day 2: the jet lag

You know, if everyone wanted to follow D&C 88, flying to korea would be ideal. this whole "early to bed, early to rise" thing isn't too tough when you are super jet-lagged. i woke up yesterday morning around 5, went and ate some rice and kimchee from our little shared kitchen, and started my day. (the thought of eating kimchee probably disgusts many of you, especially for breakfast. but i say, "when in rome...") i worked a little on the english program, not knowing where to start, and then finally went to go get some shampoo, a towel, and a few more things from the store. It was about 8:30 in the morning, but this place was a ghost town. the only people walking around were school kids dressed up in their little uniforms trying to catch the bus. i walked around for an hour, but didn't find one store open. (not even coffee stores!) so, i just went home and waited for Jean to show up. but i realized that i still needed to shower, so i grabbed some soap from the kitchen and used an extra t-shirt for a towel. there's nothing like being a boy-scout and improvising...

Our lesson was supposed to be at 11, but Jean didn't show until 12. i'm starting to think that i should get used to this kid being late. anyways, we studied for a few hours, and then i made him go with me to buy the things i needed. i asked what time the stores usually opened, and he said that they open around 11. we played the 20 questions game so he could practice asking questions. when it was his turn to guess, he would always say, "it is big?" it took us about a half an hour before he started saying, "is it big?" He's a funny kid, but i don't have my work cut out for me.

on the way back i saw 2 people drive down the sidewalks. they don't have curbs here, so its pretty easy to just pull up on the side walk and do whatever you want. so, the city has started to implement little 3 foot pedestals every few feet to discourage this behavior. it doesn't really work. since there is no parking, people just park their cars wherever they feel like. its pretty amusing.

when we got back, Jean came back up to my room and used the internet. he said he usually goes to a internet cafe (which they call PC rooms) and checks his email and plays starcraft. but since i have it for free, why not use mine? we made some plans for the upcoming day, i gave him some homework and then he was gone an hour later. i thought i'd take a quick cat nap because of all the walking and trying to pull the lost/forgotten korean from my brain. i slept for 12 hours, and woke up at 4 in the morning..."early to bed, early to rise..."