Das Opfer, das die Liebe bringt
Das Opfer, das die Liebe bringt,
Es ist das teuerste von allen;
Doch wer sein Eigenstes bezwingt,
Dem ist das schönste Los gefallen.
-goethe
the world is over!
NEWS ALERT: Japan defeated Korea in the World (literally) Series 6-0. There has been much grief and outrage. You remember, Korean and Japanese relations are tenuous, at best.
a gift from one of the student's mothers. it was japanese sushi, and the bowl design is absolutely beautiful. according to esther, it probably cost around $50-60. wow. i had fun eating the carrot "birds" and the parts without the raw fish. lol. sometimes i don't understand how koreans will plunk down so much money for some things!
here is an intersection at yangjae station in seoul. notice the huge TV screen directly in the center of the picture. as i mentioned in an earlier post, they are in random places throughout the city. also, there are so many more people in this country that the number of pedestrians in the city and at the crosswalks is crazy. i've become just as comfortable as a korean crossing the streets even when there is no crosswalk. :)
and here is a typical city street. nothing exciting, i guess. love the yellow dumptser. ^^ i guess my favorite part is actually how small the streets are. everything is SO jam-packed together. the people. their apartments. everything!
here are susan and anna, who i met at church. both of them are from canada, teaching english.... as most young foreigners here are. (it's a safe bet, in any case.) a very small percentage are actually married to a korean; though i hear that number is growing. we have a few racially-mixed couples at the church... they're pretty cool.UPDATE: had a good, but exhausting weekend. friday night after work mrs. kim treated all the teachers to a galbi dinner (korean BBQ) and norebang (a singing room)... it was fun... esther and i sang my heart will go on again, on the other teachers' request, ^^ but i was tired. saturday i met up with emily and shopped for some workout clothes at the 2001 Outlet near jiguchon church. (shopping in korea is an experience all in itself. you have to push out those elbows and be extremely RUDE ... or you'll get knocked over. lol. also, i am learning not to let the hovering of the salespeople annoy me; after almost 7 months the Lord is finally working patience and understanding in me in that area. ) after shopping i went to karen and ken farley's apt near the jeongja subway stop for a movie, pizza & dunkin donuts. a healthy dinner, i know! but a good time.
P.S. my prep class took the practice PELT test today. we'll see how they did. and my step 3 kids do not understand the humor in monty python, but i guess that's not suprising. while watching it, i was reminded of my friend trish from high school ("GREEEEEEN!") who was constantly impersonating characters and quoting the lines... they do, however, greatly appreciate the Newground videos for the Numa numa dance and Monday Sucks ... sehwan and justin have already begun dancing along to our numa friend. LOOOOOOL.
hope to hear from you all soon. love you!
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