sunday. bloody sunday.

This is a picture from my first day teaching, it's dark but I figured I'd post it.

Today, one of my coteachers and I went to the open market by Daejeon Station (the main subway station). It was kind of awesome. There were old Korean ladies working all these produce stands. You can buy any kind of fruit, vegetable, grain, or fish (well not any kind, but any kind available in Korea).

1. There was an entire booth dedicated to ginseng.

2. Apparently Koreans eat aloe, like after-sunburn aloe.

3. And what they call a "pear" isn't the same as an American Bartlett pear. It's like a mix between an apple and a pear.

4. They had squid, octopus, and sting ray available in the fish stalls. Of course there were tons of other strange looking things, but my marine knowledge isn't what it should be.

I bought some bananas, strawberries, a giant carrot, and some korean eggplant (smaller than our eggplant). And I got a blanket!!!!! The comforter they gave me is very synthetic feeling, like the barbie bedspread an 8 year old would have. I was dying for a regular cotton quilt type blanket. Mission Accomplished!

This is me in the Open Market by Daejeon Station, in front of a kimchi stand.

dinner menu tonight: korean grilled cheese (same as american, only made by someone in korea), green tea in cloudy mug. dessert: fresh strawberries and tiny bananas.

*yes, korea still has strawberries even though it snowed like 4 nights ago. they apparently grow them in greenhouses. koreans really like strawberries. that's good, because so do i.