How much Jam can you put in a Two Week Sunday Sandwich?

Since I've been back in Korea, I've:

- re-introduced myself to the amazing-ness that is a Korean sauna
- had a classroom full of students recite a memorized, "Nice to meet you, teacher. We love you!" as they all made giant heart shapes with their hands
- foiled a full-grown man at Simon Says
- asked at least 10 different farmers how to get to our school (I teach at 7 different schools in the district)
- been late for class twice because at least 10 different farmers gave us poor directions
- eaten raw beef...on purpose
- had a random man ask me if I wanted to go for a ride on his motorbike while I was jogging
- sprained my ankle while jogging 3 minutes after a man asked me if I wanted a ride on his motorbike
- been snapped in the forehead with an elastic band...with my permission...in a bar...while kneeling on a table
- developed a random eye infection that only bothers me when I wear my contacts
- learned how to play a game called Billibow...a game which combines billiards and bowling
- AND have been re-introduced to Bacchus D: the energy and health drink containing nicotine


It's been a busy two weeks, but a good two weeks. : )

Hilarity

We got lost on the way to class the other day and encountered two large statues. The statues were just hanging out on the side of the road.
Just standing there.
Totally non-committal.

Penises.
Yes, that's right.
There were two of them.

Round and round and round and...

So, I've finally arrived in Goryeong. It's everything I had imagined. It's beautiful - small little colonies nestled into tree-laden mountains surrounded by nothing but the sound of cicadas. Refreshing.
And boring boring boring.
But, in comparison to the crazy whirlwind that was my past three weeks? It's no kidding this seems boring.

Enter Connor.
She flies to Seoul. Then to Osaka. Only to have her visa application denied. She then flies back to Seoul. Immigration refuses to grant her a visa anywhere other than Vancouver. She then flies back to Vancouver via Seattle. Buses through customs. Spends the next week at Martin's for the second time around. Obtains visa one day early thanks to daily harassment. She flies to Seoul, takes the bullet train to Daegu and then drives to Goryeong.
And really? That's not even the half of it.

Although incredibly stressful, it was actually a lot of fun because everything was up in the air and anything could have happened. And I did manage to finish Clapton's autobiography in record time due to travel. It's good. Read it. You'll like it. I hope the busker I gave it to likes it as much as I did. He seemed pretty excited about it.

And I have a possible future job as a teacher in Nepal working for an NGO?

AND...I've recently been vaccinated against multiple infectious diseases. Go me!