Wednesday, September 8, 2010

A lot of learnin' left to do...

Two days shy of the two month mark here in Korea and today I realized something. I love it here. Even though the weather can be unbearable and the language barrier is about as penetrable as the DMZ, this country is pretty enjoyable.

Today the weather wasn't unbearably hot and humid like it has been every day since I arrived. The weather was 77 when I went to work today at 3pm and when I was off at 7, a nice breeze was blowing making me change my mind about taking the bus home. I decided to walk and stop in shops along the way. I bought some large potatoes and some leafy greens from a few vendors off the street and wandered into an accessory shop. I don't take too much time out to fix my hair for class so it's usually a huge fro. I went into the shop and the shopkeeper spent 10 mins combing through her stock to find a clip that could accommodate my thick hair. Usually I do not have any patience for that and if I was in the US I would have left politely. But since I can't make small talk I suffer through it just to be nice. Good thing I did. I bought a nice clip and she even gave me a free hair tie. I think she thought my hair was a mess and wanted to help as much as she could. Nevertheless I will buy all my hair clips from that store from now on.

I'm just now beginning to become comfortable with my surroundings.

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