sunday

We sang happy birthday to my friend Melody in eight languages. And then it hit me that I really enjoy being here in Korea because of the diversity. Granted most people there were from America, it still did make me think of all the different people I got to meet during my six months here. 

My Minnesotans, (or was it Wisconsin) Emily, Meredith, and Tim. Except for Tim, Emily, Meredith, and I travel pretty much everywhere we go. Weekend trips are boring without them. Tim happens to live on an island so he really can't join us on our weekend trips. Only unless, we go take a trip to his semi-tropical paradise.

Will is from Utah. I also travel with Will pretty much everywhere. What makes him fun is that he is fluent in Korean. It's hilarious to see him interact with Koreans like a Korean even though he is a white-American from the boondogs of Utah. 

My new Brazilian friends Bruno, Paolo, and Koji. Paolo and Koji happen to be fluent in Japanese so a lot of our conversations are in Japanese. Bruno can't speak Japanese so he leaves our conversations sometimes. These three are really good at foosball. 

The Germans, Reinhart, Dennis, and Martin who left for Germany about two months ago and Ali, the Turkish-Norwegian. Maybe I was just fascinated by their German accents, but still very fun people to be around. Ali, on the otherhand, almost died last month but now is back partying it up every night. 

Joosang, my only Korean friend here who I see only on Sundays. He goes to my uncle's church and I hang out with him whenever I go there. Probably the only reason I befriended him so quickly was because he actually speaks English. Everyone else either can't or doesn't because they're too self-conscious. 

The Canadians, Jen Park, Jen Chough, Johnny. Jen Park is like a mother, Jen Chough is my Japanese language student, and Johnny is my Chinese teacher. 

I guess these people have made my stay in Korea extremely fun, random, and enjoyable. I think Korea would have stunk without them around.