Food for thought

The other week I spent twenty four hours basically fantasising about food. What I'm going to eat when I get back home, where I'm going to go etc, etc. I was in a daze for a while, not quite hallucinating but transfixed. I even made a list, and it's a long one.

I really like Korean food though and it's availbility and the longer I've been here the more I've grown to love it. There's a wide variety of dishes that I enjoy eating even though I am not as adventurous as many of my co-workers. I'm going to miss a lot of the things I eat week by week here but it will be great to be able to return to my former habits.

Not surprisingly my students have a lack of knowledge about what Westerners actually eat. When I ask them what they think my favourite food is their guesses are usually pizza, hamburger, hot dogs and fried chicken, essentially the majority of the fast food served here under the Western banner.

One of my former managers at my current academy told me she lived in London for one year studying English and said the only thing to eat there is fish and chips.

Paris in summer

Another couple of days pass by and more daydreaming. More planning ahead, looking to the future. It's one way that I can stay sane here especially in Summer aka Crazy season. From week to week my future plans change. The core idea stays resolutely the same, but the plans of the weeks around my proposed exit fluctuate wildly. My exit strategy is being mapped out and it's a case of waiting, saving, staying positive and trying to enjoy the time I have left here - seems like an eternity but also goes by so quickly. It seems like I am always planning and never doing. My latest idea is to go home for a week in July 2010 with my girlfriend. This via a few days in the sunshine of Paris. Wishful thinking? The future at times seems so far away but by daydreaming and planning I can cross off the days until I leave Korea.