Little Plane Girls

Last weekend, I went to the Yongsan Electronics Market in Seoul to get some goodies for my Nintendo DS. While waiting for my cartridge to me fixed up, I ran into a cool little shop filled with the best collection of anime figurines I have seen in South Korea so far. I was in nerd heaven!!!!

I found this series of cat earred, airplane legged fighter girls completely irresistable and decided they would be amazing to get my boy for Valentine's Day. The one with the eye patch reminds me of Kill Bill and the one in green, my favorite, looks like a hot WWII soldier. How very cool, right?

Ugh! My nutrition in Korea is TERRIBLE!

I feel disgusting and sickly here in Korea. The air is aweful and I have no cooking opportunites, seeing as all I have is 2 burners, 2 pots, and a mini fridge. The fruit and veggies here taste kinda gross sometimes- flavorless and lacking. And expensive!

As a result, I pretty much only eat things to fill my stomach and just barely make it by- and end up getting sick all of the time! I used to be able to eat the Korean food but have had stomach problems the last month and a half so I have been unable to eat anything spicy, with caffeine, or fatty. That pretty much limits me to eating..... nothing in this country!

I am going to be sooooo hungry when I finally come back to the United States!

Candy is Bad for Teeth!

OUCH! Maybe all of the Valentine's Day candy was a bad, bad idea. My damn tooth is killing me again. And its the one that I paid good money to get fixed a few months ago. Grrrrr.

Not a happy tooth :(

Snapshots with First Graders

We had some extra time to kill in class today so I let every one of my kids take a photo with my camera. (Hey, I figure my Canon digital cam is pretty indestructible, right?) I ended up with some really great photos and the kids seemed to have a great time goofing around for a little while. Korean kids work sooo hard all the time so it is nice to see them happy and having fun!

My extra special student, Edward just being his usual weird-o self.

The class suck-ups Catherine and Suyeon. Very nice girls but such teacher's pets!

Chung-ah and Ariel, two goofy friends who like to draw boobs. Naughty, naughty!

The often studious and over-achieving Annie. She reads more than any other kid in first grade and often times says she is afflicted with the "Giggle virus" when she can't quit laughing!

My kids giving teacher some love:)

Being crazy with teacher. I love it!

I love glasses on kids. Pretty cute.

Trying not to smile?

Seriously, this is the sad, serious face Annie makes 90% of the time. That girl was born to study.

See, they are totally having fun in my class.... And learning too, right? Ha ha!

Harry- what a ham. That kid will NEVER sit still.

Catherine, my bright little scholar.

These girls loooooove pink, right?

A-dorable Warning Signs

It is soo impossible for me to take these warning signs seriously, what with being so cutesy-wootsie gosh darn adorwaaable! The little bobble head construction worker guy warms my heart, even when he is faced with danger and death:) Look at those big beady eyes!

ABC, 123

At the ABC Mart in Myeung-dong, you can buy lots of popular brands of shoes for a pretty decent price. They have a killer selection of Converse and Vans, and it is also the place where I got my Baby G watch. The only annoying thing about that place? They always blare annoying music and the employees clap and yell things loudly in an attempt to get you pumped to buy stuff. Uh.

2 - Cute

What could possibly be cuter than adoooorable Korean girls giving the peace sign and holding giant ice cream cones? Ahhhh!

I was proud of myself for getting this photo. Some one was taking a photo for these girls with their camera and I simply just snapped one too. I felt quite crafty:)

Wheelchair Guy Sings the Blues

On your way up the hill to Myeong-dong, you are certain to see wheelchair guy singing along incoherently to a tape recording of traditional Korean tunes. It sounds something like a low mumbling "Uhhhhhhhhh muuuuuh blooooob." And in recognition of his misfortunes and pitiful singing, you contribute lots of Won into his wooden box.

Healthy Graffiti

In a dirty, dingy hallway somewhere in Itaewon, someone is concerned that we should eat healthy foods. So here lies the cutest and healthiest wall art of all time:)

Matching Couples!

Nothing shows your status as a solid couple here in Korea more than matching outfits.

Seriously.