TGIF and the halfs!

As I have meantioned, Koreans waste no time. Thus my second full day in Korea would also be the day I start my new job.
Friday classes are all fifth grade classes. Six periods of 5th grade classes to be exact, with the same material covered for every one. My co-teacher for these classes is Hyo Jin. She is quite sweet and allowed me just to observe the first day.
For lunch... we had kimchi. Mind you this is the stuff that everyone has warned me about. To be exact it is pickled cabbage with Korean chili on top for flavor. The smell is, well to be polite, quite unique; and most Americans are not big fans of the stuff. I figured I should get it over with sooner rather than later, so I tried it. Though not quite enjoyable, I found it to be a lot more fresh and spicy than I anticipated. (I found out later that school kimchi is rather fresh, and actually one of the more palatable ones.)
After two more 5th grade classes, I was home free. Well, home for about five minutes to pack; and then off again to meet up with Kelly and Charissa for some weekend adventures.
A brief walk took me to the main road where I was to hail a cab to the substation. Easier said then done. Traffic was getting worse, as everyone was getting off of work, and a blonde haired foreigner is really not one a cabbie hopes to pickup. But after about 10 minutes, one cab finally stopped. Not knowing any Korean, I mumble the words Kelly has told me to say "Yatap yuk" and hope it turns out ok.
15 minutes later I am on the subway, after being bumped and jostled a few hundred times. (Did I meantion this country is crowded?) After a few stops Kel hops on the sub with me in Bundang and we meet Charissa, who has purchased our bus tickets. (30% off too!)
We board the bus, steal the back row, munch on some pizza & melon pops (yes, girls they have changed my life) and began our trek to Inje.
The bus was supposed to take two or so hours, we got there in half the time and got off the bus (thanks only to the young Korean guy who kindly told us that was our stop) to ponder why it was so quick. Check the map. Yup, right place. Hmm...
Kel: This is not what I expected.
Nik: Did you think it would be more rural?
Kel: No, its just not what I expected.
Cha: Yeah, i pictured somethin else.
Kel: Uhm... its just... yeah I thought it would be more like country.

We searched for lodging and found some suitable quarters in a nice hotel. (The only setback was the creepy desk clerks who merely stared at Kelly while she would ask them questions. At least it was better then the place across the street that smelled like pot and looked like it hadn't been used since the 70's. The colledtion of VHS' was pretty incredible though.)
Next we snagged some more ice cream at the local store (1/2 off) and j-walked to the river. Cha and I relaxed while Kel played her guitar...
Hmm... maybe Korea won't be all that bad.