On Thursday, we had rain that was supposedly going to be radioactive because of the nuclear plant in Japan. I was really confused at first, because in the spring we get our winds from China in the West. I guess what happened was the storm system looped around to the south, and came back up to China and over. We started being warned about it on Monday. By Wednesday, National Minestry of Meteorology (or some organization like that) was saying that there was no danger, and that if there was any radioactivity, the levels would be "ignorable." The principals of schools have the authority to cancel classes at their descression. As it turns out, they had so much pressure from parents that over 150 schools closed down in my province. From what I can tell, there wasn't really any danger, just a load of paranoia.
Yesterday, for the first time, my school had one of their bus drivers take the teachers on a trip to Costco. This was really appreciated, because the hardest part of going there is trying to lug your load of western-style groceries home on the bus. Many of the teachers who went were going for the first time. The most exciting products included cheese, ravioli, oatmeal, granola bars, and deli meat. None of these things are available at local grocery stores.
The funniet thing about going to costco in Korea is the food court. They are known for their cheap pizza, hotdogs.....and thier free onions. They have the shredded onion dispensers with the condiments to put on your hotdogs. However, many Koreans use this as a full meal. They fill a whole plate (seriously, a 10 inch plate piled at least 2 inches high in the center) with these onions, and smother them with mustard and ketsup. I'm not sure what this is all about, but I don't even want to know what it tastes like.
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