I had a wonderful Chusok with my host family, but this time instead of telling you about it I'm going to let you see through my eyes what the holiday was all about. Much love, Emsloth
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On Sunday I had one of the longest days of my life I swear, Actually it wasn't that bad but I have become a huge wuss about sleeping. I wake up for school everyday at 6:50 (can you believe it Big Cat???) which means that I almost always go to bed before midnight. I love going to be early. My bed is calling to me, even though I'm not incredibly tired. There just isn't a whole lot to do late at night on school nights besides hang out with my host siblings so I usually do that for a while before I decide that sleeping is better than watching a Korean drama that I can only understand 50% of. Sunday started with a trip to the ocean. I was pretty nervous going into this trip because when they described where they were going they described rocks and fish and fishing. Now I didn't grow up near the ocean, I grew up on a lake and so when someone says rocks and fish and fishing I get a little scared thinking about how non-conducive that sounds to swimming. However, when we got to the ocean, it quickly became apparent that this was a snorkeling expedition! They even brought equipment for me! It was so cute. My host mom isn't a great swimmer so she mostly stayed near the rocks collecting snails to eat. Host dad snorkeled with me for a while then moved on to fishing. My host siblings snorkeled for a while too, but complained that the water was "too cold" and moved on to catching snails/crabs. I had a wonderful time swimming to my hearts content and seeing some beautiful plant and fish life. It had nothing on the snorkeling I did in Hawaii, but it was pretty awesome. After snorkeling, we went home to shower and then we were back on the road to Jeju-si in no time flat. I wasn't really sure what we were doing there but when I tried to ask, I got zilch. The trip turned out to be to a military festival? We followed that by a walk around Jeju-si and then a samgyupsal dinner. I thought it would end there, but after dinner we headed to someones house for fruit, octopus and wine. We finally got home around 12:30, and boy was the next morning struggle bus. This upcoming weekend/week is Chusok (korean thanksgiving) so I will be heading to Wimi to visit the host-family's family. Catch you on the flip side. Much love, Emsloth. Appa (Dad) owns a meat shop. We don't eat a lot of meat, but his business must be pretty successful because he has four kids. Omma (Mom) mom stays at home for the most part. Having four kids under 15 must be pretty stressful but she doesn't seem too flustered by it. So far we've been shopping together, discussed the merits of underage drinking, and gone on many walks. Yoon-ju (oldest sister) Yoon-ju is a third grader in middle school which makes her the same age as a freshman in America. Next semester she will be in High school which means that I will really only see her until February. She and her sister are only one year apart in school but their time spent studying is already dramatically different. Yoon-ju wants to attend the foreign language high school in Jeju-si which would mean she would live in the dorms. I sort of hope she doesn't get in because she is so sweet, the house would not be the same without her. She wasn't able to go with us to the beach because she signed up for extra class on Sunday. WHo does that? Yoon-ju. Yeon-ju (middle sister) Yeon-ju is a second grader in middle school, equivalent to an eighth grader in America. She is funny, and lively, and always willing to indulge me in my desires to do crazy things. She also laughs at me (with me) a lot. Her English isn't very strong but she always tries. She is not super into school from what I can tell but she does attend math and english Hagwons so I know she is smart. Yeon-ju seems to be everybody's favorite- probs because she is so easy going and generally happy. So-min (youngest sister) So-min is the youngest sister, but also the most independent and spirited of the bunch. She is a bit of a tomboy in that she does what she wants when she wants. She is also the best at English in the family which is impressive considering she is 10/11. She is a fourth grader in elementary school and is too energetic for her own good. She seems just young enough that all she wants to play all the time. So-min is the greatest. Hyun-joon (little brother) Hyun-joon is adorable. Like pick up and spin around cute. For an eight year old (first grade) he acts surprisingly like a six year old. Maybe due to korean family structure/age things its more acceptable but I am constantly surprised by how often he cries and whines like a younger child. But he is the cutest little thing when he isn't in a mood. He also doesn't run the roost, which I really like. The girls (especially so-min) have no problem putting him in his place. Also, this is not his greatest photo-op.
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Author안녕! I'm Emmy and this is my blog detailing my life in Korea with Fulbright mainly through pictures. Feel free to contact me on my about page. TTFN Archives
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