Day 135 -- New Friends, Spontaneous Haircut, and Random Student Pictures

Uggggh so not a lot has been going on. Teaching in Nonsan, relaxing in Daejeon, the usual. The only thing that's really happened is that I've met a number of boys? So I guess pointless post will introduce you to the new cast of characters in my life, you know, for future reference.

FRIENDS
Rosa: an Australian of Korean ethnicity--i.e. she speaks Korean fluenty--who I met through Hallie and the TaLK program
Cheong Pil: 26(?) year old from Seoul, job is repairing motorcycles, comes to Nonsan to visit his friends in the military
Seong Jeol: 27(?) year old living here in Nonsan, air traffic controller in the Korean Army
Do Hyeob: 27(?) year old also living in Nonsan, helicopter pilot in the Korean Army
Min Tae: 23(?) year old in Nonsan, some kind of soldier in the Korean Army

SOME DUDES AT THE GYM
Cute Trainer: a trainer at the gym who is cute. duh.
Short Shorts: a wicked hot dude at the gym who used to wear short shorts all the time, but now wears beaters and sweats...the name stuck
Sleeveless Tee: another hot, but very short, dude at the gym who usually wears sleeveless tees
The Other Guy: hangs out with Cute Trainer, Short Shorts, and Sleeveless Tee, says hello to me every day, but isn't particularly attractive


Sae Yeob has decided to join the gym as well to get a six pack and lose his butt (?) before he goes to America. Y'all upcoming freshmen ladies can thank me later. A fun exchange at the gym yesterday while Sae Yeob was grabbing some things from his locker:

Cute Trainer: (having observed Sae Yeob and I joking around with each other) "So, is that boy one of your students?"
Me: "Yeah, he's one of my students. He's also my homestay brother."
Cute Trainer: "Homestay?"
Me: "Yeah, homestay. I live with him, together."
Sae Yeob: "I'm ready! let's go!"
Cute Trainer: (expression somewhere between confusion and horror)

So I think Cute Trainer doesn't understand that I live with THE WHOLE FAMILY, not just alone with a Korean boy. Losing critical details in translation--HILARIOUS! While we're on a vignette streak:

Sae Yeob: "My breasts hurt."
Me: "What? Oh. Your chest. Your chest is sore."
Sae Yeob: "Yes?"
Me: "Your pecs. Pectoral muscle."
Sae Yeob: "Ah, factorial! Like math."
Me: "Nnnope."
(later)
Sae Yeob: "My hips!" (slaps his butt)
Me: "That's Konglish! That is your butt, THESE are hips."
Sae Yeob: "Ah. I want to detach my butt. Like the cute trainer."

Apparently, it's the Korean ideal for men to be completely flat in the back, from shoulders to heels. Sae Yeob knows about Cute Trainer, apparently checked him out, and noted that he does not have a butt. In other news, that kid is going to KILL with the ladies, between how ripped I'm going to get him, the adorable Engrish, and the random noises he makes. (see previous video on making animal noises--today, he made the noise "boogle boogle" which is apparently Korean for "gurgle gurgle")

VIGNETTE FROM SCHOOL!

Student 1: "How do you spell Lindsay?"
Student 2: "ah, I don't know..."
Student 3: (super confidently) "L-I-N-G..."
Me: "Noooo try again!"
Student 3: "L-I-N-Z..."

And here are some random pictures

The class pretty boy, he didn't know I was taking this and demanded I retake and delete this one. His posed one was stupid so I deleted that instead and didn't tell him.

The funny guys in the class. They posed like this but I'm not sure why?

The class captain. She is a total B.A.M.F. and whips those boys into shape whenever they step out of line for me.

The best doodler in the class. He is, apparently, in love with my sister, Katie. And wants her to wear bling bling. (who the hell taught these kids the word "bling bling"??)

Tae Yang look-alike makes his second blog appearance, again being too adorable. This time, he finds this class on Giving Thanks PARTICULARLY interesting. I guess he's not into it if there's no baby bunnies involved.