Blogoff!!


Legend has it I really only got into blogging to pass the hours from my lackluster stay abreast a seedy little love motel nestled in the bossomy mountains of South Korea. I began, and ended, my blogging stint inside those four walls.

And so begins a new journey- this time returning to Korea with direction and guidance, friends and associates, lovers and ex's, a kick ass band with gigs, and a further developed passion for the orient.

You might be sitting there, a little cautious of our first encounter and my unquestionable abandonment, and say " I dont know if I trust this young bucks committment"- and you have all the right to think that, and it might even happen again- but if you choose to say nay, thank you! you might miss out on the dirty goodness of my life, as it has so unfolded in the last year and a half, including such stories as; cocaine... what's that?: the town of a thousand whores: the police, two condoms and a handful of fireworks- and countless other untouchables like; Stabbed. No, thank you!: Its gonna cost me how much?: How to lose 22 lbs before labor day- dyssentry!-and many, many more like; 1 gig ='s 3 gals The old money miracle: I'm sorry officer, I don't understand what you're saying! and Ping Pong in Patpong

So if your looking for a bandwagon to jump on, grab your saddle and a nice diet soda and park your generalizingly overweight American backside infront of your generalizingly Asian computer and relive my life with me, Louis. God knows you will love it and I respect your choice in believing in your own god- dont forget that.

Updated perhaps daily,weekly,or whenifeellikey- so frequent my shreddin' blog to stay close and intouch with your most loveable, beloved, loverboy.

One love


Saturday, January 6, 2007

Home at last... well for now atleast

I finally arrived in my new home town called Dokgae-ri, shi meaning city and it seems like a farely small town. I live right off the strip in this motel, which half the teachers have been split up into two seperate ones.

This isnt where i first started though. When i first got here we went directly to the camp, its called SK english only winter camp. I got to meet the other teachers their are 11 in total from all over the world. I am one of 6 canadians + 2 americans, 1 brit and an African and Korean everyone is awesome. Also each one of us is assigned to a Korean Teachers Assisstant, my T.A.'s name is Hong Ju or TED.








So we met all the children in a audotorium and got assigned our classes. I got the best of the best, middle-2 which means middle school aged around 15-16 year olds, and then my second class is 6-3, meaning they are the best of grade 6(these students are actually a lot more responsive and easier to teach, so cool). But im skipping ahead I never got to meet this kids the first day.

So back to what I was saying, the middle 2 students came back to my classroom and i had to occupy their time with no plans... I was like AHHHHHHH eight 16 year olds that dont know each other and being my first time alone with the kids. So I did what any good teacher would do, let them run around the building aimlessly, ha no we pretty much walked around the whole building and onto the roof, in the pingpong room, went outside and took some pictures with some viscious dogs, and then rolled tires around and I jumped on big bags of plastic to get a laugh out of them.




Phew... finally done and now i get to unload my bags for the first time during my whole trip. We arrive at our motel and try to figure out who gets the rooms with computers in them, and if they meant that the room had internet access or just a computer in it. So now i have a room with a computer and a laptop while others have nothing, hahaha suckas! but I need the room because the other ones dont have internet access.






So that being said I got finally got to see my room for the next month. When you first enter i have a bathroom and a little entrance for shoes and then a door right infront that leads to my room. I open it, oooh what a site its actually pretty cool, i have a bigger bed than mine back home a few desks, tv with Korean channels and i think 2 english but im way to busy for it, a computer, mini fridge with some o.j. in it, and dun da da dahhhhh HEATED FLOORS. Mom were getting heated floors when I come back home, thats a freakkin promise!

S0 I rearrange the room, move some tables put up a map of the area, unpack my bags and make it officially my new home, and im out the door ready to explore within 30 minutes. I meet up with about 6 guys and we head to a megamart for some essentials then to a bar called Hiteer, for a couple beers and some anjou(this is a small appetizer that people eat while they drink;unlike in Canada where they serve you peanuts and pretzels to make you thirsty so you come to drink, these places expect you to drink, its disrespectful for you not too).

I am with George;6 years teaching, Chad;2 years, Joel;1 year,Brent;6 years and myself 1 day and we order a couple pitchers of Hite beer 13, 000 won and an array of french fries in a basket which was the anjou for 9000 won. 1000 won is equal to about 1.50 canadian, so we split the tab and head home ready to start work the next day.

Heres to the mom and pops
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