Wii Room and 110 Bus Ride

The past couple of weeks have been very busy with teaching intensive classes and regular classes. We are both very thankful to have intensives done with so we can enjoy a little more time relaxing and touring the city.

A few weekends ago, our friend Peter had a birthday. So in full Korean fashion we had a big, relaxing dinner and finished the night off with going to a Wii room. The Wii room fits about 7 people and is $30/hour. You can play any Wii game that interests you, including tennis and Mario Kart, which are my favorite! The only set back is the directions are in Korean. Thankfully the room Ian and I were in had two Korean speakers, so we had no problem.

Yesterday, with a lazy day in mind, we decided to take a bus ride around the city. It wasn't a bus tour, it was actually the regular city bus. This specific bus takes you to Itaewon ("America Town"), which we go to a couple times a month. However, we have recently been interested on what lays beyond our usual Itaewon stop. So, than other getting off the bus at the usual stop we kept on riding.

For the most part, the rest of the route consisted of the same gray and run down city that the rest of Seoul looks like. However, half way through we noticed a large food market. Since we were getting hungry for lunch, we jumped off at the next stop, in hopes of delicious food. Well, we didn't find any scrumptious food for lunch, but we did find, we believe, the largest produce, meat, and seafood market in Seoul. It was huge. At least a half a mile in every direction.

The market was very interesting. It was the first time we have seen turtles, frogs, and dog's legs sold to the public. The meat vendors were selling every part of the cow and pig, and the produce vendors were selling everything from giant asian pears to ginsing. While the smells were a little overwhelming, the markets was one of the most interesting sites I've seen in Seoul.

After walking through part of the market, and not finding any lunch foods, we decided to jump back on the bus and keep riding. Unknowingly, about half way through our trek, the bus turned off the usual route to head back to the bus depot. While it caused a little concern when the bus abruptly stopped and the bus driver kicked everyone off, we were able to find the next bus stop in no time! The rest of the ride took about 20 minutes. Even though the ride wasn't very eventfuly, we were led to a fascinating market and were able to see even more of Seoul!

For some exciting news, Ian and I were recently asked to be Head Instructors for the following term! This means that we, including two other instructors, will be in charge of the different Programs, including EC, Memory, and Interactive classes. We will be in charge of getting the new instructors situated and evaluating instructor's teaching skills. We don't know of all of the details just yet, but we will tell you as soon as we know!