On Saturday we went out to a part of Seoul we hadn’t been to before to meet up with Charlie and some of his friends. Well, we got delayed and they got there very early, so we ended up meeting Charlie and one of his friends. We went to a burger joint, which was very American in its food, which was pretty cool. Their mushroom Swiss burger tasted like something you would get in the U.S. and it wasn’t too pricey either. The food was good and we had a good time, but I started feeling ill around that time (although I don’t believe it was the food that did it).
After dinner we walked around a bit, which is not always an easy thing to do in an area that crowded, and ultimately ended up at a coffee/gelato shop. I had never heard of gelato, but it’s essentially Italian ice cream that is less solid than regular ice cream. At least that was all the difference I could see/taste. We had a good time visiting with Charlie and enjoyed some good food.
One strange thing though. The bathroom in this shop was extremely small. It was so
small that I got our camera and went back in so I could take a picture of it. There was less room in the stall area than in an airplane bathroom. In fact, the airplane bathrooms seem cozy and comfortable comparably!!Sunday morning, I still wasn’t feeling so good, so we skipped church and our Korean lessons (happily we could call our teacher and let her know in advance). We spent most of Sunday resting and I am still rather tired and wiped out. I am feeling better than Saturday night, but still very weak and tired. Hopefully a good nights rest will help.
At school, we are getting ready to welcome a new teacher and say goodbye to one of our favorites. Our new teacher’s name is Ryan and we should meet him on Monday. That’s right; I will no longer be the only male teacher at the school. I think this is a good thing, but I guess we’ll find out soon.
My Turn
So I learned that here in Korea as soon as you get sick your bosses insist that you go to the doctor. This is important because you are not allowed to miss any work. So as soon as I felt sick I went to the doctor first thing Monday morning. Well I am sick of this doctor. First he was annoyed that I did not speak Korean. Then he asked me what my symptoms were and printed out a prescription. I told him I had a sore throat and he didn’t even look to see what the problem was. Then my soar throat turned into a cold. So finally I decided to see another doctor. Dr. Kno speaks very good English and actually listened to my chest when I told him I was having trouble breathing. The diagnosis is that the Asthma I had as a child has returned due to the pollution in the city I am living in. I guess my lungs miss Red bluff too. I am feeling a lot better now and thankfully this didn’t get as bad as the last time I was sick here.
Earlier this week my kindergartners got to go visit the fire station. It was really big and I now know how to say Fire in Korean. I took lots of pictures. It looked very similar to an American fire station. It was really big. They had the children watch a video about fire safety. They decided to have a fire drill. Well good thing it was just a drill because when it was my students turn to exit the building they turned and went the opposite way from the door. I had a really good birthday this week. I got to celebrate it for two days since we are 17 hours ahead of everyone in the States. Chris got me lots of gifts. He split them so that I had a lot to open. So there were two when I got out of bed. Then I found a box of chocolate in my purse on the way to work. At school there was another bag of goodies and then when I got home there was another bag of chocolate sitting on my bed. He does spoil me.
One of my friends from church, Pauline met me after school and took me out to dinner. We had a really good time and she was very encouraging. Thank you to everyone who sent me birthday messages. They really helped since we are so far from home.
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