as i see hundreds of different Koreans everyday, certain faces or gestures remind me of particular people in the states. then i start fantasizing about how so-and-so would have turned out if he/she had lived in Korea. so i can pretty much see the fob in all of you guys. haha. of course, some people are easier than others. it's an interesting phenomena.

today, i asked one of my students what her favorite food was. she told me Spaghetti! immediately, a waving crave for Italian food just swept over me. i HAD to eat some sort of Italian food for dinner tonight. so during my break, i walked down the streets of Mokdong, desperately seeking any signs that could meet my needs. i don't know how but my eyes spotted this small Spaghetti place. the food was a bit pricier than what i'm used, but i had exact change to buy myself a meal. i ordered this meat spaghetti thing. i ate this meat spaghetti thing. i regretted eating this meat spaghetti thing. more than being upset with the restaurant, i was mad at myself for actually fantasizing the thought that Korea might have decent Italian food. the worst part was that it was 6,000won. i could've bought so much kimbab with that. 아깝다!

i can finally say that work sucks! i'm teaching SSAT (SAT for middle school students who want to go to private schools in the states) to different junior high students. it is absolutely impossible to teach this crap in a fun way. these kids hate life. i always knew that Korean students had to study a lot, but i never realized how bad it was until today. a typical student in Korea has two or three different hakwons they have to go to after school. you wouldn't believe how much homework i'm forced to give my students either. not to mention that English is quite the difficult language to learn on top of the other crap you have to learn and deal with from school, other hakwons, friends, and family. i'm starting to understand why Korean adults turn out the way they do. everything is all screwed up with the educational system. the educational system is all screwed up because of population and economic factors. it's no wonder that the majority of my students are studying English, so that they can live in a different country. so yeah, these are the kinds of students i'm seeing everyday. man, misery sure loves company. somebody get me a clown or something.

you know what's crazy? i was randomly looking at one of our Elite pamphlets with a list of 1600/2400 SAT scores that our hakwon produced. so there were all these pictures of random students from previous years... but then i spotted a familiar face! CHARLIE from Miami!!! i don't know. i guess it was just crazy seeing such a thing in Korea. i actually spotted this first week i was at work. i just always forgot to write about it. there, it's off my chest. go, Charlie!

Thought of the Day: Bananas, milk, and cereal.
Song of the Day: Muse-Starlight