Follow Up For Last Post, and Lessons Learned on Both Sides

Hmm, so as it turns out, yes I did get screwed over by the cab driver. I ran it by the host mom, and she concurred that my assumption was correct. Foreigners and teenagers get tricked by cabbies, but that happens in any country. And also, my host sister stayed up waiting for me out of her own volition, which is sort of mind-boggling to me. She just wanted to make sure I got home safely, but she's like only 13 years old! She's a very sweet kid. Actually the entire family is very sweet. 

So, things that we taught each other in the past couple of days:

- the words (Korean and English) for "fart"

-both the Spam and Lumberjack songs from Monty Python (and the younger sis figured out how to play the melody on the piano)

-a song about chicken ginseng soup that my host sister sings all the time. (see movie below) When the performers cross their arms during the dance they do, it's supposed to mimic the look of the crossed legs of the chicken when it's in the pot. Just watch the vid and look at the cooking website, it's funny. My host sis sings, "Yong gyeh bek sook, oh oh oh ohhhhh!" everyday. ^_^

-that pirates are different from pilots in Engrish, er, English.

These are just a few things. It will definitely be an educational year.