Check out this website: http://blackoutkorea.blogspot.com/ These pictures are hilarious (and tragic) and are a very common occurrence in Korea. I have a few pictures of my own I could probably add to this website. There has been a number of times where my friends and I were just leaving to go to the bar and we see guys either passed out or puking already from drinking so much. Koreans also have this amazing ability to sleep ANYWHERE. Every time I take a bus, within 5 minutes of leaving everyone on the bus is passed out. I think its starting to rub off on me. I now pass out anytime I'm on a bus, and often in cars. My host family and I went to dinner the other night to a restaurant that was only 10 minutes away, and I managed to fall asleep on the ride there.


Tonight I had my 2nd to last English teachers class. This class has become the highlight of my school day. All of the teachers are so kind and funny and caring. We've really become like a little family. I'm very sad that the class is ending and that I won't be seeing the women anymore. Anyway, tonight I had all 20 students together since my guy co-teacher had something to do tonight. I planned a Thanksgiving lesson and Thanksgiving dinner with my class. Each person was responsible for bringing in one dish to share. I made awesome mashed potatoes (recipe courtesy of Seth). The class was a lot of fun, and the food was even better. But the best part of class was when I had each person take a turn to say something they were thankful for. The majority of the students ended up saying that they were thankful for this class because they bonded a lot with each other and because they really enjoyed having me as a teacher. It was really difficult not to cry when they told me this. It just felt really good to have people appreciate me and all of the work I put into each of the lessons. Then it came my turn to share what I was thankful for and I said that I was thankful for Fulbright and the opportunity to spend a year in Korea because I've learned a lot about myself, met some really amazing people, and done a lot of things already I never thought I would ever do (i.e. eating live octopus and seeing the Great Wall). As I was saying this I realized how thankful I really was and almost started crying again. I'm such a cornball.

In other news, I'm off to Seoul tomorrow to have Thanksgiving dinner at the US Ambassador's house with all of the other ETAs. Sooo excited!