Hangul for Dummies

Hard to believe but it was a week from today I flew from Pearson to get here. Weird. Part of me feels like I just got here and part of me feels like I have been here forever, probably because the Koreans that I work with, have been extremely kind and inviting.
My favorite thing about Korea so far is that it is totally acceptable, if not encouraged to eat garlic cloves. They pickle em' up, roast them or whatever, and devour! My breath is constantly laced with garlic. Mmmm, yea!
My least favorite thing about Korea is that I am finding as i become more comfortable with my surroundings i want to adventure more and the language barrier is really holding me back. I am going to put an honest effort into learning some hangul, korean phrases and some popular and common characters so that i can get around on my own. I also didn't enjoy one of my monsters biting me today. Jacob, the youngest, latched on today and I have a nice red bump with some purple to prove it. I was unimpressed. Then the director told me to not get upset and if I should choose to tell Jacob's mother that i should be nonchalant about it. Pfft.

Anyway, I have also tried to venture out early in the mornings to get a little exercise. Today's adventure was to the top of a site-seeing tower. (the video is on fb)
This is a definite go for a run to-the-top-of-the-hill-and-kill-your-quads-spot! Korean's don't exercise. There version of a trip to the gym, from what I am told (haven't witnessed first hand... yet) is make up and new gym outfits, posing in front of the mirrors. I haven't seen anyone run outside either. To them a 5 minute walk is drivable. One friend even saw two Koreans cuddling on a bike. Too much. I go to class looking like poop already and tomorrow will be day five. I dont bother with any make-up and my hair is well my hair. Why would I, /i chase after kids all day. Of course today a photographer comes in to shoot me with the kids in various classes, doing different activities. I was worse than usual. lol. I'll make sure to post the link when the pictures go up. Should be a disaster. Can print them out and put them beside my degree hanging on the wall, anything more to embarrass me and single me out as the whitey. Oh well.
plh