I have to say, I love living in an age where we can have video chats across the world. I have been able to see and talk to my dad as well as Gma and Gpa, and on Sunday Jess and I had a video chat date. Then there's the phone calls. I've talked to my older sister twice this week, and Ana, and Mom. Thank God we don't have to wait for physical letters to arrive. I may not be able to be home for certain things, but I can at least see and talk to those I love. I also love checking in with Ana on her crazy family - or as I call them, my Mexican family.
Friday we had a pot luck at work. I brought buffalo chicken tortilla roll ups... or as I'm calling them, Texas Gimbap. Gimbap is kind of like a Korean sushi roll, only bigger and with meat that is usually cooked. I think I confused one of my co-teachers because he apparently didn't get the memo that I lived in TX for 12 years before coming to Korea. I still miss the pot lucks we had in Medical Records at GRMC. Those were EPIC! It was also so nice to have people to try new recipes out on. I wish I could have made my Philly cheese steak sliders, but that may have been a little too much of a pain in the bum. I am planning on making some beef stew sometime in Dec, and will have people over for that. Since I'm going to stay, I think I need to get a bigger pot and some more dishes. That way I could have more people over for things. You know, on those days where I'm feeling social.
The pot luck was nice. The food was AMAZING. There was a little of everything there. The tortilla roll ups may have been a little too American... C said they were salty. LOL. So C and I pretty much hung out together in one of the corners of the room. Turns out he's as much of a wino as I am, so that was nice. Also, that's a difference in Korean and American pot lucks - our boss supplied the booze. Hehe - before I came here, I read about work drinking outings and the 'bottoms up' culture. I actually got to witness this when my boss A told C 'bottoms up!' So funny. I ate way too much, and it turns out that one of the Korean staff (another A, we'll call her A2) actually makes tiramisu!! It was sooo good!!! So the pot luck started at 10pm (we had to wait until all the kids were gone) and went until about midnight. Then I walked home with the rest of my co-workers and a couple of the teachers from the other part (they teach older kids) of our company. It was nice and I think that there is going to be a pub trip with them, J and I in the future. She is so good at making me be social. LOL.
Speaking of which, I got my BH weekend this weekend. I've cleaned my entire apt including scrubbing the bathroom tiles and unclogging the drain. The laundry is all done, though I do need to get more detergent. I've been loving the solitude and I'm hoping that the quiet is being good for my poor bad ear. I swear, I'm going to go deaf in the right ear. Which is weird, because when I drove the mustang, I assumed it would be the left ear that would go - you know, the one near the road noise due to no air conditioning. Course... in order to hear my music I did have to turn it up pretty loud... so perhaps both ears are in trouble. In other news, I have a sore throat and swollen glands, so I'm going to see the doc about those on Monday. I'm pretty sure I can talk my co-teacher K into going with me. Sigh... dumb throat. I'm about to have tea and a stroopwafel for breakfast. Then I think I'll be making my bacon and brussels sprouts pasta with the cheese sauce for lunch/dinner, with a decent bottle of white wine. Dinner for the rest of the week will involve mushroom ravioli and marinara sauce with red wine. I will need to run to the store for more veggies eventually.
Anyway, nothing much is planned for the week. It's going to be a pretty chill one, I think. No plans for the weekend yet, tho I'd like to do something on Fri because that's Krampusnacht and I'd be interested to see if people in Seoul dress up. However, I probably won't want to go to Seoul on Fri. It's kind of a pain to get into Seoul on a Friday night. I may check out the war memorial on Saturday. We'll see what the day (and the weather) brings. Anyway, love to all, hope your Thanksgiving was great and please all in the colder places STAY SAFE! Remember, some days are full-coverage insurance days! Also snow tires are good, but staying home wrapped in blankets and sipping a hot beverage is even better!
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