my aunt betty ruth just reminded me that i've neglected my blog over the past week. now i know someone reads this! =)

so i'm now in the middle of my 3rd week of teaching, and i can officially say i've eaten spam. i thought it was carrots, and my kids told me it was ham...but i was pretty sure it wasn't ham. sure enough, lizzy walked in after lunch and gave the unfortunate news -it must have been spam. what can i say -i was hungry! and with enough rice, even spam isn't that bad. that's one thing i'm not used to -the mindset that this is what i have to eat, and if i don't eat it, i'll be hungry for a long time. there isn't any fridge to go to -no it's "that red stuff" or nothing at all.

it's quite a different experience living life as part of the minority. especially when the total of that minority is made up of you and the person walking next to you. lizzy and i have not seen a single caucasian in our area of town -and it's doubtful that we will. i've never gotten so much attention! for awhile i thought that cars were slowing down so i could walk safely, but no, they are slowing down to get a better view of the white girl. there have been several times when lizzy and i have been stopped on a street corner, and people will come up and stand 2 feet from us and stare -literally stare at us for seconds on end. it's good to know what it feels like to be the different one, but i can't say it feels good. besides their staring, koreans are extremely friendly and welcoming. it's just a difference in cultures -diversity is simply not a part of life here!