Hey guys...So my computer is fine! THANK GOD! The only thing that is broken is the mouse! So as soon as I get a mouse I will upload some pictures, videos, and what not!
Today we are off to tour around Gyeongju again! Its raining outside and very cloudy!
This morning we had eggs, bacon, and cereal! :)
I will write you all about my day later tonight. Love and miss you all!
ps...Josh, I will not forget the golden rat! bahahaha!
Stacy Rae
- Stacy Rae
- Henderson, Nevada, United States
- This blog is about my journey to Korea! While I am there I will be teaching conversational English and living in two different Korean homes. This is a once in a lifetime chance to go on an adventure across the world! I am SO blessed!
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Friday, July 9, 2010
1st day in Korea
Well I survived the 11.5 plane flight to Korea and traveled in time too! Its now 10pm Saturday :)
WOW, I can't tell you how beautiful it is here! There is so much to see/do here. This morning we woke up and went exploring down in Nowon City. Then later I got to open up a bank account in Korea! It was a total shock to me because I couldn't read anything and there aren't many English speaking people here. However the ones that can are really good at it.
Oh so the food- We got to eat our first real Korean meal. If you know anything about the culture you will know that they take their shoes off and eat while sitting on the floor. They brought out SO much food...believe it or not it was actually good to me. However my body rejected it a few hours later...all of us started to get stomach aches. Tonight for dinner we had Korean BBQ it was delicious! We had SAM...I think thats how you spell it. It was Pork (cooked in front of you) with lots of veggies, and some really good sauce.
We also got to meet our host families! Turns out the twin girls...it is actually a Twin girl and her twin brother! bahahahaha!!! When they wrote me it was very confusing. They were so nice to me today and can't wait to have me in their home!
Tomorrow we are going to Gyung Ju. This is a nation museum that was rated by Times magazine as a top 6 best place to visit. And apparently people are sometimes on a waiting list for a year to get to go here! I am so stoked. Well I am off to bed! Hope you are all having a great summer!
<3 Stacy Rae
ps...I wish you were here with me!
WOW, I can't tell you how beautiful it is here! There is so much to see/do here. This morning we woke up and went exploring down in Nowon City. Then later I got to open up a bank account in Korea! It was a total shock to me because I couldn't read anything and there aren't many English speaking people here. However the ones that can are really good at it.
Oh so the food- We got to eat our first real Korean meal. If you know anything about the culture you will know that they take their shoes off and eat while sitting on the floor. They brought out SO much food...believe it or not it was actually good to me. However my body rejected it a few hours later...all of us started to get stomach aches. Tonight for dinner we had Korean BBQ it was delicious! We had SAM...I think thats how you spell it. It was Pork (cooked in front of you) with lots of veggies, and some really good sauce.
We also got to meet our host families! Turns out the twin girls...it is actually a Twin girl and her twin brother! bahahahaha!!! When they wrote me it was very confusing. They were so nice to me today and can't wait to have me in their home!
Tomorrow we are going to Gyung Ju. This is a nation museum that was rated by Times magazine as a top 6 best place to visit. And apparently people are sometimes on a waiting list for a year to get to go here! I am so stoked. Well I am off to bed! Hope you are all having a great summer!
<3 Stacy Rae
ps...I wish you were here with me!
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
packing...
Well we all know how much fun packing can be! Well get this, after packing both bags my mom called the united airline and the Singapore airline to find out about the luggage.
Turns out united airlines: you have to pay:$25 for the first bag, then $35 for the second bag! both under 50lbs and up to 62" per bag.
Then for Singapore, your bags have to be under 107" lwh! So long story short I had to down size one of my bags! haha and my carry ons have to be under 45" and now more than 15 lbs. AND if you go over at all the 107" and 50lbs then it is $363.00 ...yep that's not a mistake, you read right, $363.00 PER BAG! isn't that crazy!? Its cheaper to just add a third bag for $115.00.
Well just FYI and now I know before you go out of the country check the airlines, they have changed everything! I remember checking in bags for free! I guess south west is the only one that still does that now.
So yep, I am all packed and have everything I need!I leave TOMORROW! Never thought it would come so fast. Thank you all SO SO much for helping me out for my trip! Its going to be the best adventure of my life so far! I can't wait to get there and show you all!
Big hugs and smiles to the ones I didn't get to see before I left and hopefully we can get together when I return!
<3 Stacy Rae
Turns out united airlines: you have to pay:$25 for the first bag, then $35 for the second bag! both under 50lbs and up to 62" per bag.
