And now for something completely different…. March 27, 2008

When I first arrived in South Korea, the first week I was here, I decided to walk along the beach.  It was early morning as I was having trouble sleeping.  I met two older Korean gentlemen along the beach.  One of them approached me and introduced himself.  He wanted me to teach his brother english.  I said I could not but I appreciated the offer.  This man wished me a good day and I walked away.  Then he started following me.  He was very persistent.  I became weirded out.  So I walked faster and he was walking behind..I decided to go up this hill.  I made a decision if he went up the steep hill I was in big trouble.  As I went up the hill I couldn’t see him any more, but I decided not to chance it.  I walked along dug in doorways to avoid being discovered.  I can laugh about it now, but I was freaked out then.  I was hoping that day wouldn’t sum up my Korean experience and it has not.    To me this day was funny, an example of western meets eastern culture.   But then I have a bent sense of humour.   Many more funny stories to come.