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Second Hwe Shik

Last night we had our second Hwe shik!

My first one was lots of fun so I really wanted to go to this one.

The only problems was that the menu was beef :( Luckily I was able to order something else...so the hwe shik turned into my first Samgyupsal. Samgyupsal is pork that is grilled on a table grill and later cut into small pieces. Some people eat it wrapped with lettuce while other people eat it plain with a little bit of salt. The food was really good with plenty of side dishes.

However, the drinking started as soon as I got there..... My first drink was from my older male English co-teacher. The second drink was from my Principal....the Third from the P.E teacher...and the Fourth and Fifth was from my older female co-teacher. YES, I had 3 shots of soju and 2 shots of wine. After all that it was safe to say that I was buzzed. 

My co-teacher and I shared a taxi home and I didn't really feel the effects of the alcohol until I got home. So I went straight to bed! This morning I had club at 8:00 a.m. so it's going to be a REALLY long day today :(

Note to self....do not drink that much again....or at least not for a little while.

:P

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The Curious Case of my P.E teacher

So I may have mentioned this before, but my P.E teacher is very flirty bordering on creepy.

He is married and about 20 years older than me, but he insisted on asking me to call him jagiya (darling).

**Note Jagiya is a term only used when dating or married

I mentioned it to my co-teacher and she said he's just greasy like that :P

At lunch today he finally relented and asked me to call him Samchon or 'Uncle' instead.

That's not as bad as it could be, so I will probably call him Samchon from now on......

Just a fun little tidbit from today's lunch!

Now that I said 'tidbit'.....I really want a timbit!  (TT)------>My crying face

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Note on Tags

Hello again,

Now that I'm posting more I just wanted to give you a note on my tags and what they mean.

#AigooAmba- Is for events that shocked me and made me want to say 'OMG'. Aigoo (Korean slang) can be also be said when exasperated almost in place of a sigh.

#eottokeAmba- Is for situations where I didn't know what to do, or I was in an awkward conversation/moment.

#LookintoAmba'sSeoul- Is for stories that explore Korea and Seoul. Shout out to Luke for coming up with that name.

Yup....I'm not sure how Tags work exactly but I thought I would explain in case anyone was wondering :P

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A Day never felt so Long

After my eventful first class I had three other classes to teach. High School is composed of 3 grades. Roughly, Grade 1 is ages 16-17, Grade 2 is 17-18, and Grade 3 is 19 years old. I taught two Grade 2, one Grade 1, and one Grade 3 classes. There is a world of difference between Grade 1 and 3. Frankly Grade 1 is a mess. The kids are young, unruly, have very low English, and lack attention. After my first Grade 1 class (which is majority of my classes) I was like....wah ( a Korean expression of disbelief). In contrast, My Grade 3's are all ready to graduate. So they have a higher level of English, participate more, and actually seem interested even though they are tired from studying for exams. In one day I learned that High School is a cesspool of hormones, angst, and aggression even in Korea. Luckily, it's not yet directed at me, even though I did receive around 3 love confessions from boy's...and girls (insert my mildly confused face). After that hellishly long day battling jet lag, nausea, and a headache I also had to formally greet all the teachers in my High School...in Korean! My heart was pounding so much I thought it would jump right out of my chest. But, everything went well and I surprised my staff with my Korean as well (Assa!) Everyone has complimented my pronunciation (Yay for hard work..and you thought I was just playing when I was watching Korean variety) and my looks. I have heard that I am cute, pretty, beautiful, and even that my voice was sexy o0 (That is my wide-eyed face).

More from me later...My second hellish day is over!

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My First Day

So now that my first (and second day) is over and done the one thing I will say is that it was memorable! I don't think I will ever forget the awkward questions I was asked, all the compliments I received, and the most heart-pounding moments of my life! First of all I walked to my school which is only a 10 min walk, but by the time I got there I was a sweaty mess. Fully decked out in a dress skirt, blouse, and blazer I was overly dressed compared to the other teachers. But, that's cool because it does not matter what you wear as long as you wear it with confidence....right? My first class was all sorts of awkward! I work with 5 co-teachers...3 females and 2 males. My first class was with my young male co-teacher. I did my introduction and open the floor up to questions, in which the first one was "Do you have a boyfriend?" (namja chingoo). Now this is a REALLY common question in Korea.

Ranking of questions

1) Age

2) Relationship

I said "No" and one student in particular was very happy at my answer :P The rest of the class immediately made the connection to my male co-teacher and basically tried to match-make the entire class. The funny thing is that this one student was asking me about my 'ideal type' and 'what I look for in a man' but it was in Korean, so my co-teacher had to translate and it was like he was actually asking me these questions which embarrassed him and and gave the rest of the kids a field day. So far EVERY class I have taught has asked me that same question.

That same student asked if I would date a Korean man, and knowing where this was going I said I would not date a High School student (because that could very well be illegal and just wrong...for me). Honestly though, that class was very enjoyable and I wowed my students with my knowledge of k-pop and Korea (Assa!---Yes!)

All that and it was only 2nd period!