안녕! Hello everyone. I want to apologize for the long overdue post. The move to Apgujong, new job, new social connections and studying have kept me indisposed for the past few months. I think it is high time I put up a new post. Now just where to begin....
I will start with my employment. I am teaching preschool and it is a great job. The hrs. are good, allowing me to study and exercise everyday. The location is less than a five min. walk from my apartment. My boss is nice, a no nonsense type, but fair and likes me. I have 20 kids who are crazy at times but they are a sweet bunch. Here is a short description. I have a psycho, a few criers, some hooligans, a genius, mostly sweeties, and a lost in La La Land girl. My co worker is nice but has a strange demeanor and a "snaggle" tooth I can't stop staring at when she talks. ~.^
I have made some great friends since coming to Apgujong. I will give an introduction to some of them since they are in my upcoming pictures. I will post my new shots as soon as I get them from everyone. Their names are Joyce, Mike, Bernie, Nate, Kyla, Sujin, Hyungie (bet you cant pronounce that one correctly). I apologize to any others for not doing a little ditty on you also!!!
I spend so much time with the above mentioned I only think it right to give some background on them. Now you can see who has been keeping me from posting. I will have another blog very soon. Until then, enjoy meeting some of my friends!
Joyce is my best friend in Korea. She is an all American very pretty girl whose parents are originally Korean. She helps me with my Korean and looks out for me as I am forgetful on occasion. We walk around and make fun of ppl, each other, and always eat at 김밥정국 (kim bab chong guk: meaning kimbab heaven). She can also box, a freaking natural. Joyce is also the brightest dressed person I know. She loves neon colors! She is also single to all my buddies back home!
Mike is a great buddy of mine. The boy is a genius. He is fluent in multiple languages and gets girls like you would not believe. He also helps me with my Korean. His mother is Korean and he has a drive to really learn the language. We are like two peas in a pod. We both are very outgoing and don't really care if we look silly while out. We went on a trip together to Busan and all I can say is wait for the pics and video!
Bernie is a true study buddy and my 형님!! (형님 sounds like hyung nim, Korean for older brother with whom you should have respect for). He is a college graduate division 1 football player with arms the size of a Volkswagen. We work, study, maybe have a few drinks, and go to Korean classes together. We normally get a few looks when we are out since we are both blond, blue eyed foreigners chitchatting in Korean.
Kyla is a Blond Bombshell with whom I had to say my goodbyes. She is moving back to Canada to get her Masters. She was one of the first people I met in Apgujong. She took me around and introduced me to all her friends who are now subsequently my friends. She is a great girl who is going to teach my how to hang glide when I visit her in Canada. AEH!
Nate is my next door neighbor and was the very first person I met in Apgujong. He is a hell of a great guy with a great since of humor. He cracks everyone up whenever he is around!!! He is also my daily walking buddy to work. He might be someone I tend to get a beer with at 10PM on week nights :)
Sujin is a very pretty Korean native who helps me study along with Mike. Mike introduced us and we normally sit at the coffee shop, people watch, laugh, and try to concentrate on the task at hand. She has studied in the States and is now working at Cosmo Magazine. She is a fun girl with her head on straight.
Hyunge is an ex-gymnast twirly ribbon girl performer......whatever. She is a good friend and some one who is just a really kind person. Her English is not perfect, but better than my Korean. We chit chat back and forth in both languages. We have monthly dates where we will watch a Korean or English movie and then talk about it. She is a typical Korean and loves Soju so that is normally thrown into the mix. Maybe I will not send pictures of our meetings. Last time, ehhhem, someone had to have her boyfriend come and pick her up since she might have had too much Soju!!
I take Korean classes 3 times a week. I just started this month and should have started a long time ago. Studying on your own is great but the teacher I practice under is better. So watch out. Coming soon, a blog post in Korean!!!!!
Miss you all so very much
Deano!
Sunday, July 31, 2011
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