for thanksgiving a group of the foreign teachers went to a buffet called vips. i thought it was kind of expensive, but once again i had bi bim bop. this time it was all i could eat, so i made a breakfast version with fruit, then a more traditional version, then one with other things from the bar. i had some brewed coffee too. coffee is kind of hard to come by here. there is a french pastry shop on the ground floor of the building that i work in and they have what's called americano. i think they make an espresso then add hot water. i've been told that the dunkin' donuts here have the closest thing to black coffee in the area. don't care too much for those places but i'll deal with it. if you go to a starbucks, you can buy their bags of coffee for about the equivalent of $20. but a coffee maker cost $100 and a french press cost $40. i don't know about that either. they do brew coffee at work, but they make super, i mean suuuppppeeeerrrrrr diluted hazelnut coffee, it's basically mildly sweet tea. i guess i'll have to start drinking real tea more frequently then.
tomorrow at 11 someone from the school is coming by the motel to pick me up and take me to my new apartment. oh, that's in 6 hours. i should repack and go to sleep. after i get my things moved, i'm catching a bus to bundang to see miss neville and have a late thanksgiving with her and her teacher friends from yes youngdo. it should be super fun. she just told me that we'll be drinking white grape wine and not soju. that will be nice. well this will be the last time i get to look out the hite (yes, the cheap korean beer) motel at the sign for the white club across the street, of course there is a photo of a pasty skin white girl on it. don't think the korean club seen frequents that place too much.
annyonghi kyeseyo.
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We're heading to the DeKalb Farmer's Market first thing in the morning to shop for all the necessary ingredients for Bi Bimp Bap. Can we substitute collard greens, if necessary? Welcome to the blogesphere. Keep it up. Great photos. Great reports.
i don't think there would be any problem with a substitution of collards. i bet it will still be delicious. traditionally it's served with an egg and beef, i tell them "goki bbae jjoo sayeo" for no meat. they usually get confused because the concept of vegetarian doesn't exist here.
It's a shame you can't get any decent coffee around there. Maybe someone (like me ) can send you some and you can show the people at the school what it's all about! I read your next post-those pictures are beautiful! How about taking some in the daylight?
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