한 글

The learning process for 한 글 is slow and frustrating, with little to show for it but random vocab words and bad grammar. Rosetta Stone is amazing, but it is totally about immersion and not about reading through vocab lists. It is the most challenging thing I have ever tried to do in so short a time. Basically, I have to be at a survival level of Korean when I go over in August. Oh! that's right, I am almost 100% sure that I will be traveling to Korea the first week of August. We have almost completely worked everything out. Happy day. But until I go over, I have to haul ass and learn as much Korean as possible. I know it is pretty much impossible to become fluent, but I am hoping that I can at least converse the basic needs and hold conversations with Kyounghee's parents. C'mon Rosetta Stone, get me there!

Also, I have been trying several different Korean/Asian dishes. The most recent were these strange little rice paste balls. They looked innocent enough, prettily colored in pink and green and white, but disguised within was this rather untasty goo. It was clear and sweet with little brown flecks in it. Did NOT like.

This is what mine looked like.

Now some of these are quite tasty. I like mochi ice cream...but for some reason the mochi paste balls or whatever they are called are deceitful in look and manner.
PS- Piece of advice, stay away from the red bean paste flavored ones.