Hi Korea, I'm Here!

As Anthea says, "Ok so.. Susan has crazy 6th graders.." When we were leaving my school around 6pm some of my 6th graders were playing in the park next to my school and they spot me and start yelling numbers.. So they aren't exactly the brightest students but they are one of my favorite classes.. they yell to me "117".. and other numbers until they finally correct themselves and say "119" and then I'm like O_o?? You need the police?? That's when I spot a boy on top of the roof of one of the gazebos. Before we decide to cross the street to get closer to them, a small firetruck comes by. Apparently my landlord (who's also the school nurse) had already called for help XD. It was pretty interesting, partially because my 6th graders are again classified as crazy but also because they couldn't get the numbers right AND told the nurse and me that they were class 6-2, when I just had them on that day.. they were class 6-6. It's not a big deal, kids climb on roofs and get stuck like cats right? XD Everyday is an interesting day in elementary school.

I've been incredibly busy and unable to update :( But right now I'm yet again proofreading a paper.. but this time this paper needs to be completely rewritten. I retyped it into word because I was only given a hard copy and I've been tracking changes. It looks completely red :x The teacher wants me to use red pen to correct so I'll give her this red edited electronic copy and her hard copy back with red all over it. Wonder what she'll think? :o I did get bribed with a "sponge cake" which happened to be a crumbly cake rather than spongey but it's been a good breakfast the past couple of days. I needed a break from the paper so I decided I'd finally do a post. So what have I been up to since last post? Here's a "short" summary:

10/17 weekend: Jack came over and Jack, Anthea, Ashley, and I hung out all weekend! On that saturday Anthea, Jack, and I went to Sinchon to look for cellphones. We failed in finding a place that would give us a SK plan without a 200,000 deposit/have a Korean friend sign their name so we decided to come back after some rethinking and when Ashley would have her bank account and ID card. Since I'm stupid, I left Ashley's phone number at home. I had intended to call her that morning before we set out but it was really early and I ended up not calling her. The paper was left on my desk :( We went to Sadang hoping she'd just come anyway but after waiting about an hour we gave up haha. We did get a really good lunch in the Sadang area for pretty cheap though!

On Sunday, we met up with Ashley and explored Myeong-dong, shopped at Migliore (got our shirts that say "This is my Saturday night shirt. I also wear it on other days when it doesn't smell" and found Mari's store), ate at Myeong-dong Gyo-Ja (yummy!! It's a popular Chinese place with only 2 or 4 different dishes), and then went to the crochet club. Jack went home on Monday after observing 2 of my classes :D


10/24 weekend: The cable guy came and after some investigating, he concluded that there is no possible way for me to get cable TV and cable internet -_-;.. Something about the box missing from the roof and something about no replacement?? Anyway, I went with Jang to look for materials for our Saturday class and then ate at Pizza Hut together. Her treat :D
That Saturday, Anthea, Ashley, Mi-Young, and I went to Namdaemun to look for some fake coats. We found a bunch of male "Black Face" jackets XD but no jackets for girls :( We did end up buying some purses though ;D We headed to Dongdaemun after that. I found a coat at BangBang for about 50k won. It's really too big though. I don't see how their "small" 90 size fits the girls here. They're skinnier than me! Oh well.

Our next destination was Sinchon. We finally got our cellphones! They're pretty :D Though after buying a cord for it and everything, there's no way I can transfer things to my computer or onto my phone :( For the cellphone, go out Exit 8 of Sinchon station and go straight. On the left there will be a KTF/SK/SHOW place where a bunch of people work. Most notable are 3 young but fun/nice guys. The cellphone cost 70,000 won with a 30,000 activation fee (spread out on our bill for the first 3 months). They gave us a charger, clear cellphone case, and a USIM card. We did have to sign up for an internet plan though. I found out later that you can cancel the internet plan at any time and they'll only charge you for the days you've had it (not the whole month)!



After cellphones, we went to fulfill our main objective of the day. Go to the cafe for Coffee Prince in Hongdae!! It was a lot of fun :D Drinks were incredibly expensive but we spent a lot of time there chatting and taking pictures :) There was even a really cute kid that liked to explain the whole menu to people. After Hongdae, I got sick and we pretty much went home..
Sunday, Anthea and I went to Kyobo for more materials for my class and Costco to get some much needed western foods and items :D It was a pain to lug it all back though.

Ok last thing in this post (I'll continue in next)--> I finally got internet at home :) No more wire rack as a desk and sitting outside on my balcony. I signed up with Hanaro Telecom (SK) b/c they offered 1 month free with the contract, no modem fee, no activation fee, free gift (still waiting for it), and it's 35k a month. I've slowly been getting back into knowing what I can do now that I have internet at home. It's really weird to not have internet for a whole month and a half. I know there was internet at school, but my computer at school is like 10 years old and everything is blocked on my school's network. Only thing I can do is chat on gchat with Ashley while being logged into gmail -_-;.. Sometimes I still walk to my balcony and open the window and try to guess if it'll rain today before I realize, oh I can check the weather online... It's weird being reconnected.