Today, in Korea I had perhaps the best meat I ever had. The name of it was Kae go-gi which in English means
Kae=Dog
Go-gi=meat
Yes, I have eaten dog meat. I must say it may be the best meat I have ever eaten. The first bite was the wierd one, maybe even the second one. I think it is because I have grown up in a country where this is deemed as abnormal. But anyways, it was great. It was in a type of soup. It tasted like a combination of beef and deer (Maybe any who read this are now thinking about changing to not eat beef and deer?) I definatly recomend to any American who goes to Korea to at least try it once. I think you will like it.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Classes
I taught most of the classes today. The main problems is that I go way to fast and talk fast. I wish the kids would be more open when I am going fast, but I guess they are to afraid to. The classes typcially go by real fast though. Usually from half hour blocks. The longest class is the one right after dinner. Usually this is because you eat a ton of really tasty Korean food, then the last two classes are hour long classes.
I went and worked out today at the park and got lost on my way back. I tried to find my way back for about 2 hours and finally hailed a taxi and told the driver C-Mart and he took me there. It was only a 1.25 so thank God for cheap taxis in Korea!
I went and worked out today at the park and got lost on my way back. I tried to find my way back for about 2 hours and finally hailed a taxi and told the driver C-Mart and he took me there. It was only a 1.25 so thank God for cheap taxis in Korea!
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Another long day...
Not that I am not enjoying myself. Quite the contrary, I love it here! The main issue I have is jet lag. Yesterday I made the mistake of resting my eyes for five minutes and I slept from 6pm until about 10 pm. After this I woke up and watched a movie and then could not sleep until after 3 am.
I decided to go exploring on my own at 6:30 and saw quite a bit of the city. I was also looking for a good church service too. I went to one and struggled to ask what time the service was and finally got an answer. which was 11 am. I had plans at this time so I decided to look around. I walked around and found one and the guy told me 8 and it was 7:45 am so I stayed.
Saw more of the city still getting acustomed. I saw dead dog to eat. I do plan on eating that and getting revenge on the dogs that have bitten me over the years, Mwahahahahahaha!!!
I decided to go exploring on my own at 6:30 and saw quite a bit of the city. I was also looking for a good church service too. I went to one and struggled to ask what time the service was and finally got an answer. which was 11 am. I had plans at this time so I decided to look around. I walked around and found one and the guy told me 8 and it was 7:45 am so I stayed.
Saw more of the city still getting acustomed. I saw dead dog to eat. I do plan on eating that and getting revenge on the dogs that have bitten me over the years, Mwahahahahahaha!!!
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Korea, I am finally here!
Well since the day and times are all messing with me it is hard to say the days these happened so I will do my best:
Wednesday evening: I could not sleep at all, to nervous about the flight. Mary and I spent a lot of time together. I think I fell asleep about 3 am.
Thursday: This was the big day. I got three hours of sleep though. We drove strait through to the airport with no problems. I got to the airport in Chicago about 9:45 am Chicago time, and the flight took off about 1:30 pm. I am not sure why I was told to have a three hour wait because I got right in the airport and was waiting from 10 am until about 1 pm. Maybe it is in case there are problems.
The flight was very uneventful. The bad thing was they sat me next to the wing in between two people. I was sick the whole trip due to motion sickness. The food was great. They served noodles with Korean beef for lunch and for dinner chicken and rice. They had this interesting roll with meat in it. Not sure what it was, except that it was delicious. The flight went over Michigan, Wisconsin, and several of the Rockie states, Canada, Russia, Japan, and finally Korea. I got several hours of sleep on the plane toward the end of the flight though.
Arrival: When I got there, there were these cards that I was given on the plane and I thought it was to fill out in front of the immigration (the way it worded it on the back of the paper made me think this. So I waited in line for about 20 minutes and then the girl told me I had to fill it out, so I went and filled it out and had to spend another 20 minute wait. I had a hard time finding the right baggage claim area for my stuff, but it may have been because the set it to the side because that is where I found it since it took a while at immigration. Next I went through customs and that was quick. Just handed a card to this guy and I went out. I was met by a teacher who has been here for a couple of years. We rode a bus to Chungju from Seoul. The Bus ride was 7 dollars (I did not have to pay for it and he bought me kim bop (Korean sushi). It was very delicious. There were two things that blew my mind on the trip back:
1. The roads were narrow and there were several times on these highways were the bus and two other cars were in the same exact lane.
2. I counted about one hundred cars in a row that had some kind of digital screen by the driver (this was when I started noticing a trend). I am not sure what it does except it may be a GPS system, a radio, newsbroadcaster, and a autopayer at toll roads.
We got to Chungju about 10 pm Korean time where I met the director Mr. Lee and he took me to my apartment. He gave me a cell phone to use with his number in case I had questions or had problems in Korea. I was thankful for this. He also had a few odds and ends for me such as bottled water, juice, milk and bread.
Today I am going to see some of Chungju and buy things for the apartment such as food.
Wednesday evening: I could not sleep at all, to nervous about the flight. Mary and I spent a lot of time together. I think I fell asleep about 3 am.
Thursday: This was the big day. I got three hours of sleep though. We drove strait through to the airport with no problems. I got to the airport in Chicago about 9:45 am Chicago time, and the flight took off about 1:30 pm. I am not sure why I was told to have a three hour wait because I got right in the airport and was waiting from 10 am until about 1 pm. Maybe it is in case there are problems.
The flight was very uneventful. The bad thing was they sat me next to the wing in between two people. I was sick the whole trip due to motion sickness. The food was great. They served noodles with Korean beef for lunch and for dinner chicken and rice. They had this interesting roll with meat in it. Not sure what it was, except that it was delicious. The flight went over Michigan, Wisconsin, and several of the Rockie states, Canada, Russia, Japan, and finally Korea. I got several hours of sleep on the plane toward the end of the flight though.
Arrival: When I got there, there were these cards that I was given on the plane and I thought it was to fill out in front of the immigration (the way it worded it on the back of the paper made me think this. So I waited in line for about 20 minutes and then the girl told me I had to fill it out, so I went and filled it out and had to spend another 20 minute wait. I had a hard time finding the right baggage claim area for my stuff, but it may have been because the set it to the side because that is where I found it since it took a while at immigration. Next I went through customs and that was quick. Just handed a card to this guy and I went out. I was met by a teacher who has been here for a couple of years. We rode a bus to Chungju from Seoul. The Bus ride was 7 dollars (I did not have to pay for it and he bought me kim bop (Korean sushi). It was very delicious. There were two things that blew my mind on the trip back:
1. The roads were narrow and there were several times on these highways were the bus and two other cars were in the same exact lane.
2. I counted about one hundred cars in a row that had some kind of digital screen by the driver (this was when I started noticing a trend). I am not sure what it does except it may be a GPS system, a radio, newsbroadcaster, and a autopayer at toll roads.
We got to Chungju about 10 pm Korean time where I met the director Mr. Lee and he took me to my apartment. He gave me a cell phone to use with his number in case I had questions or had problems in Korea. I was thankful for this. He also had a few odds and ends for me such as bottled water, juice, milk and bread.
Today I am going to see some of Chungju and buy things for the apartment such as food.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Korean dinner
Well, the family that I have been helping, mostly the husband to learn English since October had a huge meal for us. It was spectacular. I ate so much. The meal was to celebrate that I finally got my visa and that my departure date is May 20th. Here is a link to my pics:
http://picasaweb.google.com/esfes1025/KoreanDinner
http://picasaweb.google.com/esfes1025/KoreanDinner
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