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This week wasn't very eventful yielding me little to amass a whole blog post. But, I've been collecting little tidbits, stories, funny moments I want to share with you that didn't fit into the past few weeks' blog posts.

Farting
Why not start here - this is Allison BTW? Early in our relationship Kenneth was sitting on my bed and he farted. I pretended that I didn't hear it because I thought he was trying to hard it. I was in the bathroom brushing my teeth at the time. He shouted,"Did you hear that?" I popped my head out of the bathroom, my eyes bulging and said, "Yes!" He said, "That's good!" I just popped back in and didn't address it. A few days later I farted in front of him by accident. He said, "Good!" I said no it's not! He said yes, it means we are comfortable with each other. Now, literally any time I fart he says, "Good!" He is the perfect person for me.

Then, we stumbled across an article that talks about how if you can fart in front of your partner you have a solid relationship because it means you can be honest and open. And this is true with us. I am so honest with him about everything. I can tell him something really bad and he will comfort me and support me. It's the greatest!

Chop Chop Chop
At circle time each day my students sing a song called One Little Finger click here to see the video we use.
One little finger
One little finger
One little finger
Tap tap tap
Point your finger up
Point your finger down
Put it on your head. (Then nose, chin, etc.)

After months of singing this every morning with 4 year old kids, my Korean supervisor got this surprised look on her face and exclaimed: Allison teacher! You are saying "tap tap tap!" I thought it was "chop chop chop" - a song about chopping fingers off.

I am not lying. She thought there was a children's song about chopping fingers off that I was singing TO FOUR YEAR OLDS.

I didn't even know how to react.

THIS IS SOUTH KOREA NOT NORTH KOREA. GOOD GOD!

Convenience 
South Korea is a land of convenience. I think it's because Koreans work long hours and the grab-and-go culture is strong here. Also coffee shops everywhere. EVERYWHERE. So much coffee I can't image how all these little shops stay in business.
There are 7-11 type stores EVERYWHERE. On every corner, I am not lying. Some parts of this are great. They have such cool ideas that I think would be amazing back home.

• You can buy a cup of ice sitting in an ice cream freezer for a very small fee. It's just so handy because sometimes you don't need a huge bag of ice. 
• They sell cans and bottles of alcohol beside the soda. It's nice for someone like me who a)has a very small fridge and b)doesn't drink a lot. I'll just pick up a can or two on the way home and that's just fine for me. Sometimes we have "river beers" where we sit on a park bench near the river and talk and drink. Good times. 
• They sell milkshakes in a bag, again in the ice ream freezer. For the equivalent of $1 it has a little sucking spout and comes in vanilla and chocolate. It's frozen solid, but after a minute it breaks up and you can drink it. Such a good idea! I finally tried one this weekend, and yes it is delicious!
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Motorcycle Delivery
This goes along with convenience but it gets it's own category. Every restaurant, whether it's a chain, fast food, or a little family owned place with 4 tables does delivery on a motorcycle with a box strapped to the back. These guys weave through traffic, run red lights, drive over bridges and on sidewalks to delivery food. It's insane! I've never seen an accident, which kind of seems unbelievable since I've seen them run so many red lights.

One cool thing is these places deliver with real dishes and cutlery, then return the next day to pick it up. At first I though someone on my floor was a real slob, leaving his garbage outside his door. But it was his dishes from the night before, left out for the delivery man to pick up. Interesting concept!

Caesar Salad

I found it. THE BEST CAESAR SALAD ON EARTH. It is in a part of SK called Hongdae, I took a subway an hour to get there, not knowing it was there. I went for brunch on Saturday. I ordered the caesar salad and a bunch of breakfast-y sides: eggs, potatoes, baked beans. Oh Lordy! The salad dressing was so good. You can't find it here in teh stores - not the same. This was an American restaurant called Beastro run by a brother and sister team. When I took that first bite I literally lit up with joy. I can't wait to go back. Caesar salad is one of my favourite things on earth. 

P.S - I've decided to have "Selfish Saturday's" in the summer. Right now it is too hot to do much. Especially outside. So, during the day when Kenneth is at work, I am going to look up a restaurant I want to try, travel there, and then come home. Minimal sweating, maximum air conditioning (subway is air conditioned). Until it cools down in fall, I'm just going to lay low most of the time.

Here is a store sign I saw on the way home on Saturday. 

English OK!!! The Chinese Welcome.

Something about this made me laugh. It's a poor translation that makes it seem like we really thing English people are OK, but we will also accept Chinese people.

11 More days until I head out on vacation. I can almost feel it . . .

Love,
Alli