A Cell Phone & Pizza in a Cup

Yes! I've got a cell phone! I really am SO happy to have one. I feel a lot more comfortable venturing out now that I know friends who can help me if I'm lost are just a phone call away. The phone was cheap (free) and I got a pink case and purple phone jewelry!

While I was out, my friend Kang Na and I grabbed a quick piece of pizza. I'm pretty sure that was my first time to eat pizza from a cup...

Luke & Cell Phones

This is the first boy I got to name. He's "Luke" after a sweet brother of mine.

Today, I really get to enter Korean culture, I'm buying a cell phone! They have all sorts of fancy ones; people get really into cell phones over here. A guy I know went to Seoul (4 hours away) last weekend to buy a new cell phone. I'll just be excited if I can get a cheap one....

This is my friend Rachel. We were hanging out at Province Hall, the new state government building. It has a large park-like area in front of it including fountains with lights that change color (behind us). If you look closely at the front of my shirt, you can see a big stain. That's because I'm still learning how to eat with chopsticks.

On Friday night, my office had a welcome party for me. We went to dinner and then on to karaoke. They had English songs as well as Korean ones, so I joined right in and had a blast!

Kids!

This is a picture of some of my students. One of the coolest parts of my job is that I get to name new students. The little girl on the left is the first student I got to name. She's "Mollie."

Some sightseeing around town and my friend Kang Na

Bedroom/Living room

A little bedroom

My Kitchen

The view from my apartment

I made it!

Hello everybody! I'm here! Things are going really well so far. The people have been so friendly and eager to help me. I've gotten to try some new kinds of food including kim chi, squid (at least, I think that's what it was) and samgupsek (I'm not quite sure about the spelling of that but it was SO good. Imagine the lettuce wraps at PF Chang's but add pork and Korean spices.). I met my students for the first time yesterday. On Monday, I'll start teaching. Hope all of you are doing well! Thanks for your comments and for your prayers! I'll try to post pictures soon!

Here I Go!

Hey y'all! I'm typing this from the Little Rock airport as I wait for my plane to arrive. I've been sort of nervous about leaving the past couple of days, but now I'm mostly just excited! I'll try to post some pictures as soon as I can! Well, I have about 15 hours to start and finish my Teach Yourself Korean book, so I'd better sign off and begin reading...