Found Out I Really Am Korean...

Hi everyone,

It's been way too long since I've lost made a post, and at this point in time, I don't think I'm going to go back and do many China posts. Sorry about that. Most of you have already been regaled by my great tales anyway, so it doesn't really matter.

I've been in Korea now for 2.5 weeks and am loving it. It really is SOOO different from any of the other places I've been, but that's also because I've been in a very different environment for a very different purpose (and minus 35 other Carls...probably a big part of it). For those of you out of the loop, I'm volunteering this summer for Holt Ilsan Center in Korea. It's a long term care facility that houses over 300 residents. My job consists of doing morning and afternoon activities with the residents who are usually most unable to get out of their rooms otherwise. Generally, we do things like go on walks, look at flowers, color, do puzzles, look at their photos/take new photos (they love the camera!), eat ice cream, etc. Lucky for me, they don't mind when I sing and some even like it. Right now, I'm the only volunteer since my partner in crime, Molly Ann, left me on Tuesday (probably a good thing since she reached the 90 day limit on her passport). I found out though that we are getting some more volunteers this week, so it won't be just me.

Since it had been Molly's last 2 weeks when I got here, it's been a lot of visiting places when we aren't working. And by visiting places, I mean shopping of course. hahaha. This weekend though I'm going to Daegu and Pohang; I'm really excited and nervous. I'll let you know how that goes when I get back.

Also...I don't like squid. Or sundae (sausage made of noodles, veggies, and intestine...yum? eww). Or dog (not that I tried it; not my cup of tea...or bowl of dog for that matter).
But I do love Korean barbecue, kimchi jeon, and the mysterious broth soup from the food cart.

More later. Promise.