The first week was a whirlwind of familiarizing myself with my immediate neighborhood. And going to work each day to shadow and get an idea of how it works.
Let me start by saying these kiddos are incredible humans. They basically begin working 9-5 by age 3. I am not joking. They go to school from 9-5. They are happy, kind, silly and smart. Most of them are super interested in learning like most kids.
We wear slippers at work. To be fair i see lots of slippers in the streets as well. You have indoor and outdoor slippers. Bags are something everyone carries, men women, kids, even dogs in strollers have bags.
Food here is marvelous if overwhelming. Groceries are ridiculously expensive so same as back home when I left.
Weather has been super cold teens in F and super mild near 70F the day i arrived.
I have been taking pics and even done some drawing and painting. But i caught a cold so my week of break has been less travel and more watch kdramas and study korean with nearby short trips.
I have seen some local things. Behind my house is a hill with bronze age settlement remnants. This exact location has been used as home for a long long time.
Across the street the other way is a new planned highrise development and the location of a new starfield mall. It was an unused military base. So here i sit sandwiched between the ancient and the modern.
I will try to drop a photo dump reel on tiktok and insta but have not had great luck recently.
Until the next installment
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