A Musing

• Squat toilets: the Asian toilet of choice. Being on the fourth floor of my school means using the kiddy toilets or walking up and down three flights of stairs every time I have to pee. They are tiny - either my aim is going to be legendary or one day I am going to pee all over my pants.



• I'm convinced that the Beatles were ESL teachers in another life.



• Statement I really hate: "You don't have to help him, he's slow."



• I get paid overtime for work done during my normal school hours.
  
  
• Yes. The answer is yes, they definitely eat dog in Korea.



• I'm really glad my co-teacher isn't into hitting students with sticks... although sometimes I would like to.



• Turns out drinking bottles of whiskey and eating dried fish with Korean business men is a really fun way to pass the time.



• While passing the time in the manner listed above I found an in with Korean Air... in the cargo department. So what if I can't get free tickets? I have been assured that if I ever need to ship my body home I can get a discount. Sweet.



• In Korea I am actually 24 years old. Here you are born one year old and everyone turns another year old at the new year. Therefore, on the new year in 1987 I turned two. I don't like this.



• It's been a month and I still only know about three Korean words. It's a bit pathetic but I swear I'd do better if Korean words weren't each one hundred syllables long! Case in point: hello - annyeonghaseyo thank you - kamsahamnida Ooo and here's a new favorite! excuse me - shillehagessumnida (I have NOT learned this one yet)


• I really love how you say hello on the phone in Korea - it sounds like YO-BO-SAY-O but you have to say it with the right tone. I wish people called me more just so I could say it...


• I really enjoy writing random lists, although figuring out how to end them is hard.