The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

It snowed all day yesterday so everything looks pristine and clean. Maybe that's why I feel so optimistic. I am eating my rationed Froot Loops as I type this. They are delicious! Not quite as Frooty as the ones back home but they will do. I was able to wash by hand my socks and undies in the sink because as of yet we haven't been offered the use of their washing machine. I used a soap that I purchased at Lotte Mart called cucumber massage soap. It smells exactly like the vegetable. But it's either that or B.O. and I don't know about you but I'd rather smell like a vegetable.

Yesterday, Erin and I were left a small pot of rice and two raw eggs on the dining room table. We were also left a small bag of bread and a jar of jam. Erin and I mixed the the rice with the egg in a small bowl. It would've been delicious except for the fact that there was no salt. But then again beggars can't be choosers. Erin ate the tasteless mixture first and said it was like a rice omelet. I think she said this to encourage me to eat it. I can assure you that it tasted nothing like an omelet. We then set our sights on the bread. It looked like it was home made and it tasted heavenly. We slathered some jam and downed 2 slices each. As we ate we tried to identify the jam. The jar had no labels so we assumed it was home made. We played a game of Guess What That Is. It was fun! So Erin and I spent a good chunk of the morning guessing what was in the jam. It was the only way to kill the time. 

The afternoon was spent setting up the nifty blog that you are reading now. We then watched The Hangover on Erin's computer. We were pretty hungry afterwards so we went back into the kitchen where the leftover bread was and we ate 1 slice because we didn't want to seem greedy. We then figured that the family would be home around seven and they would make us dinner because they had to make sure that we had dinner. Surely they wouldn't let us go a second day without food. That's preposterous! 

Wrong yet again. We naively thought that they would be home by 9PM. Erin and I went back into the kitchen and finished the last 2 slices. At this point I was livid and decided that we were going to stay up till whenever these people got home and we were going to confront them. They were not getting past us. We were so determined that we left the bedroom door open and had music playing loudly in our room. The family got home at 11:30PM. They were surprised to find us awake. Erin decided to be sneaky and get a glass of water. The family seemed embarrassed to find us awake and we were asked if we had gone into town (as if they didn't know). They also seemed embarrassed to find that we hadn't had dinner. They proceeded to invite us to join them for a dinner of boiled eggs and toast. I had 1 egg and 1 piece  of toast.  At this rate I will be losing far more pounds than earlier anticipated (I guess that this is the supermodel diet).

We then proceeded to talk about the school and when we would be starting our orientation. Pearl informed us that we were supposed to go Tuesday and sit in on the classes. When she was telling us this the husband asked her abruptly "What about the apartment?". She stated that she had gone to see 2 apartments but that they were "not good". What does that even mean? I have no idea. As were were talking Erin and I had phony smiles on our faces and the entire time I wanted to scream "GET ME MY APARTMENT!!!". Eventually we talked about the school and how they don't have whipping sticks so we cannot beat the children. They informed us that in Korea the teachers whip, hit, kick, and curse at their students. Especially in Math and Science classes. I stated that I cannot beat a child and she said "No! No! you don't have to. You send them to me and I will take care of it". I seriously hope that I don't have to send any kids to her office whenever she is PMS'ing is all I'm gonna say. We were also informed that we should focus on the brighter more advanced students and not care as much for the slower less talented students. Apparently the "slower and stupider" students just "don't want to learn". I just nodded but made eye contact with Erin from across the table (It was almost as if we could read each other's mind). I said that I am very positive and high energy and that will be my method. I don't want to make a student feel bad by mocking them and calling them names. She said there was a teacher who did just that and got results. I said I believe in positive reinforcement. I think she was not pleased with that but I don't give a flying fig. We shall see whose method gets the better end result.

I'm off to get ready for school and to see if they (hahaha) left us any breakfast. Adios for now!