Being sick and PK11

1. I am sick

It's a mega-bummer. I've had an achy throat since the day after I arrived in Seoul. I just chalked that up to the pollution. But this past week I have felt awful...completely drained. So I did the most logical thing I could do which was buy orange juice. But all orange juices are not created equally. So I went to the local GS 25 and bought the 2L bottle that said "100" on the label (fig. 1). Tonight I'm going to go to the grocery store and then go to bed. The last thing I need is a sinus infection.

Figure 1. Orange Juice

2. PK11

Front: Sang Bum, Ally, Ruth, Junhee Back: Yoo Seop, Wendy

This is my PK11 class. They're the most advanced kids I teach and they're pretty amazing. Junhee and Yoo Seop have both lived in the US and, as I found out the other day, Sang Bum will be moving to Canada in a few months.

We had some extra time after class on Friday (I'm sure I forgot to do something) so we talked about snow and things you do in the snow because apparently you don't eat the snow in Seoul. Also, I told them that i was sick and asked them what I should eat. They said "juk". But apparently I need to go to a special restaurant and then they gave me some crazy directions. But honestly, how good can a 9 year old's directions be?


3. Bikes

I finally figured out my bike dilemma. Well, mostly, anyway. After emailing a lot of people about where to go I got some great directions to a bike store in Gangnam, near Apgujeong. Surprisingly, I was able to find it and there is a guy who works there who speaks pretty good English. So basically I'm just waiting to get paid (on Thursday)!

A couple quick things about the bikes. The Long Haul Trucker is meant to carry HEAVY loads and still handle well. The thing is that it has 26" tires. The cross-check seems to be a really versatile bike but it has ony a double chain ring. I can get someone to make it into a triple, right? I'm also worried about toe overlap (big wheels on a smaller frame, I'd probably get the 46cm). Anyway, please advise.

The Surly Cross Check or the Surly Long Haul Trucker??!!?! I can't decide!!

In other news, my class room is getting new wallpaper this weekend. This is good because the other wallpaper was really gross.