I share an office with about 13 other 1st grade teachers. Of these 13 teachers, 10 of them are new to the office. Some have come from other schools, and some simply worked in a different teacher's office on another floor. In order to have office bonding time, my 1st grade Head Teacher aka "Bujangnim" took us out to eat an extremely, beautiful and expensive meal of Hwe (raw fish).
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| A beautiful assortment of seafood! |
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| Hwe--raw fish! |
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| On the right is the Head Teacher (Bujangnim) who treated us all to this glorious feast! As you can see, we are all sitting on the floor with our shoes off. Luckily at this restaurant, we had backs to our floor cushions! |
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| This fish was very good. You can see the green bottles of Soju on either side of the fish. The Head Teacher would go around the table and take shots with all the teachers to show respect. |
After all the drinking of Soju and Maegju (beer)...and combinations of Soju and beer (So-Maeg), I noticed everyone was getting a little tipsy. Laughs got louder, smiles grew wider, and faces turned redder. We decided to continue this party to a nearby Norebang (Singing Room).
When you first meet a Korean, you are often convinced they are a little shy and humble. Don't be fooled! After spending time with Koreans in a Norebang singing their little hearts out, it hits you that Koreans are all amazing singers and performers! They danced and sang with vibrato, or like a K-pop star. Listeners participated by banging tambourines and clapping along.
Of course, they forced me to sing, and so I sang "Wanna Be" by the Spice Girls. Despite my hideous performance, I somehow managed to score 100 points on the Norebang machine. Haha! I guess everyone is a winner!
The party ended at about 11:00pm! That is basically 6 hours of teacher bonding! Too much fun!
I look forward to more good co-worker bonding time this week!
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