As of two days ago, I've been in Korea for one month, as of today I've been actually living here for that long as well.
On the eve of my one month aniversary I decided to go hiking up the nearby mountain, I'd been told that while getting to the top was a workout, it wasn't impossible and its always been something I wanted to do since I got here. Well I scaled the forest paths, complete with helpful stepping stones and stairs that become much less helpful when they're covered in slick snow and ice. Well I was just a few dozen feet from the crest of the peak, So proud of myself for making it to the top, and I turned around to glance back, and saw a much bigger mountain to my left....
.....nutbunnies.....
Well I didn't make it all the way to the top, but there is always next month. I did make it up to the smaller peak .
In regards to the title of this blog. I'm pretty proud of how much Korean I've learned since I've arrived. I can say hello, thankyou, goodbye, can ask how much things are and at times order things verbally. Sometimes I slip up, as happpened a few minutes ago when I was ordering lunch.
Jamie: "Annyong Hasseo! Meudung, Chuseo." (Translation of what Jamie THOUGHT he said: Hello, Can you bring me some Dumplings?"
what Jamie actually said "Hello, Can you bring me the Mountain"
Live and learn, here are some of the other fun things I've seen. (Fun being a relative word)
1 comment:
Actually, dumpling is "mandu," and "meudong" is not mountain. mountain is "san." meudong means "nothing," which might actually be funnier than asking for a mountain.
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