"Chal-mogodt-sumnida!"

This afternoon I received a text from Stella saying,

"Gyo Gam Sun Seing Neim (Vice Principal) just ordered pizza for the teachers because he won a lot of money in a soccer bet! Come down to the teachers room right now!"

I love how the Vice Principal and Principal at my school are so generous! They are always bringing the teachers rice cakes, rice water, pastries, coffee, and in this case, PIZZA! This is the music teacher, and one of my good friends, April!
Nothing brings a staff together like a spur of the moment pizza party!!

Whenever someone buys or prepares food for you in Korea, it's polite to tell them "Chal-mogodt-sumnida" after finishing... This means "I ate well!" ... which you can believe I said over and over again! My tummy is very happy... but my summer body is currently telling me I'm a bad girl! To which I am replying, "Lay off summer body! A little pizza never hurt anyone!"

Top 16!

At 3:30am, this morning, the Korea vs Nigeria World Cup game aired on TV, and you better believe I was up to see it, along with the rest of this country! I woke up and looked out my window to see a flood of lights from other Koreans, up, in their homes, watching and cheering! When goals were made, you could hear the cheers around the neighborhood - at 4:00am, mind you! Talk about super fans!

The final score was 2-2, which means we've advanced in the tournament! We're now officially in the top 16!

Here's hoping that the next few Korea games air at a better time of the night!
"Korea, fighting!"

Jess and Carlos - on TV tonight!

Two of my best friends, Jess and Carlos, are making their television debut tonight on Korean TV! A camera crew went out to their place and spent 2 weeks with them, filming their life for a documentary on THEM! It airs tonight, in Busan, at 11:30pm (Korean time!)

If you want to watch it and get to know Jess and Carlos, you can watch it live! :) Just click on this link... http://www.arirang.co.kr/Tv2/Tv_PlusHomepage_Intro.asp?PROG_CODE=TVCR0528&MENU_CODE=101079&sys_lang=Eng ...and then click on the tiny TV on the top left corner of the screen (When you scroll over the TV, it will say "Korean Arirang") but you have to watch it at the right time!

Cali and AZ people - that's 7:30am Monday and Tuesday morning!

North Carolina and Boston people - that's 10:30am for you Monday and Tuesday morning!

Scooter Lessons!

Before yesterday, I had yet to get behind the wheel (or handle bars in this case) of our new scooter!! I preferred the backseat, and was happy spending my ride back there as Aaron navigated the mayhem of Korean traffic! But yesterday Aaron told me it was time I stepped it up and learned how to drive it - just incase I ever needed to! So, he took me to his school, on the island, where there was plenty of open cement to hone in on my skills!!

This may look like I'm driving REALLY fast, but I was probably only going 10 miles an hour, which is where I like to be right now! The slower I go, the safer I am, right?! :)

The best 3 parts about my scooter lesson were

#1) the fact that I didn't fall (whew!!)...

#2) When I would pass the old Korean women walking laps around the school, they would cheer me on and yell "fighting!"...

#3) Seeing the look on Aaron's face as I made another lap without crashing! He was so proud of his girl and cheered me on the whole time!!

Music Monday!

Group Name: BROWN EYED GIRLS
Song Name: ABRACADABRA

Okay friends... Every Monday I post a popular Korean song, in hopes that it will make you smile, laugh, or just plain wanna dance! This week I'm hoping you'll do a little dancing! So, hook it up to those computer speakers, turn up the volume, and get your groove on!!