Why People Like Salsa Dancing

I apologize for not having written in a while... I could say I was busy or something, but that would just be lying.  With every day that the temperature drops another degree, I get less and less funny, and I really didn't want to bore anyone.  That, and my internet has been shoddy for the past couple of weeks, so it was just too much trouble.

Anyway, after I recovered from the plague,  life went back to normal.  Work was fine,  I continued to not go to the gym, and resumed my habit of drinking too much on the weekends.  Last weekend was MJ's birthday so we went on a big ski trip to Yongpyeong ski resort on the east coast...  I didn't ski because I didn't want to give up my one advantage during games of "never have i ever," but everyone else who skiied/snowboarded had a good time.  It was my first ever visit to a ski village.. it was cool even for a non-skiier! I liked the atmosphere.  I spent saturday night there, and  then sunday night, I stopped in Chuncheon since I didn't have to be at work till 130 the next day.  I had my first DVD Room experience.  Its a place just filled with rooms that have tv's and couches in them.. you pick out a dvd and watch it in such rooms.  It's a cool idea.. like your person movie theater.. you can even bring your own snacks.  A lot of highschool kids use it as a place to... be alone.. which is kinda weird.  But we really just wanted to watch lord of the rings.

Obviously, this weekend was Christmas.  Of course I missed my family and friends from home, but for being in Korea, Christmas was amazing- filled with good food, amazing friends, presents, cookies and lots of wine!  I had to work on Christmas Eve till 8:30, which was a bummer.  It would have been really nice if we had off.. or if they let us out early... but that was not the case.  We finished our work early in all of my classes so we played Christmas bingo.  I would say it was fun, but... i really just wanted to be outta there.  Once work was over, it was all uphill from there! Steve arrived as I got out of work and we headed to Jongno Tower... we went to the bar that's on the 33rd floor.. it had a beautiful view and we had a lot of fun.  Saturday, I headed to Cheorwon (by the DMZ) to see my friends.  MJ and the girls had been cooking and decorating all week to get ready for christmas...  it was really cute.  We had a really good dinner, opened presents and stockings and just hung out listening to christmas music.  MJ got me the best present EVER... an electric blanket! My life is going to change completely.  Before moving here, I really had no idea that Korea was in the Arctic circle. Apparently it is.  Who knew?


Something funny actually happening in school last week.  Our lesson was about "Why People like Salsa Dancing."  I was excited that it was going to be a fun lesson.. i got clips of different types of salsa dances and whatever.  So the kids get to class and I'm talking all about salsa, and we're reading this article in the book about it... but the kids can NOT stop laughing.  It was a class of 10 year old boys, actually.  They were in hysterics and whispering amongst themselves... finally I asked what was so funny.  I should have guessed.... there is only one topic that can make a 10 year old boy laugh uncontrollably.  One finally told me: "teacher! In korean, salsa is 'water poopoo.'"  So essentially, I was standing in front of the class teaching a lesson about "Why People Like diarrhea," saying things like "People like diarrhea because it makes them happy."  If I cared about what 10 year old thought about me, I 'd be mortified.  WHyy would the book do that to me?! I honestly couldn't even be mad at the kids cus.. come on, its funny.

Other than that, not too much is going on.  Starting tomorrow, I'm definitely going to start exercising... gotta get ready for the Philippines!  And next week is new years! I can't wait!