Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
Food
So tonight my coworkers invited me out to dinner to eat some gamjatang (see a previous post for more info). Apparently the restaurant we went to is famous throughout Korea for having some of the best gamjatang in the country. It was definitely better than the stuff I had before, even though that was also good. The bones were larger and had a lot more meat on them.
It was nice to be able to go out with them and talk. For the past few months they haven't been as talkative at school, so it was a nice change of pace. We had some interesting conversations on topics like basketball, music, traveling, and the pronunciation of English words written in Korean. The high point of the night though was when one of the teachers messed up on her pronoun usage and made the following statement: "Will it be okay if I go home with you by myself?" What she was trying to say was "Will you be okay going home by yourself?" I immediately told her she may want to rethink what she ahd said because her boyfriend may get a little angry. Everyone got a good laugh out of that one.
On the topic of food, it has come to my attention that the people that I ate with at the fish market have all come down with a pretty decent case of food poisoning. They have attributed it to the oysters that they ate. I managed to throw one down the hatch, but luckily I am symptom free. This is just another reason why I am not a fan of seafood.
It was nice to be able to go out with them and talk. For the past few months they haven't been as talkative at school, so it was a nice change of pace. We had some interesting conversations on topics like basketball, music, traveling, and the pronunciation of English words written in Korean. The high point of the night though was when one of the teachers messed up on her pronoun usage and made the following statement: "Will it be okay if I go home with you by myself?" What she was trying to say was "Will you be okay going home by yourself?" I immediately told her she may want to rethink what she ahd said because her boyfriend may get a little angry. Everyone got a good laugh out of that one.
On the topic of food, it has come to my attention that the people that I ate with at the fish market have all come down with a pretty decent case of food poisoning. They have attributed it to the oysters that they ate. I managed to throw one down the hatch, but luckily I am symptom free. This is just another reason why I am not a fan of seafood.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Fish Market
I went to a fish market with some of my friends on Valentine's Day. The market is apparently the second largest fish market in the world, behind the one in Tokyo. When we went, the wholesalers had already closed. The public section of the market is open 24 hours though. We decided to buy some random sea creatures and eat them. We were able to get 24 oysters for about $6, 20 jumbo prawns for about $15, two large plates of salmon sashimi for about $20, some large red fish for about $10, and a small live octopus for about $5. When we were finished making our purchases, we took them upstairs to a restaurant that cooked it all up. The fun part was eating the octopus. They cut the tentacles off and they stay moving for a good ten minutes. You have to chew them really well otherwise they can stick to the back of your throat and cause you to suffocate. Needless to say, I chewed very thouroughly.
This weekend I also managed to get out to a horse track to watch some races, and I also went to a basketball game. All in all it was a very productive weekend.
This weekend I also managed to get out to a horse track to watch some races, and I also went to a basketball game. All in all it was a very productive weekend.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Middle of February
Time is flying here. I just realized that next month I will be halfway finished with my contract. I am working on getting some more pictures posted, but I just went through some last night and they aren't the best quality.
This week has been interesting in that I have actually gone out two school nights. Mind you, I am not staying out all night or anything. I actually went out with a girl I met that lives ten minutes away from me (on foot) and met her coworkers. They seemed like nice people. I also went out with Dan and some of our friends to try gamjatang. It's basically a soup made with pork spine. It was delicious. Here's the wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamjatang
Other than that I am just living the life over here and having a good time.
This week has been interesting in that I have actually gone out two school nights. Mind you, I am not staying out all night or anything. I actually went out with a girl I met that lives ten minutes away from me (on foot) and met her coworkers. They seemed like nice people. I also went out with Dan and some of our friends to try gamjatang. It's basically a soup made with pork spine. It was delicious. Here's the wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamjatang
Other than that I am just living the life over here and having a good time.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Update
So I apologize for not posting much lately, but I have been a busy man. Here is a short list of things I have been up to:
-I had to write my end of semester student evaluations
-I went snowboarding during the Lunar New Year four day weekend
-I finally met up with Emma, a friend of a friend from back home
-I met a girl who lives one subway stop away. This is nice because now I have someone to hang out with locally
-I went to a dinner party hosted by Emma and met even more new people
-I bought a guitar to try and do something productive
-I went to the northwest part of Seoul for the first time
-I got to play with a monkey at work
When I get the opportunity I will upload some photos from these events. Here are some of the planned events and obligations for the near future:
-Oasis concert in April
-Jason Mraz concert this month
-Snowboarding this weekend
-Baroque art exhibit sometime before March
-Planning for and the start of the new semester
As you can see I have a lot on my plate. I couldn't ask for a better experience so far in Seoul.
-I had to write my end of semester student evaluations
-I went snowboarding during the Lunar New Year four day weekend
-I finally met up with Emma, a friend of a friend from back home
-I met a girl who lives one subway stop away. This is nice because now I have someone to hang out with locally
-I went to a dinner party hosted by Emma and met even more new people
-I bought a guitar to try and do something productive
-I went to the northwest part of Seoul for the first time
-I got to play with a monkey at work
When I get the opportunity I will upload some photos from these events. Here are some of the planned events and obligations for the near future:
-Oasis concert in April
-Jason Mraz concert this month
-Snowboarding this weekend
-Baroque art exhibit sometime before March
-Planning for and the start of the new semester
As you can see I have a lot on my plate. I couldn't ask for a better experience so far in Seoul.
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