Three Weeks Already?

Ok, so I apologize for just now getting to another blog post, it's been longer than I expected. I'll try not to ramble on too much.

It's been three weeks since I've been in Korea....that's weird for me to think about. Because really, it doesn't seem like it's been that long at all. I feel that I just arrived in Seoul last week. But then again, I also feel like I've been here for months, in the sense that I'm settled in and feel comfortable here. I've already passed the point of Korea being the longest time I've spent in another country. And I've got a long way to go. :)

Perseverance

And so it begins, another week of school.

This time is different than last, better, because the sounds of laughing and talking children now fill the halls again. I didn't realize how much I would miss not teaching last week, but I really did.Despite the fact that I've only got one day of teaching done since I've been here, it was so different, not having kids around the school last week. I mean, there were some good points, because I got to clean and organize my classroom in peace, but still, it just doesn't feel quite like a school without kids running around everywhere.

1 Week Down, 51 to Go?

Wow, I can't believe I've been here for a week already. I know it doesn't feel that way. I keep thinking I've only been here a few days. I mean, in the long run, 1 week is just a small portion of my year here, but being on my own in another country for 1 week is huge. All of my other foreign travels have been with fX, so I was with a group of people, all the time. And while it's a little unbelievable to know that a week has passed, I take it as a good sign. Time flies when you're having fun right? And yeah, I'm having a lot of fun here. I mean, I haven't done too much, in terms of stuff you would expect a tourist to do, but I've been completely enjoying my time here in Korea. If I haven't mentioned it before, Korea is already feeling like home to me. I can walk to the store and get what I need, without having to think about using a translator, I'm comfortable with going out and exploring the city on my own.

Today has been an interesting day. It's proven to me that I'm going to have to stay busy, so that I won't be preoccupied with thoughts of back home.

Let's start from the beginning. First, I slept though the whole night! I went to bed around 11pm and didn't wake up til my alarm went off at 7am. This is a big step on getting past my jet lag! Today was my scheduled day to go to Suwon and apply for my alien registration card. And since there are no classes this week, we had the whole day to do so.

The List

The title of this post is simple and straightforward. Basically, I was up at 3 am on Saturday (cause I wake up at 3 every morning, while still getting used to the time change) and I wrote up a list of things which I found interesting, or just discoveries over the past few days since I've been here. There is no certain order to it, I just wrote them as I thought of them. Enjoy!

1) All Koreans ask a lot of questions about you and you life when they first meet you.
2)No one gets up from the meal table until everyone is finished.
3)Don't start eating until the eldest person at the table has begun to eat.