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Thursday, June 2, 2011

Korean education / beauty

My friend Annie found this Korean documentary on www.kickstarter.com, which was made by an American girl who moved to South Korea and attended Korean High School for a couple months to document her classmates lives!  I think it's really interesting and gives a good glimpse into the culture here! 

Welcome to my life!  


Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Funny text from Aaron!

I just received this text message from Aaron... and had to share:

"How funny is the kid on the right?  He just won the English quiz, but he looks like his dog just died!"


Fried Chicken!

Yesterday was Okk's open class, something that Koreans stress over for weeks, memorizing their every line, and preparing all sorts of props to impress the Principal!   I was able to switch around my classes to be there to cheer her on, which she loved! :)  She did such a great job, and I was so proud to say that she's my co-teacher!

So, after work, I told her Aaron and I would take her to dinner... anywhere she wanted!  What did she pick?  Oh, only the most unhealthy restaurant in all of Busan - home made fried chicken in Gukje Market!  It would be an understatement to say Aaron was excited about her choice!

Aaron and I had seen this restaurant before, but had never had to courage to sit down and indulge in an ENTIRE fried Chicken - the ONLY option on the menu!  
But, with Okk there, we went for it!

Here's how it works!
The workers chop an entire chicken and put it in this red bowl.  When someone orders fried chicken... 

... they throw the entire bowl of chicken into this blender, with the batter.

Then, they throw it into this gigantic vat of corn oil and let it fry!  Talk about a heart attack!

I wish I would have had a picture of the chicken when it was served to us!  I've never seen such a huge heap of fried chicken before!  We were happy to have treated Okk to her favorite chicken place, but were not happy about all the extra working out we'll have to do to make up for it!  :)

Congrats on a fantastic open class Okkey!  We're so proud of you!

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

"Hana, duel, set... KIMCHI!"

Today was teacher picture day, out on the field!  What a good looking group I work with huh?!  As a side note, I was really excited that they placed me in the front row, as the front row is typically for the Administration and mentor teachers!  Looks like I'm moving up in the world!  Or, maybe they just liked me dress! 

As we were all walking back inside, Herra, the teacher in the middle making "bunny ears" over the principal was laughing and said, "Chelsey, I did something naughty in the picture!" I was thinking she flipped off the camera or made a sexual innuendo with her hands... but nope, just bunny ears!

Then, a couple hours later, I was pulled out of class as if there was some sort of emergency... just to find that it was time for me to take my personal yearbook picture!  Really?  I had to run down 5 flights of stairs for this?!

Here's me and Okk in the "manners room," sitting pretty, like good Korean girls, for our yearbook pictures!
 

"Hana, duel, set, KIMCHI!"

Monday, May 30, 2011

Prostitution in Yeongdo

So, as it turns out, the "Coffee Shop" on the 2nd floor next door to my apartment isn't actually a coffee shop at all... but rather a whore house!  I had no idea!  Yesterday, the police came to raid it when a fight broke out!


Keep it classy Korea!