Editing and Grammar

After looking through some of my posts I've realized that my grammar is pretty bad. I apologize for that, as I usually do not edit these once I type them. I may go through and reword some sections because I think the writing is a bit off in some cases. I can't believe how many times I use the word "so".

So anyway, the teachers office was robbed last night of about 350,000 won of money and cell phones. It seems that this is a fairly big deal. First period was delayed today so that all the students and their bags could be searched. There was a 10 minute pep talk by the principal that I walked in on, but I couldn't understand a word of it. The searches turned up nothing, so the thieves remain anonymous.

I went out for dinner with my co-teachers last night at a place called VIPS. They called it the Korean version of TGIF Fridays. I have to say that it was good. I would consider it abhorrently expensive by western standards but I can understand the pricing for Korea. There was a large mix of American food: pizza, tacos, steaks, Caesar salads, and the like. One of my co-teachers is tiny, only like four feet tall, but she put away three plates of food. The other teachers asked her if anything was wrong because usually she eats six! She found my amazement funny. So we sat and talked for a long time about a variety of different things, crime, teachers unions, food, teaching styles, the administration, places to visit, and whether or not Tane's co-teacher is hitting on him. My teachers are a lot older than I had assumed. Mrs. Kyoung (Jang) is the one who has been helping me with everything I would guess is in her 50's to mid 50's. A Young who looks no older than 24 is in her thirties and has two daughters. Ae Ran is only 27. They did complain about being housewives an awful lot. They said that an unmarried girl is a princess and a married woman becomes a maid. They hate cooking for their in laws and think that old women rule the country.

I'm going to get my Alien Registration Card this afternoon. That means that I'll be able to get a cell phone, leave the country, and get Internet in my future apartment. When I returned home from dinner last night, I had just sat down when I got a knock at the door. Two women were standing there and handed me a yellow post-it note that said, "I am a licensed real estate agent." They then snooped around the place and asked me questions about any problems. I fear I may be moving very shortly.