Just Catching You Up
Well, it’s been another week and I’m really having a hard time believing that I’ve been here for two months already. It just doesn’t seem like it at all. I guess I’ve been keeping really busy though…
Last week I finally went to go check out the Rocky Mountain Tavern, which is a Canadian owned and operated pub in Seoul. It was a pretty good place to sit and watch a Hockey game (they show all the NHL games for free) and they serve homemade potato chips (not fries, chips). It’s really cool because most of the ‘Western’ style pubs are just Korean Hofs (bars) that play American music and sell a few imported beers. They never seem top get the ambiance right. This place though, it was just like stepping into a pub on Whyte Ave.
I went there with a friend of a friend and we just kind of hung out and chatted. He was telling me about his experiences in the American Peace Corps (my friend was in it too, both in Mongolia) and it seems like something I’d be interested in looking into. Of course, I’d have to go with the British version because the Americans keep a pretty exclusive club, but I’m interested nonetheless. It’s not something I’ve really considered before.
The next night we went to Jay-Z at Olympic Park. It was a pretty good show and we found a bar afterward that was awesome. It’s called “Woodstock” and the DJ there will take requests for old rock and roll songs (some of which he plays on the original vinyl). When I got up in the morning I ended going to my first-ever Korean Language lesson. It didn’t totally suck… it was pretty boring though. I hope my classes aren’t that bad…
Tonight a group of us are going back to Butterfingers to try the mystery dessert, “The Grand Dragon”. There’s no real description of what this thing is, just a promise that it’s huge and has a little bit of something for every possible sweet tooth. I hope there’s chocolate in and/or on it...
I finlly got invited out by my co-workers and we went out for Pork BBQ last night (Korean Style). It was really good food, but I didn't expect tto have to drink tht much at a dinner with my principal. People kept giving me shots of Soju (rice vodka @ 20.1%apv) and saying "one shot" or "bottom up". I think they got a kick out of it because those are two of the few English phrases many of these guys know. But, I just made them keep up with me and we were soon on our way home.
I’ve also started reading my Evolutionary Psychology book and it’s a really good one. It's giving me lots of things to think about and providing some interesting perspectives from which to view certain human behaviors. One of the best things I’ve read so far is the discussion of monogamous versus polygynous pair-bonding systems and the evolutionary implications of each. There are some really counter-intuitive theories on this topic that are finding a lot of support in various studies. It's really very interesting.
Anyway, I’m still alive over here and still having a good time. Nobody’s dropping bombs yet, so I guess I’ll stay a while longer at least…
Last week I finally went to go check out the Rocky Mountain Tavern, which is a Canadian owned and operated pub in Seoul. It was a pretty good place to sit and watch a Hockey game (they show all the NHL games for free) and they serve homemade potato chips (not fries, chips). It’s really cool because most of the ‘Western’ style pubs are just Korean Hofs (bars) that play American music and sell a few imported beers. They never seem top get the ambiance right. This place though, it was just like stepping into a pub on Whyte Ave.
I went there with a friend of a friend and we just kind of hung out and chatted. He was telling me about his experiences in the American Peace Corps (my friend was in it too, both in Mongolia) and it seems like something I’d be interested in looking into. Of course, I’d have to go with the British version because the Americans keep a pretty exclusive club, but I’m interested nonetheless. It’s not something I’ve really considered before.
The next night we went to Jay-Z at Olympic Park. It was a pretty good show and we found a bar afterward that was awesome. It’s called “Woodstock” and the DJ there will take requests for old rock and roll songs (some of which he plays on the original vinyl). When I got up in the morning I ended going to my first-ever Korean Language lesson. It didn’t totally suck… it was pretty boring though. I hope my classes aren’t that bad…
Tonight a group of us are going back to Butterfingers to try the mystery dessert, “The Grand Dragon”. There’s no real description of what this thing is, just a promise that it’s huge and has a little bit of something for every possible sweet tooth. I hope there’s chocolate in and/or on it...
I finlly got invited out by my co-workers and we went out for Pork BBQ last night (Korean Style). It was really good food, but I didn't expect tto have to drink tht much at a dinner with my principal. People kept giving me shots of Soju (rice vodka @ 20.1%apv) and saying "one shot" or "bottom up". I think they got a kick out of it because those are two of the few English phrases many of these guys know. But, I just made them keep up with me and we were soon on our way home.
I’ve also started reading my Evolutionary Psychology book and it’s a really good one. It's giving me lots of things to think about and providing some interesting perspectives from which to view certain human behaviors. One of the best things I’ve read so far is the discussion of monogamous versus polygynous pair-bonding systems and the evolutionary implications of each. There are some really counter-intuitive theories on this topic that are finding a lot of support in various studies. It's really very interesting.
Anyway, I’m still alive over here and still having a good time. Nobody’s dropping bombs yet, so I guess I’ll stay a while longer at least…
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