AS I GET OFF THE TAXI, HAVING NOT SLEPT OR SHOWERED FOR A COUPLE DAYS NOT TO MENTION JET LAGGGGGGGGG, I SEE THE PRINCIPAL, VICE PRINCIPAL, AND OTHER SUCH IMPORTANT PEOPLE SMILING WAITING TO MEET ME. OKAY, GAHH, I MADE IT THROUGH THAT OK, BUT THE PRINCIPAL AND COMPANY WANT TO TAKE ME TO DINNER! (I AM IN BAD SHAPE). SO I HOP RIGHT BACK IN ANOTHER VEHICLE (AT LEAST ITS NOT FLYING) AND ARRIVE AT A VERY NICE TRADITIONAL KOREAN RESTAURANT. NOW, MIND YOU, IT IS NOT EASY TO ADAPT TO NEW CUSTOMS WHEN YOU ARE SLEEP-DEPRIVED. SUCH CHALLENGES INVOLVE TAKING OFF YOUR SHOES WHEN ENTERING BUILDINGS, HOLDING YOUR LEFT HAND UNDER RIGHT HAND ANY TIME YOU SHAKE HANDS, FIGURING OUT HOW LOW YOU SHOULD BOW OR IF YOU SHOULD AT ALL, SITTING INDIAN STYLE ON A PILLOW ON THE FLOOR (I FRACTURED TOE BEFORE LEAVING THE U.S. WHEN I FELL OFF MY ROOF), COOKING YOUR OWN FOOD VIA A FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF TABLE, BIENG ASKED TO STRECH OUT MY LEGS OUT NEXT TO OTHER TEACHERS LAPS WHEN I HAVNT SHOWER (AND OHHH MY “OWWW” I JUST CANT PUT MY LEGS LIKE THAT ANYMORE AFTER I TURNED SIX), SHARING BOWLS OF FOOD WITH THREE OTHER TEACHERS (U DON’T HAVE YOUR OWN PLATE), AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS FROM THE SECOND GRADE TEACHER SUCH AS “DO YOU LIKE ALCOHOL?” “HOW MANY BEERS DO YOU DRINK AT ONCE?” “HOW OLD DO YOU THINK I AM?” AND FIGURING OUT RESPONSES WHEN THE PRINICIPAL INFORMS ME TWICE THAT THE DINNER HE IS BUYING ME IS VERY EXPENSIVE.
BUT WAIT---HERE COMES THE GOOD PART-----I LOOOVE ADVENTURE AND CRASH COURSE LESSONS!!!
COMING SOON---CHAPTER 3 – ADVENTURES IN INTRODUCTION TO KOREA AND SCHOOL:
“WHY YES, THIS IS GOOD KOREAN COFFEE” “WHATTTT? YOU WANT ME TO GIVE A SPEECH IN FRONT OF THE ENTIRE SCHOOL AND FACULTY ALL PACKED INSIDE THIS LUNCH CAFETERIA?????????????RIGHT NOW???”
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