's happened in the past 2 months? I went to China with Kate and Ashley...it was a rough trip, but we got to see the Great Wall and the Temple of Heaven. It was definitely more different than Korea. Cab drivers didn't stop for us and the smog was DISGUSTING!!! I honestly didn't know what smog was until Beijing. I cannot believe that people can live like that. Anyway that trip ended with Kate seriously sick in a Beijing hospital, me sick on the plane home, an overreaction by the school to Kate not being able to come home and then a midnight run. Fun stuff. I don't want to talk about it :-)

It was SO HOT in August. But in August I really realized that I got lucky and have an amazing group of friends here :-) Even if they like to drink a little bit...

My first semester ended and a new one started! So far I'm liking the new semester. I like the books I'm teaching out of now much more than before. I have a few reading classes and my first official middle school classes. I also got my favorite class from last semester again! Plus a few extra students in that class. I tried to get a good picture of them on their last day last semester but Harry kept getting in front of the rest of them and they were not happy.



Don't let that adorable smile fool you...he has his days, but I do really like that class :-)

MY birthday is coming up!! It will be spent in Vietnam. I'm so excited. It looks amazing there.

I finally ate live octopus last weekend. I had a LITTLE bit to drink which probably helped me do it. It wasn't that bad I guess...I probably won't do it again.

OK, so there's an update for now. I promise to be better from now on...