Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Bubbling Fat

1 month from today I will bid my hagwon goodbye forever. Never to see one of those turquoise plastic desks again. The thought makes me giddy.

In other news, my first complete grad school application is done and done. The world around my sighs with relief, but all is not at peace. There are 4 more to go.

Right now my neck is cricked from sleeping the wrong way on my bed, which is a mutant piece of furniture. The headboard is something from a zombie princess castle - made of two shades of pink velour all rouched and quilted and fashioned to look like a crown. The mattress is as hard as the floor. Good for my back, I suppose. My stomach is gurgling unpleasantly with an overdose of street food. Yes! I finally tried the Korean street food. Three pieces of seaweed-wrapped glass noodles soaked deep-fat-fried several times over. Yum? The food stand seemed to be a display of steaming oil in vats of various shapes and sizes depending on the delicacy that was soaking in it. Heart-attack corn dogs, anyone? Diabolically delicious pastries pressed flat into a sheet of oil and left to steep? The paper bags in which my treats were handed to me dissolved into a mess of greasy parchment.

I gobbled down more than I should have as I sat in the staff room writing up next week's plan. We're covering the scintillating theme of Transportation. Now, which half-assed paper craft am I going to impose on those children next...?

2 comments:

  1. OMG tell them about American monster trucks! Ask the kids to come up with pros and cons for them. I think it would be hilarious.
    -Brianne

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  2. I might just be really hungry right now, but the Korean street food sounds really good..

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