I feel really bad because I was supposed to mail Flat Stanley back last Monday, but I never got around to it. I emailed the teacher and she seemed fine with it. Plus, I made this book that I’m really happy with. I bound photos together and each photo has a caption next to the picture. I hope it’s something Flat Stanley’s owner will appreciate for a long time. I mailed it out today along with a ton of other things that I’ve been meaning to mail out.
I really love living in my neighborhood. I enjoy the sounds of my students yelling out, “Oh! Meagan Teacher!” when they see me walking down the street.
This afternoon, on my walk to the grocery store, some of the younger kids spotted me and yelled “메간 선생님!” half way down the street. That means Meagan Teacher. The 1st & 2nd graders say it in Korean.
A little further along I walked past the neighborhood trampoline and stopped to talk to these students that were jumping.
This little shop is right across the street from my school’s gate. They sell toys and other miscellaneous stuff that kids LOVE! Every morning, afternoon and evening, this shop is buzzing with kids. And when the school is closed, so is this shop.
Do you remember a few days ago when I talked about food delivery in Korea? Well, there are so many restaurants that deliver that they really push the advertising.
It’s very common to come home to an ad stuck to your door. When I saw the ad on the left, I snapped a pic, grabbed the ad, went inside, gathered my recycling and went back to the recycling area on the 1st floor. By the time I got back to my apartment, there was another ad on my door !
When it’s rainy out, most shops have umbrella covers at the entrance. I think it’s pretty neat.
I had dinner tonight with Jamie (left), Shanna (right) and Jenny (not pictured). Jamie is showing off her covered umbrella. Shanna’s umbrella was too fat to fit in a cover so she improvised by just wrapping it around her umbrella.
Korean houses are much different from those in America. This is what a typical Korean house looks like. I walk past this house on my way to and from work everyday.
They are in the process of adding doors to all of the subway entrances in Busan. Suicides and accidents have been a problem in the past.
During the process, they have men guarding the tracks to make sure no one gets too close.
Yesterday was field trip day. All of the students were gone so the kitchen was closed. The school ordered kimbap for everyone (super cheap sushi roll looking things). I don’t eat kimbap so I was really disappointed. JuHye offered to order some delivery for me.
Food delivery in Korea is so fascinating. It’s a big business. The meal comes to you on real plates and they bring you actual cutlery (none of that disposable stuff). They wrap it in plastic wrap, put it in a thermal box, strap it to their scooter and off they go. When you’re done with your meal, you put the dishes outside of the door and they come back later and pick it up.
That meal cost me 6,000 won (about $5.25 US). At the top are my side dishes — radish kimchi and pickled radishes, rice, miso soup, fried pork cutlet (돈까스)/salad/fruit, gravy.
I took today’s photo on the way home from school. I think it’s interesting when shops pop up on the sidewalk. They just unload the truck and they are in business. I wonder if they actually make any sales.
I’m very easily amused. This is a store in Dongnae Station (one of the subway stops near my apartment). They sell scarves, hose, jewelry and other accessories. The guy who works in the shop is wearing two or three different headbands with with bows attached. It’s simple things like this that make me love Korea so much.
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