Just a Random Update

It's another long weekend for many here in Korea. Monday is Buddha's b-day and lots of businesses will be closed. Aaron will of course have classes again even though it's a pretty big holiday in Korea, but we found out that he won't have to work during Chuesok (Korean "Thanksgiving") and the Lunar new year, so that will be a nice break. We keep hearing the sound of drums coming from the middle of the city and assume it has to do with Buddha. Several streets are lined with Chinese lanterns also signifying the holiday.
Today is Saturday, and normally Aaron has the day off, but one of the teachers he works with is getting married in Seoul (to a Korean girl) and he's covering a class so another teacher can attend the wedding. It's been getting more humid here, so it feels pretty hot even though it's really only around 70 degrees out. Arianna told me that May can be dreary with little sunshine and occasional showers. It's like that outside today.
We're feeling pretty settled here and comfortable with our surroundings. We have a few favorite restaurants and shops we like to mill around in. Jino's Italian Restaurant is probably our favorite "western" restaurant. They make a delicious pepperoni pizza and a super cheesy spaghetti we love. There are a few other pizza places we've tried and like. Before coming here, we read that Koreans just can't make a normal pizza. Normal being red sauce, and topped with cheese and pepperoni or other veggies. Although they do like to eat "seafood explosion" on their pizza, and add weird sauces, you absolutely can order a "normal" pizza. We also like the TGI Friday's here. Before Korea I had never even been into a Friday's. I know we must have them in Colorado, but I've never been to one. Anyway, it's pretty tasty and oh so American!
Our favorite Korean food has to be the barbecue. I enjoy all the side dishes there, plus it's cheap!
There aren't too many other Korean dishes that I really like. They all have really interesting flavors and usually some sort of fish or sea creature in the mix. Barf. Just for the record, seafood is NOT growing on me since moving here.
Anyway, we're going to be greeters at church tomorrow. Hanbit likes for the foreigners to greet because after all, the service is for "us". We may be going to the beach afterwards to attend the "Awakening" service for Christians. I don't know if we will go for sure, but it sounds interesting.
Henry and Nancy helped us get a cell phone the other day. We weren't sure we would really need one, but the more people we meet we realized that it's just easier to have one so we can make plans to hang out.
Henry got a job at Aaron's school. He's not a teacher, but he does help with the children and their parents. He's basically a translator between foreign teachers and parents.
We really love hanging out with Henry and Nancy. We always try some new food, or see a new place with them, and they are just fun to be around. Henry and a few of the other guys from church have this interest in shooting b.b. guns, and this of course has caught Aaron's attention, so Henry ordered him his own gun so they can all go shooting. Apparently it's illegal to own your own gun here, so all the toy guns look very real and I guess that's part of the attraction. Nancy and I decided that we would have girl time while they have guy time and maybe do some baking. She'll be getting an oven in the new apartment they're moving into when they get married. I'm so jealous!! I really miss having an oven!
That's all for now :)