Rain Rain Go Away...

Today rained the hardest I've seen since I've been here. It came out of nowhere too. The start of the day was gorgeous. Sunny and 70 degrees, then I came back to the dorm after working out and while I was showering rain started pelting the windows. Other big news of the day is that I shaved lol. This legitimately became a 3 man job. I'm not kidding.

Normally back in the states I just go to a 미용실 (Me Yong Sheel) hairshop and tell them to cut my hair short. I also tell them to just use the electric razor on my beard too and kill two birds with one stone. Pretty simple for them, and saves a ton of time and annoyance on my part. Plus it's always fun to see people double take and wonder who I am haha.

Well unfortunately I couldn't convey through the language barrier to the lady that all she had to do was use the electric razor on me and we were good to go, even with YJS there. Hopefully next time I can. Maybe I'll just take her arm while she's cutting my hair and bring it to my beard lol. That should give her the idea. I also got my hair shampoo'd for the first time ever today. I guess that's just a standard thing here, or maybe just for that particular hair shop. Either way that was interesting.

Today was pretty busy. In class we learned yet another conjugation. We also started learning body parts, and how to say you're sick. That will definitely come in handy should I ever need it. We also wrote letters in class as part of an activity. It was a response to an email we had to read to work on our comprehension. One of the girls in class wrote hers to me. I didn't get to read what it said but that was funny. Also I made mine about travel and wrote that there are many, very pretty girls in Japan. That made the teacher laugh, and then she corrected my grammar haha. Red pen everywhere.

After class I came back to the dorm and it was lunch time. Immediately following that Heavy G drove YJS and I to the hairshop. Heavy G decided he wanted to stop in the arcade and play some Tekken, so YJS and I walked back to the dorm fitness center. We got a good workout in and it was time to come back and shave. Heavy G was so intrigued by me shaving that he stood and watched the entire thing. Then he had to get involved and help me find all the spots that weren't finished. Then Heavy G and An Hyo Sang helped with the back of my neck. Things got crazy, hair was everywhere, it was like a slo-mo party scene out of a movie. Heavy G washed down the bathroom and I hit the shower and all was good.

I actually went to CJ instead of 8 Ho Gwan for dinner today. YJS and I went there so we could get to the fitness center early to supervise the students. I ended up getting Jja Jang Myun and Bap. I was super full after but it was soooooooo good! Today was pretty empty at the fitness center, and the disappearance and subsequent absence of lobby yeojah makes me sad :(. YJS said that he would search far and wide to find her though and that gives me hope! Haha.

I came back to the dorm with the students and needed a quick nap before I socialized. Normally I have 1-5 open, but today was filled with activities. The same goes for tomorrow so I'm going to be tired, but I'm up to the task. A few little asides that I've been thinking about adding here but keep forgetting.
1. YJS wants to meet Li Ting Ting from my Korean class. He thinks she's cute. This wouldn't be for romantic purposes though, he just wants to meet her. I thought that was sweet.
2. Driving here is pretty crazy. Especially on campus. There are no traffic lights so basically everyone walks and drives where they want. They stay in their lane most of the time, but the rules aren't strictly followed. Out in the city I've seen people turn right from the left turn lane. No one bats an eye, it's just what they do.
3. The clothing is hilarious. I frankly don't care anymore, but the combinations can be bizarre. Today I saw a pretty girl wearing a suit and gym shoes. That's normal. Everyone seems to always have a jacket too, even when it's 70 out it's too cold lol. They also seem to like to show off their ankles, that's a thing with jeans and pants.

I think that's it. Thanks for tuning in! If you have any questions for Heavy G, YJS, or An Hyo Sang please feel free to post them here, I'm just about ready to put together an interview session with them for the blog.

Korean Word/Phrase of the Day: 오늘 잘 보냈어요 (O Neul Jal Bo Nesseo Yo) Edit: This means "I had a good day!" Yay! - Thanks to Jiyoung Kim for the correction!

TL:DR I'm in Korea.