Goodbye to my "fork" days... Hello to my "attempt at using two thin sticks to eat" days

My first lunch out with a couple of the girls I work with (one I'll be working with and one I'm replacing) was actually quite delicious, and I was saved from staring at the food and sneakily finger picking by a fork that was kindly provided to me. This was a couple days ago, and since then, I have been attempting to learn how in the world food can make it to the mouth by using two sticks. Chopsticks. I failed to realize that my ability to eat while in Korea would slightly rely on the use of them, and that in order to use them I would need serious practice or help from a professional.

Tonight, however, I ate a complete meal using chopsicks. It's actually not as difficult as all the charts and videos (yes, I was that desperate) made it look. I've been sitting here for a few minutes playing with some chopsticks just to test that I can still do it. I can, and it's actually becoming slightly sad how excited I am.


On another note...

Korean food makes me excited. (Yes, I realize the wording is slightly inappropriate, but really, it sounds somewhat dirty any way I put it) I tried a Korean soup type thing the other day at lunch with the girls, which was really good and somewhat spicy (as much of the food here is), and we also got Kimbap and some fish something. Tonight, Namoi took me to some little Korean place around the corner from out work, and I tried Mandu for the first time. It's a meat filled dumpling type thing, quite good. I've also tried Kimchi, which is one of the best known foods here. It actually, despite some of the descriptions of it, wasn't bad... I'm actually anxious to try it again.

I've also had a lot of Western food so far, like Burger King, pizza and today I had a chicken salad and a strawberry/banana smoothie. Oh! And I bought a Coke Zero at 711 yesterday. I love Coke Zero, even in Korea.


Anyway...

I start teaching tomorrow, so I'm going to call it an early night. For some reason today wore me out. I'll post more soon. I feel like the things I've seen so far or question or just want to tell someone are endless! I guess it'll probably be that way for a year. Anyway, more soon... and pictures too.

"Not all those who wander are lost." -J.R.R. Tolkien