I'm still here!!!

Sorry guys... the past 5 days have been insane! To start out, for anyone who wrote down my address, I forgot to put the postal code. It's 404-818. I'll change it in my post too.  I'm currently at my school and done with classes for the day. This is the only time I get for internet because I still don't have it at my apartment. When I finally get internet, I'll post pictures and be more descriptive about everything.

I work at an elementary school and the kids are so fun! They love to say hello to me and give me high fives. I even have a small gathering of basketball players who always want me to play with them! My classes this week have consisted of me giving a presentation to teach the kids about where I'm from and about the things I like to do. Next week I start teaching real classes, so that's when we'll see my true worth as a teacher.

This past weekend I hung out with one of the other teachers, Yuri. She's the second youngest teacher next to me (25) and we're the only two single teachers in the school. Seems like everyone wants us to get together but right now I'm just happy to have someone to spend time with. Her English is pretty good, and she has a new hobby of teaching me different Korean phrases. My favorite one so far has been <pay-gu-pie-oh>... which means, "I am hungry"! On Saturday, we went to Bupyeong (sp) and met up with one of her friends. We went to lunch and dinner and did a bunch of shopping (one of the few downfalls of hanging out with only girls). But I was surprised to see that Yuri also loves arcades! So we went there and I kicked some butt at airhockey. But I was even more surprised when she destroyed me at a game of Tetris. Losing to girls in video games is NOT something I'm used to!!!!!! The three of us also sang in a Karaoke booth and it turns out that Yuri has a beautiful singing voice. I later found out that she sings in her church's choir. Which leads me to what we did on Sunday...

On Sunday, I met Yuri in Seoul to go to church with her. It was quite an experience. It reminded me of the Charismatic church that Mom told me about. There was a lot of singing and it was very emotional. Some people even broke down in tears during the service. It was a rather powerful experience. Afterwards, I went to a youthgroup meeting with Yuri, where I was introduced to the group and sang a welcome/blessing song. I also met a guy named Mike, another Korean-American who spoke both languages fluently. It was nice to speak normal English again. After all of that, Yuri gave me a brief tour around town and showed me some museums and historical landmarks. I even had a meal of "spaghetti", which was really skinny noodles in alfredo sauce, with BACON!!! It was good stuff.

That's all I have to report so far. I hope to meet up with my fellow EPIK teachers once we all get our cell phones. Hope everyone back home is doing well. Until next time!!