Audra's Travels
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Friday, June 25, 2010
USA or bust!
-Audra : )
North Korea
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Religious chanting
Later when I went to China, Tammy's husband Tom stayed over here for one day. He heard the "chanting" and asked if that noisy was religious monks chanting. They laughed very hard saying that was the man here ready to collect the laundry!
KJ told me this story laughing...then I had to admit that I too had thought this which caused more laughing!!! Sooo funny!
-Audra : )
Split bottom pants
I had been told about this a while back, but had forgotten....so the first kid I saw walking down the street...I was very confused! He had on navy blue pants, but right down the back of the pants was a very light color. I thought that was a strange design or a big bleach stain......when I got closer I saw that it was not a stain but the little boy's bottom and the back of his legs!!! I told my Chinese friend, "he sure has a big hole in his pants" she laughed and explained to me that the pants had been cut out. The child is trained to squat and go to the bathroom through the open pants!! I wish I had gotten a picture, but I wasn't brave enough to snap a picture of a little kid's rear....but it sure was cute and quite comical!
-Audra : )
Korean Sign Language
Spicy noodle
Spicy noodles served in gigantic bowls with extremely large portions. I liked my spicy noodles but came no where close to finishing. KJ was very worried about me and kept trying to find other things for me to eat because I had eaten so 'little'. I am learning that small little Asians sure can eat! Even out eat a tall American girl!!!
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Desserts
On the left..various rice cakes. The last one that is brown was Very Very sticky...i tried to put it in my mouth but it got stuck on my top and bottom lips and it took a good deal of pulling to get it off!!!
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Breakfast buffet part 3
Breakfast buffet part 1
Back in Korea
One thing that I am super excited about is being back in the world of stable internet connection!!!
China is very neat...but very hot! I felt like Bailey.....I judged what I wanted to wear based on which was the most cool and not hot. With trying to make sure I was modest, most of my clothes were too hot!! If I am able to go back to China in the summer, it will be shorts and tank tops!!!!!
I will not miss the crazy traffic in China, that is for sure!! My friend explained to me that the people in China do not like to be embarrassed, even more so than how we feel about being embarrassed in America. She said that when two people get in a wreck, they normally both get out of the car screaming and yelling at each other pounding their fists in the air so that they can immediately blame the other person.....even though this greatly holds up traffic.....until they come to a deal that they handle right there on the spot. Although we nearly got in what seemed like 200 accidents a day and witnessed nearly 2000 near collisions, I had not seen an actual car accident until yesterday. It was minor...but sure enough..the man and women were yelling at each other pounding their fists! About a minute up the road there was another minor accident and I saw it again!!!! I wasn't happy that the people got in a wreck, but I was actually happy that I saw what she was talking about!!!!!
More later!
-Audra : )