So I've done it. After months of talking about it and debating with myself and driving my friends and family up the wall due to chronic indecision--or my insatiable desire to be the center of a conversation (which one it is I haven't decided yet). It's a little past 1 am here. I'm jet-lagged after the plane ride and some awesome in-flight Korean movies. Check out the movies "Heartbeat" (the Korean version of John Q) and "Meet the In-Laws" (aka Meet the Parents).
I caved and started a blog. Who knows how long I will actually keep it up. Please excuse the bland context of this first post. I am in no mood for creative juices to be flowing....26 hours of being awake does that to you. But I might have lots of free time on my hands. I have a phone that calls internationally for next to nothing and WIFI. OH! And a cat named Charlie who is deathly afraid of me as of right now, but that's just a couple of bags of catnip away from being friends.
I live on the east side of Daegu. About a 25 min metro ride away from downtown and the ex-pat hang outs. I don't work weekends and my days start at 2pm and end at 10pm....so far so good. I actually live in a multi-room apartment by myself...and the cat Charlie of course. The bathroom is a room itself but SURPRISE no sink. Guess Im cleaning the pearly whites in the kitchen every morning.
I heard that I wont get much of a Christmas break (sorry Luther, lets plan later) but I will get 3 days plus a weekend for something like a Korean thanksgiving and about a week for the Lunar holiday off in January. Japan is only a few hours away by TRAIN (underwater apparently?!?!) and Seoul is the same in the opposite direction. I plan on getting a tailor-made suit while I'm here.
I had my first dinner with my boss tonight. I managed to spill only one plate and did so with copious amounts of bowing and Kor-englishing some sorrys afterward. I love the food though. Lots of vegetables and kimchi but no gym in sight. Must get insanity mailed to me for bored cold Korean winters.
I look forward to hanging out with the other ex-pats my age on my street and exploring downtown soon since I don't actually teach until August 2nd.
I HAVE MADE A GRAVE ERROR..............I have misplaced my Olympus USB chord that connects to my computer....so no pic downloading for now....I'll send you the address as soon as I get it!
Stay classy San Diego,
~CP
Haha, no it's not by train to Japan. It's either by boat (hydrofoil) or plane from Busan. I flew and we were in the air maybe half an hour. Still worth going, even if it's not on an underwater train!
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