Volleyball!!

OK so this is a random name for a post, right? Well it was a random day! Yesterday I was waiting around after school working on lesson plans and messing around on the Internet like I always do when I was told we were leaving! I have learned not to ask questions, or try to and just go with the flow. Well I did make out the words volleyball and Kwangsok, the name of one of my other schools I teach at.

So we get in the car and go to Kwangsok. I am waving and saying hello to the teachers I know at that school when all of a sudden I am directed towards some shoes. Of course they don't fit. Asian women rarely wear above a size 7, so another lady asks me do you play volleyball. I am shaking my head and telling her no! I played soccer! Well then another lady wants me to try her shoes on... still too small. So I am pushed out on to the volleyball court in my stocking feet. At least they have traction on the bottom or I would have really made a fool of myself. With my clumsy record I might have ended up in the hospital...

So I start playing, never having played volleyball before in my life, I am terrible! And very embarrassed to say the least. I was the first one up to serve and it didn't even make it halfway across my side of the court (I think its called a court in volleyball). It got to the point where they were telling me to come up halfway to serve the ball...it was that bad. For some reason it seems like Koreans are obsessed with the sport.

A little bit later, about 10 minutes into the game where I am feeling like I want to go run and hide in the corner another lady comes up holding a pair of man's shoes. These fit...

I put the shoes on and continues to play the full 4 sets of the game. I got better! After the game the Korean teachers were coming up to me saying Good job! I do have to admit I did have some goalie skills come back to me when I did a diving save in an attempt to prevent the ball from going out.

Finally the game was over and the team I was on won!! They told me, at first...not so good...practice...very good! I was kind of proud of myself.

I was all excited to go home and rest after my embarrassing and eventful afternoon. Then we started driving away from the direction of my city. I am thinking to myself oh great another volleyball game...

We ended up pulling up to a restaurant where both schools joined together for a meal. It was good, but there were some interesting things on the table. I am not quite sure what some of them were and something tells me I probably don't want to know but overall it was a pleasant experience! The beef was very good!

Soon to come, pictures of my weekend in Suwon/Seoul/Boryeong!