So far our experiences with Korean people have been positive. The only negative would be the older people have a tendency to push their way through crowds. I almost got knocked over by a 60 year old at a subway station because I paused to double check the tunnel exit I was about to take. Luckily I have a husband that can sense I am about to fall and come to my rescue just before my face is about to meet the pavement. However it is a basic necessity to push your way through elevators, tunnels, subway exits, almost anywhere if you do not want to get stuck behind a mob of people. You might end up riding the subway across the river.
Last night Patrick and I rode the subway across the river to a stop called .....something with a "G" or a "Y" ??? Anyways we wanted to check out a massive food court in a mall because it said in our travel book that there is a large selection with Korean and global food choices. Global food choices? Anything other than the spicy dish I had for lunch sounds worth a trip across the river!! So we head over on the subway......there are three children sitting as we are standing next to them. They keep staring at us and one little boy got up the courage to say "hello." I said hello back and they all giggled. Then the younger little boy started to touch my finger nails!! The little kids thought it was so funny to stroke my fingernails because I have polish. I knew that cha ching cherry was a good color pick for the week but I wasn't expecting these types of results :) The children couldn't be older than 3, 5, and 7. So cute and giggly. It definitely felt like an Angelina and Brad moment. We are looked at constantly like we are famous. Patrick says it's because we have double eyelids.
Did you know Korean women get surgery to have double eyelids? On the 12th floor of Pagoda Tower is a plastic surgeons office. Every so often you see a women coming our with a bandage on her nose or some location on her face. Apparently Korean men think it is very attractive for a Korean women to have double eyelids. I had head about it before but until know never really engaged in a conversation about it.
Observing in the classroom has been fun. My observations were finished last night. Students always welcome you and want to know where I am from. Once they know you're a westerner, they look at you like you have just been to the moon and back. You are the most amazing and interesting person every, especially because I don't really look like them. Brian, it's true, I don't look a lick of Korean!! I always have to tell them that I am Spanish or Mexican for them to nod their head like, "I was wondering what you are!!" I get my class schedule sometime on Thursday and begin teaching on Friday. On the second day of class they require you to hand out a syllabus that contains all the lesson topics you will be teaching for the month. I will have my work cut out for me over the weekend.
Patrick is kicking butt at Direct English. He starts on Friday as well. Adults are eager to sign up with him because he is a westerner and has an MBA which means they think he has a strong insight on how business is run in America or that he is a very successful person. I say sign them up so mama can buy a new pair of shoes!!
We are enjoying the daily experiences and hope things settle in for us nicely as we get ready to move into our closet, I mean apartment. Hopefully we can move in tomorrow. I wonder how many rolls of toilet paper I can store in a bathroom that has no shower stall??? I think we are going to have to make an E-mart run for shelves.
Pictures should be coming soon. Then I have to figure out how to place them on my blog. Aarron, any instructions??? Much love from us!!
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