We arrived home from Yongsan a couple of hours ago but first yesterday. Jaron and I went to Home Plus (Tesco). We bought a few essentials and decided to get a cab home but we couldn't find one. It was a horrendous journey home on the bus with our bags in the blazing heat but we managed it. I also managed to but some straighteners. There was some great rice cookers there and I'm seriously thinking about buying one and shipping it home. Home plus was as crazy as usual and I even man aged to get Tesco brand bran flakes so I now feel complete!

We went to the orientation in the afternoon and met our fellow teachers. There are 6 of us. 3 part time and 3 full time. Steve from Cambridge, Henry from USA, Sunny a Korean from USA, Minji a Korean from Canada. We also met our CA's who are students. They seemed like really nice kids and the two girls I'm working with seem really sweet. There's a Korean boy, Steve who seems really crazy! I'm not working with him but if i was I know it would be fun.

We were given the syllabus and work books. There's so many things to do that it was hard to take it all in but I'm sure once we get started it will all fall into place. We then all went to coffee with Gena the camp coordi and it was a nice opportunity to get to know each other. The camp managers are very nice so I think as long as the kids like me I will be fine.

I actually managed to get to sleep quite quickly but during the night the door in the corridor slam shut with the wind and woke me. I stormed out of my room and jammed it shut. Then a bit later on I was woken up by a thunder storm. As I couldn't sleep I decided to go out and get rained on. It was heavenly cool! I finally managed to get back to sleep only to be woken up by Jaron at 10 ish!!!

So today we decided to go to Yongsan to look for a phone. At Yongsan there is a huge shopping mall that just sells electrical goods. It is a huge place and has anything electrical you can think of. Ipod touch only costs a couple of hundred quid! I managed to get a phone so I can set it up on Monday. Scott met us there and we went for a burger at lunchtime. It was the most disgusting burger I have ever tasted! I was still hungry so I filled myself up with popcorn a bit later on at the cinema. We saw Inception. It was a good film but I was so tired I think I nodded off for a few minutes. After the film we decided to have dinner and we went to a Japanese place and had chicken Katsu. It was very nice. before we went to the cinema Scott and I had a look around a record shop and I bought Se7en's new album. The boys A side collection was there for about 12 quid - it's 38 on yesasia. So getting that before I leave!

We had coffee then decided to go home. I snoozed on the train too! The train was so packed. It seems like it's always rush hour in Seoul. Everywhere is so busy all the time.

This time round the ajummas don't seem so scary, although I still get some peculiar looks off of people. Scott reckons it's my boobs. he noticed men looking at them. I think it's because Korean women don't have much chest - most of them are so skinny. They have the thinnest legs you will ever see. It's because there are so many steps and hills in Korea! Even my legs are beginning to feel thinner! having said that I have noticed some Korean chubsters, although this is rare. When you see the amount of fast food outlets and doughnut shops it's not surprising. I think the younger Koreans are being enticed by western food and are eating too many Macs! I actually don't want to eat western food while I'm here. I wish I could get granary bread. As this is a rice eating nation bread is largely limited to fancy white bread from 'French' bakeries. We actually managed to get some brown bread but I think it is just food colouring! One thing I love is the boiled eggs! You can buy pre packed, pre boiled eggs and they are delicious!

Minor irritations so far: My fan is on a two hour timer so it switches off when I'm asleep and the heat wakes me up! My legs ache with all the walking up stairs and hills!