Language Exchange

Learning the Korean language has become a priority for me. I have learned a few basic words, but don’t want to end up with another experience like the one at the supermarket on my second day here! I am now meeting with two friends, Myriam (from Quebec) and Hye Kyung (sounds like hyae-kyoung) (from Korea) to learn Korean and French. The great side benefit of this is we are also learning many cultural nuances. For instance, when Korean people meet, it is very common to ask “How old are you?” and “What is your blood type?”. Go figure. We’re meeting at the coffee shop downstairs on Monday and Wednesday nights 10-11pm (again…past my bedtime…maybe I’ll become a night person). Having these meetings at a coffee shop means we’re drinking coffee, which means I’m WIDE awake at 1am doing blog entries. Hopefully, I’ll get sleepy soon…. “Kopei juseyo”