What I learned in Korean today:

Hangul/Romanization

• 핸드폰 번호 주세요/haen-du-pon beon-ho joo-sae-yo.

Translation

• Lemme get those digits.

I'm actually surprised I didn't already know this.

My apartment is still coming together.

It has been a slow but sure process. It really is starting to look like a place where someone lives. When I first got here, the only thing in the place was a mattress, a pillow, and some sheets. I held up on buying some stuff since I didn't have too much money. I just got paid on Monday though, and now I'm spending money like I don't give a fuck. I haven't done much in terms of furniture, but I managed to buy a lot of other stuff. I bought some cooking supplies, dishes, and a dish rack last night. I'm considering buying a bigger bed off craigslist, but that will have to wait for now.

Things I learned at a Korean casino:

• It's probably not the best idea to arrive at 4:00AM on a Saturday.
• How to play 3-Card Poker
• You can lose a lot of money really fast playing 3-Card Poker
• That 100,000 won in 500 won coins is pretty heavy.
• There are a lot of different Asians in Korea and they all like to gamble.
• It's easier to get drinks at Korean casino than it is in Vegas.
• I probably shouldn't gamble for a while.

It's been a good week.

I finally got reimbursed for my flight to Korea, so now I don't have to worry about money [at least for a little while].  On top of that, I picked up a cell phone today.  It's great since I don't have to make the ten minute walk to the closest pay phone.  The only thing between me and the weekend are the two classes I have today and the two that I have tomorrow.  If I can get through these classes without a problem, I'll be able to enjoy my weekend in peace.

Is this serendipity?

I've decided that I'm in love with the girl that works at the Baskin Robbins by my apartment.  There's no real reason, but that's just how it is.  Anyway, I took an umbrella from my classroom the other day and since it's raining today, I took my first real look at it.  It's pink and it is designed with a lot of desserts, but I just realized today that it's actually an umbrella from Baskin Robbins.  It's almost as if this girl is protecting me from the radioactive rain that's falling from the sky.

It's nice to be loved unconditionally.

I dropped by my old school over the weekend to drop by and see my old co-workers.  I arrived right before classes ended and while I was walking through the halls, classes pointed out their windows and started screaming my name.  It was refreshing to see that the students remembered me and everything.  One of the students even asked me if I liked chicken (which I someone used to ask me once a week when I worked at Yeonhak) and I almost teared up.  All in all, I'm pretty glad that I've affected their lives somehow and that I'll be remembered by a few hundred Korean kids.

I started watching Korean dramas again.

I finally have some free time, so I decided to start watching dramas again. Currently, I'm watching Dream High [드림 하이]. It was one of the highest ranking ones so I just decided that I would watch it. It might be the fact that IU is in it, or that there's so much song and dance, but I find it to be pretty enjoyable. I finished episodes 1-8 over the weekend and I'm hoping to finish by the end of next week. I don't have a TV, or anything else to do with all my free time, so I'll probably watch a few more dramas in the coming months.