Jen & Jeff's Adventures

 
 

Take two as I forgot to publish the last one before moving pages!

Today we decided to head into the largest close town (Yongin I believe) in order to pick up a few necessities - for me this meant sandals, for others in our group it meant beer. We took the number 26 bus into Yongin from where ever currently are, and explored a Korean city. I was shocked to find that we ended up in the swanky part of town, complete with Nike, Adidas, Calvin Klein, Armani and North Face shops. I was looking for a cheap (read $5) pair of sandals and we were surrounded by expensive items!

Before we made it into any shops we decided to stop and take a picture of the Korean street. So, I took a pic of the group, and then a Korean guy came up to me and asked if we would like him to take the picture. After taking the picture he asked us what we were doing in Korea. We replied "teaching English". He wished us good luck as most Korean kids are bastards. He said that he was allowed to call them that because he was once a bastard towards his teachers in school.

Here's hoping that our kids are not too crazy. I'm looking forward to the first day of school (though a bit nervous too...) to find out what kind of kids I'll have. Whatever happens, I'm sure that it will be an adventure!

 


Comments

Cousin Steph

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 15:57:14

Jen, I taught a bunch of Korean kids when I was in Sydney and they were lovely. Some were a bit rowdy, but I think that's more of a kid characteristic than a Korean one! Good luck on your first day!

 

Jackie

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 00:28:17

Hahaha!! I can't believe that guy said that. Too funny. Glad to hear that you guys made it safely to Korea. Btw thanks for putting up the updates section on your home page. That will help reduce the amount of times I check your page and "hunt" for updates.

Jen...f'n hilarious that you put down you ate a yummy banana. And that's it. Here's to hoping you get more than just kimchi, rice and a yummy banana.

 



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