My original hunch was that I was the only teacher in Hacheong, but it turns out there are two of us. Thanks to the Geoje Teachers Facebook group, I was able to find the other teacher here. In actuality, he found me. He is now my first facebook friend ever.  So far it has been really helpful. I posted on the general forum and found some useful information pertaining to where people hangout and how to meet others. The other foreigner wants to meet up tonight, but it turns out that I have volleyball with the teachers from my school and then we go out for dinner together. Wednesdays are awesome! I really enjoy eating out with Koreans. They sure know how to have a feast. I cannot say there is anything like it back home. Long dinners with soju (a stronger for of alcohol), beer and when you think the food is all done, they come with the main course. I have not eaten meat for years before coming to Korea, but those standards are put on hold for the time being. It would be possible to be vegetarian here, but I would miss out on many social and cultural experiences. I want to experience the Korean life style and this for the most part includes eating meet. Even though they eat a lot of meat, the portions of meat within a given meal are not that big. They are much bigger back in Canada or the States.


I have worked in schools back in Canada and there is nothing that resembles the comradery that  I have seen in Korean public schools. I went out with a few teachers yesterday after my language exchange with the Korean teacher. It was amazing! I had an hour of Korean-English language exchange and then went out for Ta Galbi which is chicken ribs. Korean style of eating is much different than back home. Here, everyone eats from the same pot that the food was cooked in. It's all about sharing the food. Most meals seem to be shared here with the exception of meals at the school cafeteria. For those, everyone gets a tray and gets their own food from a buffet style set up. Today was tuna Bibim Bap. It literally means mix with rice. Bibim (mix) and pap is (rice), but it is pronounced bap. I might have many facts that are off, but that is my understanding so far.