Sorry for the delay...

The past couple of weeks have flown by with the start of a new term. Even though it's sad to bid some students farewell, it's exciting to teach a new level. Ian says his Albatross class has been great to teach. The students are very fluent and are fairly easy to entertain. Even though the reading topics can be somewhat dull, the students make up for it. Eagle has also been enjoyable so far. The past two topics were gambling and smart technology. It's very interesting listening to the student's opinions and ideas. I was signed up to teach a Saturday class, but fortunately it got cancelled because there was only one student one the role. This means that Ian and I will actually have weekends to celebrate for the next three weeks! It is only three weeks because intensive classes start at the end of December.

Even though we have not ventured far from Seoul these past couple of weeks, we have been introduced to some delicious eateries. We recently ate out with some friends and were taken to a Japanese Teriyaki meat restaurant. You basically get a bowl of rice covered in Teriyaki meat. You also get a side bowl of Japanese noodles in a beef broth. It was quite tasty, especially since in only cost about $5.00 each! Our friends also told us about a restaurant that only serves Chinese noodles. Since we have yet to learn Korean, we just pointed to a woman's dish that looked tasty. It's a little risky doing that in Korea because you never know how something is going to taste! Fortunately, the dish, which consisted of noodles sauteed with vegetables, was delicious. The newest eaterie is a Chinese Dumpling restaurant. All I can say is that Ian has found a new love! The dumplings are made to order, by one person, and are steaming hot with delicious pork goodness. It's a nice change from Korean mandu because the flavoring is less powerful and has a thicker dough.

Some exciting news, Ian's parents are visiting us at the end of December! We have already started to plan their week vacation and are thrilled to show them what Korea has to offer. We are also planning on taking a mini trip this weekend. Since we can actually enjoy a weekend, we figure that we should see a little more of the countryside, even if it will be very chilly!

If anyone is curious, the Thanksgiving feast turned out delicious. It was amazing that everything actually turned out. It was nice to eat a complete non-Korean meal with great company. It definitely helped us feel less homesick.

Again, sorry for the delay in posts! Happy Holidays everyone.