six months

Today marked my six months here in the "Land of the Morning Calm". I've been here almost half of a year now and it seems like much longer. It's as if everything before Korea is a distant memory. From the time I left Philippines, to the USA and then here. So much had happened and we've done a lot. I am doing nothing monumental for here, am just a spouse of an adventurous me-gook-saram(american), ESL sansengnim(teacher). If anything, I am the get-me-on-the-next-plane-outta-here crazy!

One thing I'm thankful for is that despite all the horror stories we've heard and read, about english teachers being screwed up here in Korea, we have a pretty decent situation, we're okay, we're surviving. That despite having a pathetic, goofy, crazy employer (according to him) he is treated well. And here in Korea if you can manage that much, your very fortunate!

Next time I will write my perspective on living here in Korea.....
********************I been to our bank today and for the the nth time, asked the bank/id code that is needed for a wire transfer. And again for the nth time I was told the same thing! L's parents been meaning to wire money on occasions such as birthdays and now for christmas. But because of all the wrong informations they are providing me, the parents always being told that the bank can't process any transactions, after paying a fee which ofcourse non-refundable! So after some useless hours spent in the bank, patiently talking to a bank teller who can't understand me at all(and vice versa), doing sign language, writing/sketching on the paper and trying to stop myself from screaming "this never became a problem in the Philippines ya-know!!!", I went home and called the main office in Seoul. Lucky to get an english-speaking agents, and after being passed-on from one line to another, they gave infos I needed. We'll see what will happen next....