2 weeks in Korea

So its been quite an exciting time for me since arriving in Korea. I had to get used to a lot of new things since I have been here. I stay in a tiny apartment in an area of Seoul called Boramae. Its south of the Han river, the river that splits the city in two. The neighborhood is mixed between working class and middle class families so its not the best part of Seoul but near me I have a little CBD with a big park where I can go jog or cycle. Seoul itself is absolutely huge! Its surrounded with hills and mountains. There is a subway station near me so its easy to get around in Seoul. My school is a middle school, that means teenagers. Its about 10min walk from my place. The students are super friendly, I cant keep up with all the greetings when I walk down the passages. Sometimes the girls will say "You so handsome!", good for my ego, so I say "Ah, thank you very much!". Then its usually followed by "Your face so small, very good!", then i'm like "Er, thank you, I think." The teachers are really friendly too and keen to chat with me, very polite people. I get rice cake gifts on my desk all the time, some of them are nice, others are rather inedible. In my room I have underfloor heating, so its a nice escape from the chilly Korean winter outside. Now the weather is heating up as we heading into Spring. I also have cable TV (watching the Tsunami in Japan on CNN at the moment) and I have high speed internet, so cool. I can download a gig of info in like 30min. There are some interesting things about Korea. There traffic lights are like super computers, they give you the exact time you have to cross and if you try crossing when its red, the traffic light barks something at you in Korean. So no one here J-walks. The food is great, the love their BBQ and I went with some fellow expats in my neighborhood to a BBQ joint where you cook your own meat on a heated grid in the middle of the table. They let me try Soju, the local favorite brew, it tastes like a light vodka, which is a dangerous thing because Koreans tend to down bottles of the stuff in one sitting, as did I. They have these buzzers on the side of the table to call the waiters. I didnt realize this and kept on resting my elbow on the buzzer. Eventually the people at the table had to ask the waiters not to come if the buzzer goes off. There are shops and restaurants everywhere. There is a Lotte Department store about 500meters from my appartment. Its like a Sogo's or a Woolworths. Its expensive but some nice shopping there. I get nice school lunches so Im not too worried about what I eat, Korean food is really healthy and very tasty. Anyway Im off to Costco, so see what they have there. Cheers!