Well, what can I say? I have complained about the bad weather and suddenly it's sunny and a little bit warm today. I feel like I'm in England in Summer, one minute warm, the next freezing cold. The only difference is there's very little rain! Yay!
I have no curtains in my house. This doesn't seem unusual - and so when I woke up today to the sun beaming through my window I thought "It can't be true, it's 9am and the sun is shining, but it's officially winter. I'm wearing my ski jacket and hat out, just in case!" Well we all know what that means right...it was hotter than I thought. My ski jacket was unzipped and I was glad to get to the gym to take off my extra layers. That'll teach me!
My point is - it's market day. The day when Yeonghae turns from the sleepy little town it is into this packed, bustling, rowdy town. This happens every 5 days. There is no parking to be found, no peace or quiet, no point leaving your house unless you either want an octopus bargain or one of the many varieties of Kimchi. Today, I desire neither! So, back home I plodded where I plan to read journals, books, and maybe watch a bit more of my movie.
Today's classes involve reading about Harry the Hair and playing a game, maybe tic tac toe esl style. And then my disaster class, where I plan to teach them the joys of 20 questions, fingers crossed and lollipop brides are the way forward!
A little disclaimer: You can buy more than just octopus and kimchi at the market, like shoes and clothes and squid (dried and live), dogs, cats, rabbits, hedgehogs, coat hangers (ok, so you're getting the picture :D) I'll try and get down there one day and take loads of pictures for everyone! Oh! And the picture in this blog is in Seoul, not Yeonghae, but I think that almost every blog should have at least one picture, just to make it pretty :)
Something I noticed on the way back from the gym today: The Korean's love their road signs, and as I was walking back home (about a 5 minute walk) I looked up at the sign, which told me to turn right to go to Yeonghae. My point is this: I was already in Yeonghae, silly sign!!!
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