Ohhh, am i like gossip girl via korea???? omg, fierce!

Ha! Good idea Ren! I should totally go full Gossip Girl on your asses. Hehheee. Maybe not. So, today, AGAIN, I'm at school. And a little pissed, cause today should be an off day...but its not. And then I remind myself about the cash, right? So this week has been interesting. One the bright side, my principal hasnt farted or burped in my presence for like 4 days straight, which is a huge accomplishment for him. Mr. K is still annoying, but he's not annoying me with the fervor that he has before.
I now have friends guys-- and they're my students! Ha! Seriously, I like them better then the teachers and some of the other foreigners I've met here. Two of the students, Happy and S. Ah and I went to dinner last night, which is really nice. Where I work is kind of a low-income area, so I enjoy being able to do things with them that they cant do all the time. The meal cost like 18,o00 KRW, which is like 13-14 bucks American and they were like "Oh, no teacher, its so expensive!" I had to tell them, "I feel like its cheap to spend 13 dollars just for my OWN meal, let alone a meal that is more then enough for the 3 of us!" They're so sweet. And they're teaching me Korean, which is like the most confusing language ever.
Theres this other kid, who I call K.P. who is a piano prodigy. No, seriously. =) He is this adorable, smart, sweet and cute 15 year old kid who is just like my favorite boy at the school. One day he's like, "Teacher, do you like classic music?" I say "Yeah, I like everything. I really like Debussy." And he goes, "I like Chopin. I play classical music." So, of course, I drag him to the music room and make him play. He kept saying, "Lacey, I am so nervous." So I turn my back, so he wont feel anxious and all the sudden he starts playing. And he is freaking AMAZING. I literally feel my jaw drop, which I thought was only an expression before until it happened to me. This kid is SUPER talented. So I ask him after if takes lessons. He says, "No, I learn solo." I'm like, "You dont have a teacher????" He tells me that a teacher taught him Do, Re, Me, Fa, So, La, De, Do and after that he taught himself. Isnt that the craziest thing you've ever heard?!
So, this week I was especially invited to another teacher's 'workshop' (aka drunken karaoke) by Mr. K. I said I was sick and I couldnt go. I mean, wtf is up with all these old ass people wanting to go and get drunk every other night? Shouldnt you be tired of doing that at that age??? I certainly hope that by the time I'm 40+, I'm over going out and making an ass out of myself. Mrs. Lee acted like I should go, but I was firm, saying I didnt feel well and going out was only going to make my cold worse then it was. This did not deter Mr. K, who planned another teacher's outing for next weekend. Only, this one would last the ENTIRE weekend. It was be at a really beautiful Korean province, which I would have gone had Mr. K and some of the other skeevier teachers not had accepted the invite. And the other English teachers had a workshop to go to so they wouldnt be able to attend, which means that I would be spending a weekend with drunk Korean old people who dont speak much English. Uh, no thanks honey. So, I told Mrs. Lee, "You know, I would except thats a bad time of the month for me, if you know what I'm saying..." She nodded all solemn-like and said, "Oh, now I have to make something ELSE up to explain why you cant go." I dont care, as long as they know I wont be there. Tell them I'm going to have a corn removed from my baby toe, I dont give a damn but I wont be on a bus with Mr. K speaking broken ass English to me and trying to make me take shots on the ride there.
On the bright side, today is my shopping trip. I definitely some warmer clothes, so I'm excited. What pissed me off a little is that I was supposed to have today off and at the last minute they told me that I had to come to school and conduct a class-warming party at 8:30am. I'm not the most social person that early and knowing that by all rights I should be at home sleeping in is not helping. What I've learned about Koreans is that they tell you things at the last minute, that are like mandatory, and expect you to drop all your plans and be there. Ugh. Its sooo irritating, but I'm fortified thinking of all the new things I'm going to buy....sigh

Is that positive enough for you, Ren?

Just name dropping, ahem Tat, too. Muah! love ya, miss ya all! I'll report back soon.