Strange, cute,...Awkward
Sup! Still in Korea. Actually, I leave in May but I am coming back.
February in graduation time for schools in Korea. Some schools leave for WInter vacation and come back in Feb for 2 weeks. You may or may not have class. Different days for different schools, there are different factors that change the dates.
Now this is for today. 2 minutes after I started walking home from school.
Strange --> Cute --> Akward
Strange:
After work today, a lady drove up while I was walking home. Then she got out of her car and started speaking English to me.
Not sure what look I had on my face, but she interpreted it as I didn't understand what she was saying.
She asked if I spoke English or Korean. I told her I was American and she told me she was a Jehovah's Witness. She asked about my job before she told me that. Told her I don't go to church.
Lady: Well, those who don't have religion...
Me: I didn't say, I didn't have religion. I said I don't go to church. I don't like it. Too many people.
Lady: Ah.
She tried to give me packets. I told her to keep them because, I am moving and I would just throw them away without paying attention because I have 4 years worth of stuff to get rid of. Give it to someone who would actually read them. Plus, I am finishing this last minute thing I came up with for my students. I have enough paper in this apartment.
The strange thing was that she thanked me for the way I said the refusal. I can imagine what others have to deal with. All I did was tell her the truth, plus since those packets were printed so nicely and professionally I didn't want to just throw it away.
2 minutes later -- > Daiso ($1 store - needed more envelopes)
Cute
Random cuteness from random little kid I met in Daiso. He spoke Korean the whole time to me.
Kid: Your hair, what is it?
Me: Braids. (Actually they are locs that I started with braids, but I said something he would understand better...mainly because they look like braids at the bottom.)
I bent down so he could take a closer look and he touched gently.
Kid: Beautiful.
Me: Thank you.
He sees my very fluffy purple gloves. "What is that?"
Me: A glove.
Kid: Ah. Thank you. (Went about his merry way.)
Awkward....
Playing CSI game on Facebook, see an ad pop up. I have a strong feeling I know of the person in the ad's mugshot picture. We used to work together. It was an ad for public criminal background checks, see who has been arrested.
Yep....
I will tell you later about the student that asked me to marry her later and I may tell you about a dude I met.
My cute students graduate tomorrow and I am off for 10 days.
Later,
DN
P.S. SOrry for misspells and grammar mess ups. I am tired.
February in graduation time for schools in Korea. Some schools leave for WInter vacation and come back in Feb for 2 weeks. You may or may not have class. Different days for different schools, there are different factors that change the dates.
Now this is for today. 2 minutes after I started walking home from school.
Strange --> Cute --> Akward
Strange:
After work today, a lady drove up while I was walking home. Then she got out of her car and started speaking English to me.
Not sure what look I had on my face, but she interpreted it as I didn't understand what she was saying.
She asked if I spoke English or Korean. I told her I was American and she told me she was a Jehovah's Witness. She asked about my job before she told me that. Told her I don't go to church.
Lady: Well, those who don't have religion...
Me: I didn't say, I didn't have religion. I said I don't go to church. I don't like it. Too many people.
Lady: Ah.
She tried to give me packets. I told her to keep them because, I am moving and I would just throw them away without paying attention because I have 4 years worth of stuff to get rid of. Give it to someone who would actually read them. Plus, I am finishing this last minute thing I came up with for my students. I have enough paper in this apartment.
The strange thing was that she thanked me for the way I said the refusal. I can imagine what others have to deal with. All I did was tell her the truth, plus since those packets were printed so nicely and professionally I didn't want to just throw it away.
2 minutes later -- > Daiso ($1 store - needed more envelopes)
Cute
Random cuteness from random little kid I met in Daiso. He spoke Korean the whole time to me.
Kid: Your hair, what is it?
Me: Braids. (Actually they are locs that I started with braids, but I said something he would understand better...mainly because they look like braids at the bottom.)
I bent down so he could take a closer look and he touched gently.
Kid: Beautiful.
Me: Thank you.
He sees my very fluffy purple gloves. "What is that?"
Me: A glove.
Kid: Ah. Thank you. (Went about his merry way.)
Awkward....
Playing CSI game on Facebook, see an ad pop up. I have a strong feeling I know of the person in the ad's mugshot picture. We used to work together. It was an ad for public criminal background checks, see who has been arrested.
Yep....
I will tell you later about the student that asked me to marry her later and I may tell you about a dude I met.
My cute students graduate tomorrow and I am off for 10 days.
Later,
DN
P.S. SOrry for misspells and grammar mess ups. I am tired.
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