LOST in Translation (But I still can't find what channel its on)

Ahh...its been a week here in the land of the morning calm and all I've been obsessing about is how the survivors of Oceanic flight 815 are doing. Sure, I have a career to worry about and culture shock is about to set in, but I just hope those guys are okay. I'm still not sure what channel its on, but I hear those ladies at the supermarket talking about it. I know they are because here, the word "Lost" somehow has three sylables. My own life now seems like a Lost adventure. In theory, I'm hunting and gathering and sometimes, hoping a rescue plane will spot me. However, broadband internet and indoor plumbing make my island (peninsula actually) stay a little more bearable.

Having a 9-5 life (1-7 really) is probably the weirdest part of the journey. No matter what language you speak, everyone understands that Monday just plain sucks. The daily grind isn't terrible though. I work right by a college campus, so there are plenty of places to eat and they're all under 5 dollars. Goodbye paycheck! I start working with kids this Thursday and I've enclosed a sweet doodle that one kid gave me...thanks little guy!

But back to food...I've discovered that my uncle owns a sweet barbecue resturant and because of this, he doesn't accept my money. Let me repeat this: I eat sweet, sweet barbecue for free. Give me a moment....

so, week one: not so bad...food, shelter, a child's scorn...

but if I don't find Lost soon, I'm gonna tear up this country like Mothra.

I have a closet for a room

For those who have asked how big my room is...i'll show you...

The pictures that you're looking at show a room that's about 10 feet by 12 feet and has a divider for my hallway-like kitchen. The bathroom is the roomiest area but they've forgotten the bathtub...

I'm having fun exploring the town and there'll be more pictures on the way

Welcome to Korea, where the players play (online games all day long)

After weeks of mental preperation and under-justified anxiety, I have finally arrived in the motherland. Problem is, I have no idea what she's saying.

Sure, I understand enough to get by, but pointing at your mouth to imply food is only cute for a short period of time. I got a level 1 Korean language book and I'm getting Cable tv tonight, so we'll see how this crash course will turn out.

I'm currently in what they call a PC bang...or PC room (bang means room, so i'm putting that one in the vocab bank for the day...zing!) Its 1:15 in the afternoon and there's a slew of young people hacking away at their computers playing Multiplayer adventures. Me...i'm just chatting online with hot babes all day long.

well...pictures and stories of adventure are on their way...stay glued to your seats folks, its gonna be an interesting year...



*sidenote: when I usually write phrases that imply a years' worth of writing, it lasts for 2 weeks then I stop writing...hopefully this trend doesn't continue....