I LOVE lists...

Favorite Korean Foods...

1. Bibimbap

2. Dak Galbi (Chicken Galbi)

3. Kimbap

4. Jolmeyon

5. Kimchi

Favorite Korean Cities...

1. Suji-gu

2. Seoul

3. Pohang

4. Busan

5. Jeonju

Favorite Places to be in Korea...

1. Sitting at a traditional tea house in Insadong

2. The Suji Noraebong with my co-workers

3. Walking the streets of Meyongdong at night

4. Sitting at a coffee shop after church on a Sunday afternoon

5. In classroom #5 at LCI Kids Club

Foods I am most excited to eat in the U.S.A...

1. Cheese

2. Black Pepper Triscuits

3. Cereal

4. Mexican Food

5. Dill Pickles

Reasons I am excited to be back in Minnesota...

1. The act of giving and recieving smiles when passing strangers on the street is a norm.

2. Target.

3. I will have the ability to communicate with my hair dresser.

4. People hold doors open in public and wait their turn in line at stores.

5. I will be able to hold educated conversations with educated people, because we will speak the same first language.

Things I will miss the most about Korea...

1. My students and friends

2. Korean food

3. Public transportation

4. Constantly meeting new people and traveling

5. Chopsticks

The most helpful things I learned...

1. Minnesota nice does NOT exist and if you can't accept that you will get destroyed.

2. As a sign of respect, always hand things and take things from people with your right hand while your left hand is used to support your forearm/wrist.

3. Always bow when greeting or leaving someone.

4. When motioning someone to "come here," you do not point your fingers up in the air and wave them over. Instead, you point your hand toward the ground as if you are shooing them away.

5. If you are trying to converse with a Korean person and they don't understand you...you just need to add an extra "uhh" syllable to the end of each word and they will probably know exactly what you are saying.