Anyonghaseyo, this morning my supervisor asked me what my plans were for next year, and if I wanted to stay another year with YBM. I told her that my contract is up right near Thanksgiving, and that I plan on having a very special Holiday..lol. However, she included that I could go home for a month and then come back to my position. I feel flattered that I am making an impact over here with my teaching, but at the same time, I feel that I miss American life too much. I told her that I was unsure, just to give her some buttering up to do, but in essence, my goal is to come home to America and fulfill what I've started as a really good teaching career....there.
If I have no choice after a long time when I get home and DON'T have a career opportunity, I will come back to Seoul and become "Professor Chris" due to the fact that I am one of the few that have obtained a Master's Degree in English among my fellow foriegner peers. Anyway...I can see it now......working 3 hours a day teaching English to beautiful 20 year old Korean women................and that's my contingency plan. So....life has been worse....trust me on that one....
My long day of teaching is done. There is nothing on the Korean "Tube" except the same movies that have been on since I originally got here, and I'm bored. I turned the channel and saw a cooking show on Octupus (or Octupi), and I figured out what I'm doing tonight. Making better Octupus than my Korean counterparts. This blog is pretty much for my Dad and Dan, and those of you who like seafood, but feel free to read on.
I went to the market around my block through the latest Monsoon (I think it rained 10 inches today) and braved the rain. I bought some vegtables (lettuce, onion, peppers, mushrooms and potatoes) and went directly to the seafood area. I picked up two small Octupus, and the guy there pointed out to a tank where there were some good looking Octupus swimming around. I signaled that I was interested and he picked two up and showed me how "healthy?" they were...lol. They truly were as they wrapped themselves around his hand. So I took them home and set up shop..........right after I turned more into a Korean and bought scissors to cut my meat just like them.......let me tell you, scissors are very underated in the culinary world, at least in the West.
So, I sauteed my vegtables and potatoes in a spicy chilli powder, boiled my Octupi in a basil, oregano, and pepper broth, added some fresh curry mix and made my own concoction that was going to be the "Freshest" octopus I will ever have............and the tastiest......after all there will be many things I miss when I come back to the States.................
PS- As an English teacher, I'm pretty pissed that this Blog site does not let me use correct paragraphing
PS1-I'd like to thank "Ma Richter" for selflessly sending me her own camera to communicate my ubiquitous pictures back home. "Ma", I love ya,.....just don't send me anything else.....you're too kind......................
Anyonghakeesayo,
Chris
4 comments:
ANDREW,COME HOME AND START A KOREAN COOKING SHOW...YOU'LL MAKE MORE MONEY THAN TEACHING.JUST MADE SOME COLOSSAL SHRIMP AND WAS THINKING OF YOU.DAN WAS HERE CUTTING THE HEDGES SO I GAVE HIM SOME TO TAKE HOME.WAS THE SQUID STILL WORMING WHEN YOU ATE? IT'S NICE TO KNOW THEY WANT YOU TO STAY..BUT AS A PROFESSOR YOU PLAYED IT RIGHT...DON'T COMMIT.
Well Pops,
Us Professors come from good stock and never commit unless the prize is way too overbearing either financially or beautifully......And nothing has met that guideline yet...........................
sup chris its paul,
that looks awesome! I wish I had some of that right now.
I bet you do Paul, I bet you do....................................................................................................................
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