Sports week!!

I'm a little slow this week, but wanted to say a little about our volleyball tourney last weekend. On saturday we were scheduled for the first game, which was 10am! Early for many of us here, especially my teammates that drank the night before! Anyway, we lost the first game and had to wait about 2 hrs or so until our next game. It was double elimination and about 15 teams were in it. But....we came back and beat everyone else to get to the championship game, which was between 5 or 6 pm already! The team we played in the final game was the team that beat us the first game of the day, and they beat us again...barely...both times barely! So we took 2nd but all had a good time.
It was really odd being at this nice Korean beach with a ton of foreigners...and some Koreans watching as well. Also, it was only like 60 degrees or so, but sunny all day, and I got sunburned! Next time I'll bring sunscreen!

Also...last week we went to a soccer game...it was Busan vs JeJu...which is a smaller island off the south coast. There aren't that many people at the game, but it was fun. Its the same stadium the World Cup was held in 2002. And it was funny to see people eating ramen noodles at a game!

Good times!

This has been a great weekend! On saturday I met up with this girl Meryl who I met on facebook actually. Haha. She came to Korea about the same time as me and we decided we both like volleyball so we put together a beach volleyball team for a tournament next week. So anyway, I met her and then a few of her friends came and this other girl that I had recruited for our team. We thought there would be a net set up at Haeundae beach because they supposively play every weekend, but there wasn't! So we made a imaginary court and played anyway! It was fun though!

After that we ventured over to a littl taco place, which is hard to find here! It was actually pretty decent Mexican food for being in Korea. After that Meryl, this other guy Bob and I went to the Aquarium. It wasn't that big of an aquarium but it was pretty cool. I guess you can go swimming with the sharks, but we didn't do that! After that we met up with a bunch of other foreigners and went to a couple bars and I met lots of interesting people! Good times!

Oh...click on the picture link at the bottom for new pics of all this.

The New Feeling of Soda Beverage!

MILKIS.....I'm not sure if you can read it well in the picture, but I tried this new drink today. I stopped at the local place I buy groceries, Hangul Mart, which is a tiny little store a short walk down the street, and got some milk and a few other items. Basically what they did is take your everyday milk, and add sugar and carbonated water, so its like this sweet soda. If it sounds weird its because it is weird. But it is sooo good! I highly recommend it!

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I got jabbed in the arm!...and it was still a great day!

So I'm only on my 3rd full day here, and things are getting better everyday. I love it! Today in between a couple of my classes, our school director, who acts very nervous and speaks very little english, took me to the hospital. Don't worry (dad), its all part of the deal in coming here! I had an eye test, hearing test, blood test, urine test, and chest xray. It all took about twenty minutes. Very efficient and clean hospital.
Then....today after work three other teachers and I took a cab to Home Plus, which is like a big department store here, because we all needed some stuff. The coll thing is we are all four from different countries, Canada, Australia, U.K., and the U.S. But they are all really cool kids. I got some Korean food, some "western" food, a drying rack for my clothes (we have no dryers), and slippers for work (you have to take of your shoes when you enter a building).
Overall it was a great day and I'm starting to like it more each day!

Wow, I am in Korea!

So I arrived Monday night in Korea, and it has been a crazy rollercoaster ride ever since! I got into Busan around 8pm, and recruiter brought me to my apartment, where my new boss met to let me in the apartment. The very next morning, with no time for training or rest from the 13-14 hour trip, I was thrown into the classroom.
Its so funny because in preparing to come here, I worried about everything else EXCEPT the one thing I should have: dealing with kids! I never thought kids were scary until now. Plus I there is a different teaching manual and lesson plans for each class, and there are about 8-10 classes a day. The classes only last 40 min each, but it is rough!! But I am still learning and will get better in time.
Anyway, overall I am happy I came and it is already an adventure that I will not soon forget!