I haven't written anything in a long time. There isn't much going on here. We've started working again after having two months without students. This past week was a little tough. I had a cold and had to continue to be my perky self. It's hard to teach English when you can't speak. Oh well.
My parents are coming to visit me on Thursday and I'm pretty excited about that! I hope they enjoy their stopover here.
Anyway. Back to work.
Take care.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Monday, March 05, 2007
Never trust a Korean woman....
....that only charges you 4,000 won to hem a pair of jeans!
Do you remember the jeans I mentioned in the previous post? Do you remember how excited I was to finally be able to buy some pants? Do you remember how it took only one little Korean lady to RUIN MY LIFE!? No? Ohhhhh, that's because I haven't told you all about it yet. Here is the true tale of my travelling pants.
I bought two pairs of jeans in Beijing. This was amazing because I hadn't really done a lot of shopping in Korea. When I found jeans that fit around my hips I bought them regardless of the cost. I carried them home carefully in my new suitcase and they made it home safely. I took them to the local dry cleaners to have the bottoms hemmed. They were a little long for me. The cost was amazing. For those of you that don't know. 4,000 won = about 4 dollars Canadian. When I heard the price I thought "hmmmm, that's really cheap, I wonder if she does a good job". She told us to come back in 2 hours and they would be finished. (I make this conversation between the lady and I sound so simple but let me tell you -- IT WASN'T. What seemed like 4 hours of extreme body language later and I was on my way home.)
I returned to the dry cleaners to pick up my new pants. I didn't even look at them in the store. I was too excited. Half way home I take a look at my pants and almost had a breakdown in the street. It was no wonder that I had only paid 8,000 won for my two pairs of jeans. All she had done was fold up my jeans and sew a line across the bottom. So yeah, I'm wearing jeans that look like my MOM made them from scrap materials (sorry Mom!).
Sample A
Sample B
Sample C
I'm trying not to really think about it. It's not THAT big of a deal. I did only pay 10 dollars for each pair of jeans.
Miss you all.
Do you remember the jeans I mentioned in the previous post? Do you remember how excited I was to finally be able to buy some pants? Do you remember how it took only one little Korean lady to RUIN MY LIFE!? No? Ohhhhh, that's because I haven't told you all about it yet. Here is the true tale of my travelling pants.
I bought two pairs of jeans in Beijing. This was amazing because I hadn't really done a lot of shopping in Korea. When I found jeans that fit around my hips I bought them regardless of the cost. I carried them home carefully in my new suitcase and they made it home safely. I took them to the local dry cleaners to have the bottoms hemmed. They were a little long for me. The cost was amazing. For those of you that don't know. 4,000 won = about 4 dollars Canadian. When I heard the price I thought "hmmmm, that's really cheap, I wonder if she does a good job". She told us to come back in 2 hours and they would be finished. (I make this conversation between the lady and I sound so simple but let me tell you -- IT WASN'T. What seemed like 4 hours of extreme body language later and I was on my way home.)
I returned to the dry cleaners to pick up my new pants. I didn't even look at them in the store. I was too excited. Half way home I take a look at my pants and almost had a breakdown in the street. It was no wonder that I had only paid 8,000 won for my two pairs of jeans. All she had done was fold up my jeans and sew a line across the bottom. So yeah, I'm wearing jeans that look like my MOM made them from scrap materials (sorry Mom!).
Sample A
Sample B
Sample CI'm trying not to really think about it. It's not THAT big of a deal. I did only pay 10 dollars for each pair of jeans.
Miss you all.
Saturday, March 03, 2007
The Trip
China was a great experience. I was able to see so many things that you've only seen in pictures. I was able to check out the Great Wall of China, Ming Tombs, Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, and the Temple of Heaven. I think my favourite spot in Beijing was the Forbidden City. This gigantic area (about 170 acres) was the palace of emperors in ancient Chinese history (Ming and Qing dynasties). This immense area was filled with tons of elaborately decorated wooden buildings with 10 metre walls surrounding the grounds. It was pretty extravagant.
What else can I say about Beijing? Foreign people in China is an even stranger sight to see than in Korea. We had many stares and gasps which always makes me laugh. My favourite is the request to have our pictures taken with various families from around the world. A group of travellers from Taiwan, Iran, and China all asked us to take pictures with them. Strange but funny. I'm not sure what they'll do with those pictures.
I was reallllllllllllllllllly excited to be able to shop in China. It's difficult to find clothing in Korea so when I was actually able to try on jeans in China I was thrilled. I bought a couple pairs of jeans, some gifts, shoes, and a new suitcase to bring home all my new purchases. It's a cheap place to shop.
China was a great place to visit - the weather was nice, my travel mates were swell, and the destinations were 'wow'. I hope to check out Shanghai someday.
Hope all is well.
Forbidden City
The Great Wall of China
Tiananmen Square
What else can I say about Beijing? Foreign people in China is an even stranger sight to see than in Korea. We had many stares and gasps which always makes me laugh. My favourite is the request to have our pictures taken with various families from around the world. A group of travellers from Taiwan, Iran, and China all asked us to take pictures with them. Strange but funny. I'm not sure what they'll do with those pictures.
I was reallllllllllllllllllly excited to be able to shop in China. It's difficult to find clothing in Korea so when I was actually able to try on jeans in China I was thrilled. I bought a couple pairs of jeans, some gifts, shoes, and a new suitcase to bring home all my new purchases. It's a cheap place to shop.
China was a great place to visit - the weather was nice, my travel mates were swell, and the destinations were 'wow'. I hope to check out Shanghai someday.
Hope all is well.
Forbidden City
The Great Wall of China
Tiananmen Square
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