I'm going to freeze in this country

I learned that many banks in this country are not very nice. On Thursday, Vincent took Katie and I to the banks. We talked with them and Vincent didn't like what they had to say and one wouldn't give us our card for three months. (If you do the math, in three months, it'll be half over) Not worth the wait. So on Friday we went over to KB and they were much nicer, and much better. Listening to Vincent talk with the bank people, you heard them say wayguk, which is Korean for foreign. The way the bank said it kinda made you think of the way people use stereotypes back home. I've never been on the negative end of a stereotype before. It just seemed rude and unpleasant. But now I have a bank and things are good.

On Friday, we went to the zoo. It didn't rain this time. The kids had a good time they really enjoyed the zoo. It was a nice little zoo. We walked around and say some of the animals. Jenifer Teacher took my camera and took pictures of us. There is a really nice picture of Daniel, Alice and I. It's really sweet. That night I meet up with Jason, Crystal, and Amanda. We had dinner at Dous Tacos. It was really good. It's kinda like the Mexican food, I get back home. After wards we went to Rainbow and sat around and talked. Amanda told us that she has to move and there is no shower in her new place. She was told to wash her hair in the sink. So now we tell each other to go wash your hair in the sink. Crystal and Amanda tried to talk me into getting rid of Martio now. I don't think I can do that. I feel like Martio is one of reasons for going home and if I tell Jim to find a home for her, I might not want to go home. I need to go home. I feel it will help me transition form here to the next call.

On Saturday, I got up and went to Pastor's. I made a taco salad and cookie dough brownies. They enjoyed the both the salad and the brownies. The brownies, so much that Jason kept asking why I wasn't in the kitchen making more. Gayle picked on me a little saying prep time was 10 minutes and cook time was 20 minutes, so what was taking lunch so long. We hung out and talked. Jason told scary stories. We went and got dinner at Hard Rock. We passed my camera around taking self portraits. Then we went back to Pastor's. We played cards. Jason, Amber and I decided to go to Busan for Christmas. Amber and I looked at Hot Springs Spa they have there. I like going over to Pastor's. When I do, I feel like I have family. It makes it easier to be here. I think when I get back, I'm going to tell Pastor Lord, I need to spend Saturday at his house. It'll help with my transition back into American.

On Sunday, I went to church. After church I had lunch with 20 somethings from SIBC. We went to this Indian place and it was pretty good. They were kind of slow. It was good food though. After wards, I went to Yongsan and picked up some more DVD. I got 5 season and 22 movies. I should be set for the more than the next month. That's about it. Everything seems to be going well.

I'm about to freeze here. It is so cold. You really have no idea. I went and bought a heating mat. I couldn't find blankets. The heating mat is a great idea, the heat rises and I got my amor Mexican blanket on top, so that holds in all the warmth. I was very warm and cozy last night. However walking to the bus and work, I think I'm just going to freeze into a big ice cube one day.