On Sunday, Jasmine came to our apartment around 10am so that the cable guy could fix my Internet and cable (not that I need cable when virtually everything is in Korean). Then she took Kate and I to this awesome store called Home Plus. The best way I can describe it is a cross between WalMart and Macy's. Weird- I know. They have all sorts of groceries, local and imported, as well as common household items but then there is this whole other section that is set up just like a department store with clothes, makeup and perfume. They even have a nice restaurant opening soon called Ashley. Guess who's going there. :D


At Home Plus, Kate and I looked like total idiots to the natives. Oh and you have to pay for the bags you use to bag your groceries.. who does that?? We were very happy to find some American products like Mt. Dew, Frosted Flakes, Pepsi, Cherry Coke. After paying (I don't know what we'll do if we ever have to go there on our own b/c the cashier was literally scared of us) we took everything back to our apartments, had lunch and unpacked. Then Jasmine left and Kate and I both feel asleep before dinner and did not get up until 5:30am today (Monday). We are clearly still jet lagged.

Monday was our first day of work and it was basically just a waste of time. The kids are off this week so Kate and I were given odds and end jobs to do like cut flashcards, print off monthly lesson plans, attempt to attach the alphabet to the 3 Kindergarten classrooms (I say attempt b/c the alphabet only stuck to one of the walls in one room the others kept falling off the wall) and things like that. We did get to meet the people we will be working and we chose the classrooms and work areas we want to have but overall it we did a lot of nothing. Oh one thing Kate and I decided we need to adopt back home- slippers at work. As soon as you step into the school, you have to take off our shoes and put on slippers. They rarely match what you're wearing but they are comfy and they help keep the floors clean. I haven't taken any pictures of the school yet but those will follow soon- maybe tomorrow. Until then.. enjoy! Please comment and let me know if there is something else you'd like to hear about!