Ahn-nyong-ha-se-yo
(how are you?)

Today (5.20) and I had a meeting with the mayor this morning followed by a quick photo shoot. I should receive copies of those pictures soon and then I will post them. I took a picture with out interpreter who was very excited to become my friend, she gave me her email and phone number!

The Mayors office welcoming us to Seongdong-Gu

The interrupter and me

Driving here is crazy and some of the roads have diamonds on them. I am not sure what they actually mean but I call them black diamond roads, like black diamond slopes in skiing, because they are difficult to maneuver

After the meeting it was off to school to sit in the office again. Thankfully we begin teaching tomorrow. I have 3 classes to teach tomorrow and were going to play a get to know you game :)

Whitney and me at Ok-Jung Middle School

The office where I am sat for 8 hours the past 3 days

As I have mentioned before the bathroom conditions are quite different here than they are in the states. The following pictures will help you understand what I mean...

Looks like a sink but that's not all this is... its my shower. Washing my hair is easy, I just flip it into the sink over my head and wash... its the rest of my body that's tricky... I am still figuring things out but I was able to shave my lower legs today so things are looking up

My shower

This may look like a male urinal at first glance...

But oh no no no no no this my friends are how the female toilets in the public schools look... You pretty much lift your dress/skirt or take one leg out of your pants and squat over the hole and pee... similar to how you would go outdoors if you were camping... there is a door on the stall and we don't have to go barefoot, so I guess it could be worse but it is safe to say I try really hard to hold it until I get home