So far November has had some good times and some bad times. On the good side, my favorite band Say Anything has come out with their newest album, and I am in love with it. I have been listening to it basically non-stop (except taking a few breaks to listen to my new collection of k-pop). The new album is definitely different from their old ones, but in a good way. I love it.

Also, I went to Itaewon (이태원) today. I think I mentioned it before, but Itaewon is a good place for foreigners to go to, lots of western style/sized clothing and shoes. I went in hopes of getting 1. Books, 2. Socks, and 3. Boots. Since I left all my boots back in The States, and it's getting cold here, I need a pair. I was going to go get some cheap kind, and I went into a few stores but didn't really see anything I liked in my size. So I kind of splurged, and ordered a pair of custom-made boots! They were pretty expensive, I'm not going to tell you how much, but I still think I got a good deal. I got to pick out the style and the color: a dark greyish-blue, slouchy, mid-calf, genuine leather pair with snaps near the top and the ability to roll the top section down. I've never had custom-made anything before. Hopefully they turn out how I like them. The guy was very nice, he even knocked off ₩100,000 off the price. It better be the best damned pair of boots I've ever had.

I also found a few souvenirs, some socks, I couldn't find the book store though. The guy at the sock place tried to explain it to me and he told me I had to take a bus, but I didn't know which direction to go. Plus with the amount that I had just spent on those shoes, books can be saved for later. I asked Grace when I got home, and she told me that I got a good price on them. Oh! I also found postcards finally, so if you would like a postcard, give me your address!!

On a not-so-good note, I got two new kid sin my class, that makes the total seven. Joe and Sally are their names. Sally seems pretty smart, she gets a little distracted sometimes, but I think she'll do good. But then there's Joe. Worst kid ever. He doesn't do a single thing I tell him to, oh and yes, he does understand what I say to him, he just refuses to do it. He disrupts the whole class, so I find myself yelling all the time. And since I have to take extra time to make sure he finished his work, we usually don't get done early, which means no time for fun. Plus, his mom already called to complain that I was yelling too much. So Friday I tried the whole "remain calm, talk to him on his level, reward good behavior" shtick, nope that didn't work either. So it's like, what am I supposed to do, he's screwing up the whole class. My supervisor says I have to just keep working at it. But he just makes me so exasperated, by the time afternoon comes, I'm completely drained. That kid better shape up fast or I might throw him out the window!


Adventures in Food
As you may know, I'm attempting to try as much Korean (edible looking) food as possible. This weeks items were Yeot Gangjeong, Ridiculous Shinchan (못말리는 신짱) honey snacks, and dolsot bibimbap (돌솥 비빔밥). The bibimbap is my favorit so far. It's a mixture of white rice, vegetables, red pepper sauce, some noodles, and a big fried egg on top. It's served in a horrendously hot bowl, and you mix everything up together and eat it. Very tasty. Yeot gangjeong (엿강정) is a type of Korean dessert, containing sesame seeds, peanuts, puffed rice and other nuts, all mixed with sticky rice sugar, to make hard, bite-sized bits. And then the honey snacks. I don't know if that's what they are really called, but it's the closest translation I could get. It's basically like a chip snack here. kind of like the consistency of a bugle or funion, but bigger, in a barrel shape, and it tastes like a honey nut cheerio. Delicious and addicting.