La Cookaracha, La Coocaracha, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

Had Lucy and Seong-Mi over for Galbi (Grilled Beef) two nights ago; opened my closet and whoa! Big, black thing scurrying away. Was so fast, I didn't know what it was at first. Thought maybe a moth? Anyway, it dissapeared and we went on with our meal.

Afterwards, Seong-Mi walks toward the bathroom and screams.
"Amanda! Amanda! Come here!"
What's on my wall, but two HUGE, BLACK COCOROACHES! EEEWW.
I scream.
They just stay where they are, waving their tenticles around. I grab some napkins and decide to squash them -- they tell me not too and scream again. I try but they run away really, super fast!
Then I jump and scream. And we all hide in the corner on the other side of the room. Don't laugh, you guy's would've too -- I think. I hope.
Doug comes by (my door's open), asks what's up and I tell him. Ask him to search for it for me. He's from Down Under so he mocks us: "you North American's" Shakes his head. Nonchallantly opens the closet doors, searching through the towels. "They won't hurt you. Good thing you don't have a cat or dog," He goes on, "takes about 50 cocroaches to equal the disease they would carry."
Yeah, but they're cute.
Course, he can't find them.
After everyone leaves, I go to the corner store and buy coroach spray: fumigate the apartment and clean up everything.
Next night the same.
So, I'm sitting watching T.V. in the evening when I go to the bathroom and lo and behold, what is on my floor but those same two fat, ugly, shiny black cocroaches. I grab the spray -- this time prepared haha! -- and get 'em good. The other one was already dead - presumbably from the earlier spray into his lair -- but I sprayed him again for good measure.
Then, like the proud hunter I am, I took their photos and posted them for you to see. Just in case you thought I might be exaggerating about their size.

Other than that, I got a cell phone -- Yeah!

I've been really busy at work the past couple of days since we've received info about our classes. Been planning the curriculim for the semester and creating lesson plans for next week. Stressful for everyone cause we've only 2 1/2 days to do it all -- especially me cause I'm the newbe.

I'm teaching a low-level kids class, middle school emersion class (Science & Geography) and an adult evening class -- plus the simulation lab twice a week. Schedule is as follows:

M,W,F: 9-6p
Tu, Th: 1-9p

With a Saturday Storybook class thrown in here and there.

Heard that they finally got a hold of Ms. Yang at Changhi Univ and she was going to fax in the paper but hasn't happened yet.

Have a long weekend this weekend and Chusok (One of Korea's big Family Holidays) is next week, so we get three days off in the week!
Princess Small (yes, that is truley her name -- met her at orientation. She lives on the South side of the Isand...the resort side.), invited me to join her for a serious pampering session at the Hyatt. Thought about it, but it's just too expensive. Think I'll end up taking some day trips instead.