Then for Singapore, your bags have to be under 107" lwh! So long story short I had to down size one of my bags! haha and my carry ons have to be under 45" and now more than 15 lbs. AND if you go over at all the 107" and 50lbs then it is $363.00 ...yep that's not a mistake, you read right, $363.00 PER BAG! isn't that crazy!? Its cheaper to just add a third bag for $115.00.
Well just FYI and now I know before you go out of the country check the airlines, they have changed everything! I remember checking in bags for free! I guess south west is the only one that still does that now.
So yep, I am all packed and have everything I need!I leave TOMORROW! Never thought it would come so fast. Thank you all SO SO much for helping me out for my trip! Its going to be the best adventure of my life so far! I can't wait to get there and show you all!
Big hugs and smiles to the ones I didn't get to see before I left and hopefully we can get together when I return!
<3 Stacy Rae
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Korean Digits!
I found out that I am going to have a cell phone while I am there! HOW COOL is that!?
I am not sure about calling back home just yet...but I am totally going to have my own cell phone there! = ] They seriously are totally hooking us up! I LOVE it!
I am not sure about calling back home just yet...but I am totally going to have my own cell phone there! = ] They seriously are totally hooking us up! I LOVE it!
3 More Days!
Thursday at work everyone bought pizza and we all got to eat together for lunch! They also got be a boss lady bag full of lots of goodies. Including a: D!rty Korean(THANK YOU Melianie!) book, crossword book, fiber one bars, chop sticks, crystal light packets, chocolate, and lots more! I also got a really sweet card with some Korean words on it with a photo album too! I can't wait to fill it with lots of pictures from Korea!
Friday was fun! Thank you everyone that came over to say bye! I am gonna miss you all!
I found out today that my boy, "Hwang In Jae"- what a cool name! He is 13 yrs old :) I can't wait to see them! I went to old navy yesterday and got my host families a 4th of July T-Shirt as a gift to give them. I can't wait to give them some of the gifts I got. I really hope that they like them!
God has blessed me with enough money/supplies for my trip! I am truly grateful for having such great people in my life! Thank you all for your support!
Friday was fun! Thank you everyone that came over to say bye! I am gonna miss you all!
I found out today that my boy, "Hwang In Jae"- what a cool name! He is 13 yrs old :) I can't wait to see them! I went to old navy yesterday and got my host families a 4th of July T-Shirt as a gift to give them. I can't wait to give them some of the gifts I got. I really hope that they like them!
God has blessed me with enough money/supplies for my trip! I am truly grateful for having such great people in my life! Thank you all for your support!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
in 7 days I will be in Korea
I can not tell you how blessed/happy/excited I am right now! Life is going so well for me right now! On Monday Fe from my office gave me a satchel purse for my passport. She told me that she has had it for 30 years and that it has traveled all over with her. I LOVE IT! Its so perfect and the funny thing is I was just telling my mom that I need something to carry my passport in while I travel. Isn't that so cool! She also gave me candy, a travel pack with socks, hand sanitizer, sleep shades, and toothbrush/paste. She also gave me a lovely card with cash!
A special thanks to Brenda, Chuck & Lisa, Carol, By and Fe for the lovely cards/money all of money is really helping me out a lot!
Looking forward to having everyone over on Friday! =]
A special thanks to Brenda, Chuck & Lisa, Carol, By and Fe for the lovely cards/money all of money is really helping me out a lot!
Looking forward to having everyone over on Friday! =]
Sunday, June 27, 2010
10 days left!
10 days left and I can't wait! Its so cool that everyone has been so supportive and excited for me to go! I really do have the best friends and people in my life! Yesterday was a blast hanging out with a bunch of my friends since I will be gone for the rest of my summer. I am really looking forward to seeing most everyone on Friday too! I love getting good people together!
I am really happy to tell you that my second host family wrote me!
This is my second family...I am guessing his name is Hwang. He has a dog named Victo, it was so nice of him to tell me that if I didn't like dogs he would move his doghouse for me! haha! I think the dad might like to camp/hike which will be fun! and the mom is so beautiful!
I am really happy to tell you that my second host family wrote me!
This is my second family...I am guessing his name is Hwang. He has a dog named Victo, it was so nice of him to tell me that if I didn't like dogs he would move his doghouse for me! haha! I think the dad might like to camp/hike which will be fun! and the mom is so beautiful!
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