Last Week

Well, Wednesday morning I woke up to a loud noise. Turns out the cabinet in my bathroom fell down, the glass broke, and it knocked the toilet out of its place. So, it really stank in my bathroom. The bathroom was a mess and unusable for quite a few days. Now, I have a new cabinet in the bathroom which seems firmly attached to the wall. I think the school is going to pay for the cost to have it replaced, at least I hope so, since I didn't do anything wrong. I guess I will find out on my next paycheck.

Speaking of paychecks, I forgot to mention that I did get one, which is one more than I got in Japan. It was only for the one week I trained so it was at 80% of my pay but it was still a few hundred bucks which was nice. I will get another one on Saturday, July 10th. In Korea, you only get paid once a month which is good and bad I guess, depends on how you look at it.

Then, in class, one student just started punching his desk and I didn't know why. He punched it again, really hard. By that time, the girl in front of him moved and he kicked it forward about 2 feet. Turns out the guy behind him called him a poor, homeless man or something of that nature in Korean, quite a few times which I did not hear nor could I understand if I did. So, I called the Teachers Assistant (TA) and the student did not speak to him. Then, the TA had to call the counselor. Finally, the counselor figured out what happened and explained it to me.

Also, last Saturday, Katrina and I got cell phones - woot woot! It is nice to be able to text each other. Additionally, it is a touch screen phone - sweet. For those of you who know me, you know I have had the same Verizon phone for about four years with no text messaging. So, this is definitely an upgrade. The phone cost a total of $20 and our bill for the first two months will be about $40 then we can change our plan. It usually averages out anywhere from $30 to $50 a month after that depending on the amount of calls and text messages you send.

After I got the phone, I went and played billiards with a few of the TAs. It was a Korean game with no pockets. The railing went all the way around. There were 4 balls - one yellow, one white, and two red. The object of the game is to hit the white ball into both of the red balls without touching the yellow ball. The next player must hit the yellow ball into the two reds without touching the white ball and so it continues back and forth between the yellow and white balls. It sounds a lot easier than it is and needless to say, I didn't make out very well. However, it was a lot of fun and I had a great time.

This Saturday we are definitely going to Itaewon to get Katrina a falafel sandwich and meet up with Transition (the guy from the trail) and his girlfriend Dani. They are going to spend the night Sunday and it is off to the Fortress again to show them around. Stay tuned for updates. I took a video of the apartment which I will try to post as well as a picture of the new phone. I hope everyone is doing great and loving life!

On a side note, my mother get her test results back on Tuesday and it turns out SHE IS STILL CANCER FREE!!! WONDERFUL NEWS!!! Take care.