Krazy Korea

So i made it & this is my first official blog-post from Gwangju, South Korea. Right now I think i have the flu, so i'm writing to you & drinking my Lemsip Cold & Flu drink (Thanks Mam!x). Right now i'm not a huge Korea fan, i kind of underestimated the culture shock, although i'm sure it'll grow on me. It's sweet to hang out with Shane again, he's in great form, has settled in really well & has already found a new mate called Jessie to act like a jackass with... typical..haha! The Apartment is pretty sweet. 2 rooms, plus a little bathroom & separate section for the little kitchen/laundry room. It's cute. I like it! I'll post a video of it soon.

Downtown Gwangju

The food aint half bad, lots of meat & greens, very spicy. It already gave me "the runs"... urgh! The people we are working with are awesome, we've already been out for Dinner & Soju Cocktails (which can be lethal, as you can't even taste the Soju, mmm!) I'm starting to perfect my chopstick skills... ok that's a lie. I'm shite with a pair of wooden sticks. Give me a feckin' fork already!Soju Cocktails & chopstick drinking games.

The Korean people are generally nice, they like to stop you in the street & try talk to you, and the kids stare at you which is hilarious. Some little 10 year old kid in a leopard print coat sold me beer in a store yesterday. The Koreans really like their "active walking gear" and they also like to dress their poor dogs up in "gear too".

"Gear" wearing Korean Lady picking up her "gear" wearing dogs Poo. Good for her!

Went to The Park with Shane & his friend Matt yesterday. Well it's not a park like we know it, there was not an inch of grass, more of a cement park if you will... ?? The boys climbed a huge unguarded climbing wall & i wrote down my thoughts & read my Russell Brand Memoir while being chatted up by old Korean people who seem to think if i'm white... i MUST be American. It came as quite a shock that alas... I am Irish. Yay for me! I think they liked me more... no offence America!! .....Obama Fo Yo Mama!! :)

Climbing Tower @ The "Cement Park"

No seriously... I'm in South Korea. See! :p

This is me. Wishing you were here!

I miss you all ALOT. Culture Shock is a bitch. Thank God for scrambled eggs. Love you All.x

Only Around The Corner..:.

We've both been for our 5 minute Consulate Interviews AND Footprints have booked our flights, soooo South Korea is only around the corner!!!

Halloween has come & gone. Love Halloween. & by this Friday Shane will be in Gwangju setting up house & i'll be there shortly after on the 21st of November. For Halloween I really got into character as a Zombie (28 Days later era Zombie, those slow ones are pointless!) & ran around scaring people while others asked me to pose for pictures with them. Really great weekend. & Shane was apparently Bill Cosby, which I am yet to see photographic evidence of...

=>Take that statement back. Sheri just sent me the pics, he looks like he took a Nutella Bath. Hilarious!

Wouldn't want to meet me in a dark alley.

Aine (previously dressed as Tom Selleck) & Lizzy (as BananaMan) were nay scared!

Leaving On A Jet Plane....

So I suppose the start of our adventure is the process, it goes something like this:

Interview with Footprints Recruitment Agency (Would Defo Recommend!) --> Get all our Documents together (Pain in the Arse!) --> Scan & email to Footprints --> Find us a suitable School --> Email back and Forth ALOT --> Research the area/school/benefits --> Interview with school --> Sign our contracts --> Send our documents to our School in South Korea --> Get Visa Issuance Number --> Interview at Korean Embassy --> Footprints Book our Free (Yes... FREE!!) flights to South Korea --> Buy a years supply of Deodrant, as to not smell, apparently Koreans don't sweat? hmmm suspicious! --> Be Excited & Terrified all at the same time --> "Leaving On A Jet Plane....".... here we goooooooooo!

Lisa= Ireland to Gwangju South Korea

Shane= Texas to Gwangju, South Korea.

Gwangju Location: South West

Population: 1.4 million

Currency: Korean Won/KRW

Known for: Culture, Festivals & the Arts (Fancy!!)

Nearest Metropolitan Cities: Seoul (4 hrs by train), Busan (3.5 hrs by bus)
Climate: Cold Winters & Hot Humid Summers (similar to New York)