Day 2 Aug 28

 

I survived my first Typhoon!!! I would have been glued to the TV, watching the weather man's report like everyone else, but he was shouting in Korean! WHAT THE HELL DO I DO? Answer: pray, cause God's the only one around who understands da words comm'in out of my mouth. Next, ask forgiveness cause half of them are curse words.

Matt was thankfully in a huge building and really didn't notice anything. He stayed at the school most of the day and reported it was better than the day before. It seems the foreign teachers just sit and chat during the first two or three weeks since they aren't sure which classes will be canceled and attendance is so low. He said one of his classes is already canceled, but that won't affect his pay. The moral here is to get a University job in Korea!

After the storm, my day got extremely boring and I felt cooped up. Korean drivers are absolutely loco and there are no traffic/road rules that are followed. They mostly drive on the right side, but don't gamble your life on that assumption. No joke, there are no stop signs, no street lights, and everyone ignores what road signs there are. It's literally a free for all in our town. Needless to say, I do not venture out on my own yet. 

Things get much, much better tonight though. Matt and I made dinner plans with a couple we met on Monday. Home sickness is starting to set in, so we choose to eat at a little Italian place for some good ole spaghetti. It's wonderful and they taught us sooooo much. For example, how to throw away trash.... the system here is admirable, but  completely ridiculous and complicated. Moving on, they  take us to the large 'Hume Plus' store that is similar to Walmart. WOOHOO. Shopping here is very different and of course the foods we like and know are extremely expensive because they are considered exotic. 

When we get home, we are still very tired. Tonight really helped our mood, but I am still feeling home sick. Mostly, cause I just want a freaking bed to sleep on.