Yesterday was my first payday, and I am now a millionaire! Now before you think I am about to run off and retire to the Caribbean, understand that I get paid in Korean Won. With the current exchange rate at approximately 1,000 won per dollar, being a millionaire here isn't the same as being a millionaire in the US. But it nice to see all those digits in your bank account!
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Today was Pepero Day. A Pepero is a cookie stick dipped in chocolate syrup. I must have received over a dozen boxes from my students today! I guess you could compare them to biscotti in the U.S., but Pepero sticks are thinner. They are manufactured by a company here in Korea called Lotte. Lotte has done an incredible job making November 11 almost a national holiday (similar to Valentine's Day.) 11/11 is supposed to look like four sticks of Pepero. I jokingly asked most of my classes today if there was going to be a Super Pepero Day two years from now, (11/11/11) but they weren't sure.
After our outing yesterday, I took it easy today. I was hoping to finish some laundry and get some shopping done. However, after I started the laundry, it began to rain. Pretty much everything you need is within walking distance. However, I didn't feel like going out while it was raining, so I hung out in my apartment for most of the day and worked on this website. This week is only four days long, but my schedule changes tomorrow. Last week I had six classes every day, so it was pretty spread out. However this week I have seven classes on Monday and Wednesday, and only five on Tuesday and Thursday. Without getting into too much detail, there are classes that meet 8 days a month, 10 days a month, and 12 days a month. Whenever there is a month with 31 days though, we have a three day weekend to keep everything even. This weekend I will be joining some of the ECC teachers on a trip up to Seoul and the DMZ (the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea.) Checking out the DMZ is definitely one of the things on my list.
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