Soo hott...

Found out I can blog from my phone? 아사!! (I think that's how you spell it.)

And one more sleep before Vietnam?? Double 아사!!!

Anyways, before I abandon Korea for the next couple of weeks, I want to share with you the wonders of 떡볶이 (pronounced Dok-bok-i).

It's a Korean snack that you can buy through street vendors, but my co-teachers and I order it through a little mom and pop place. What it is, is rice cake in a special red sauce made with chili peppers. But generally, you can order a not-so-spicy kind. You can also order other things to dip into the sauce.

Regardless of the hot weather and the constant sweat that drips off my face...I can't seem to get enough of it! Mashisoyo!

Well, it's time for me to clean up the apartment (and probably start packing) for my brief adventure into Southeast Asia!! See you all in a couple of weeks!

The explanation!

So again, I apologize for the lack of blogging that I have done here in Korea.  As I said before, there IS an explanation...and this is the only logical explanation that I have:

The first few months of living here in Korea has been a (cliche) "roller coaster," emotionally, mentally, as well as physically.

I'll admit, there hasn't been a time where culture shock kicked me in the butt here in Korea, and quite honestly, I don't think the shock will ever come.  If any has come at all, it's the shock of how easy it almost was to adjust here in Korea.

Before I came to Korea, I decided not to do any research because I liked the thrill of the unknown.  With that, I did not know how developed Korea really was.  They have everything at arms-length, and everything can be easily found (except for postcards...I don't understand it!)  I began to think that Korea was nothing different than living back at home, aside from the obvious language barriers and the family and friends I missed and didn't have here.  I became discouraged by this.  After Cody left, I began missing home more than I ever wanted to and unconsciously shut an eye to the world that I was living in.

Eventually, my routine "homesickness" faded and since then, my whole perspective has changed.  There is something that I learn to love/hate about Korea every day, from the squatters to the tempered adjumas.

So hoping from now on, posts may be short, simple, and more frequent...but yet, they'll still bring you into the awesome life I live in!

And I'll start right now!

It's basic Korean/asian culture...but really, not so basic:  Squatters.

Vile-looking they are, and it took me some time to adjust, but I can proudly admit that I am an amazing squatter.

I am pee-pee-feet freeeee!!!