Its been raining for two days in Sihueng. We had to move apartments on Wednesday and this is a preview of our new place. We are currently sharing with two Korean male teachers, but they move out this weekend and we will have a large 3 bedroom to ourselves.
Wednesday was our first day of classroom observations. Most of the students were very engaged and comfortable speaking english, except for a few shy ones. The vibe is pretty casual, teachers where jeans, chew gum, and students filter in and out of the staff room playing with teacher's phones and mp3 players. Our co-teachers invited us out wednesday night for drinks to check out the scene in Sihueng. Even though, there are tons of bars, there is absolutely no scene. They took us to a Korean place that was small, but really cool looking and super cheap. Drinking is an important part of Korean culture and it is common to go out drinking with co-worders and your boss. Sylvia, a Korean co-teacher, insisted Heather and I drink more and she would just explain to Mr. Lee (our Director) that we wanted to go out drinking. What?!?
Thursday morning we woke up hangover free (word is, soju and beer hangovers are fierce). After walking around forever trying to find some breakfast (nothing opens here till after 9:30, and those are the early places), we got some Sukbong toast (picture above). It was delicious and the store owner, Arnold, was very friendly and spoke english. Our second day of observations was just as boring as the first, and both of us are anxious to start teaching our own classrooms. Then, the funny funny stories will be flowing I'm sure.
Cheers,
E
I lived on Sukbong when I first moved there. Sooooo good.
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