The Mouse is finally starting to learn her way around and get accustomed to living in Korea. Her first few days went great, but were a bit hectic.
Monday, The Mouse went shopping at E-Mart with Sung, to pick up some necessities for her apartment, and she met Jennifer, who went with her after work to eat dinner (more Korean BBQ!) and showed her to The Mess Table, which is a bar in Buldang (The Mouse's neighborhood) which sort of caters to all the expats (foreigners) here.
Yesterday, she got lost and, to make matters worse, it was raining and she slipped and fell, injuring her hand. JK was right, though, when he told The Mouse that Koreans are very kind and helpful. She asked someone on the street for directions to the academy but they did not know it, so he let her use his phone to call JK, and Cho (a co-worker) came and found The Mouse, and Jennifer took The Mouse to the pharmacy so we could get something to clean up her hand.
On the bright side, that is the worse thing that has happened to The Mouse since arriving in Korea. Everything else has gone very smoothly and she did not get lost on the way to the academy today, so she's finally learning direction here in Korea. It's easy to get mixed up because The Mouse doesn't understand very much Korean yet, so it is easy for her to get some landmarks confused, although JK taught her the word for "Police Station" (경찰서, gyeongchalseo) last night, because the academy is right around the corner from the police station in Ssangyong, so if she gets lost, people are more likely to know where that is, than the academy itself.
The Mouse Fiance arrived in Korea last night, so that made her bad day much, MUCH better! JK borrowed Sung's car (since he was still teaching) and drove The Mouse to Cheonan Bus Terminal, so we could meet The Mouse Fiance there. The Mouse thinks that, in one day, The Mouse Fiance knows his way around Buldang (The Mouse neighborhood) and Ssangyong (The academy's neighborhood) better than The Mouse does, after four days.
The Mouse has taken a lot of photos and a few videos, and will post some of these on this blog whenever she uploads them to Photobucket and Youtube.
07 November, 2012
03 November, 2012
The Mouse is in Korea!
Where does The Mouse even begin!? She has had an exciting few days!
On Friday, 2 November at 6am, The Mouse left BWI airport in Baltimore, and had a 2-hour flight to Chicago, followed by a 5 hour layover, a 14-hour flight to Incheon, and a 2 1/2 hour bus ride to Cheonan, where her boss and co-worker met her.
The flight was spectacular. The Mouse got lots of sleep and ate bibimbap and pasta. She was very nervous, until she stepped off the plane at Incheon. Korea is a beautiful, friendly, very welcoming place, and The Mouse is happy to be here.
JK and Sung, The Mouse's boss and co-worker, were the best welcoming committee ever. They put The Mouse's mind at ease about teaching in Korea, and The Mouse had a lot of fun talking to them over Korean Barbeque and Makgeolli (Korean rice wine). JK let The Mouse use his phone to call The Mouse Mom, but it was understandably early in the morning in Baltimore, and no one answered, so The Mouse left The Mouse Family a message. The Mouse Dad's voice is on the answering machine, and it was sort of sad but sweet hearing his voice after talking about missing family.
There is another American teacher at Easy English Academy. Her name is Jennifer and The Mouse will get to meet her on Monday, but she did get to speak with her on the phone last night, and The Mouse feels like she definitely already has friends in Korea! The Mouse Fiance is also coming to Korea, and will be here on Tuesday night! The Mouse misses him already and will be so happy when he is here.
On Friday, 2 November at 6am, The Mouse left BWI airport in Baltimore, and had a 2-hour flight to Chicago, followed by a 5 hour layover, a 14-hour flight to Incheon, and a 2 1/2 hour bus ride to Cheonan, where her boss and co-worker met her.
The flight was spectacular. The Mouse got lots of sleep and ate bibimbap and pasta. She was very nervous, until she stepped off the plane at Incheon. Korea is a beautiful, friendly, very welcoming place, and The Mouse is happy to be here.
JK and Sung, The Mouse's boss and co-worker, were the best welcoming committee ever. They put The Mouse's mind at ease about teaching in Korea, and The Mouse had a lot of fun talking to them over Korean Barbeque and Makgeolli (Korean rice wine). JK let The Mouse use his phone to call The Mouse Mom, but it was understandably early in the morning in Baltimore, and no one answered, so The Mouse left The Mouse Family a message. The Mouse Dad's voice is on the answering machine, and it was sort of sad but sweet hearing his voice after talking about missing family.
There is another American teacher at Easy English Academy. Her name is Jennifer and The Mouse will get to meet her on Monday, but she did get to speak with her on the phone last night, and The Mouse feels like she definitely already has friends in Korea! The Mouse Fiance is also coming to Korea, and will be here on Tuesday night! The Mouse misses him already and will be so happy when he is here.
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