Curly Moments...: The list.

Things I will miss....

John
People I’ve met
Making my kids do funny things
Public restrooms available everywhere
Alcohol consumption anywhere/ anytime!
Taking my pants off when I get home...and not having to put any back on.
Cheap taxis
All my Kinder kids.... and some of my others. ;)
Cheap food (Kimbap, mondu, the breaded puff things.....not the fried)
My apartment
Not having to pay individual bills (the school does it)
Getting a tan quickly
Funny English sentences and answers from students.

Things I might miss....

Playing Charades 24/7 in hopes that a Korean might understand me.
Not caring what people think of me
Korean galbi
The all in one bathroom- makes for an easy clean
The bars never closing
Fireworks at anytime
Cheap transportation around the country
Easy ATM money transfers...though the organization on the other side of it, I will not miss

Things I will not miss...

Work....and everything that had to do with it.
Kimchi farts
The language
Having to have others handle shit for me. (Doctors, insurance battles)
Prettier boys then me
Pushing
Staring
Zero common sense
Scooters and cars on the sidewalk
The mass consumption of hot dogs (no, it’s not ham, it’s a hot dog.)
Wet bathrooms (as they are hose out before the bar/restaurant opens)
Toilets that move when you sit on them
Throwing toilet paper in the garbage
Toiletpaper-less bathrooms
Restroom lines that form in front of each individual stall
Korean noises (grunts, squeaks, whatever....in place of words)
People not walking in a straight line....I swear it’s impossible for someone to do that here!
Koreans who push through the line of the bathroom because “They” have to go.
Drunk Ajushees (old men)
Cooking my own food at restaurants
The breath...oh the breath....
Mosquitos that decide to make an appearance at 2am buzzing in your ear and the 10 incredibly itchy bites that show up a day later and say for weeks.
The bathroom smell
Squatters
The non- existent bubble (if I can smell your breath, you are too close)
The Mosquitos that leisurely fly until when you try to kill them and they hit turbo speed and disappear
The wash-machine tying all my clothes in a huge knot and giving me gorilla arms.
Being at the crosswalk on a sunny day to have the one only other person stand in the shade I make 2 inches away.
The no talking policy on any public transportation and the dirty looks if you do.
The lack of air circulation....everywhere!
The 90 degree stuffy bus rides
The sales people who follow you but instead of being behind, they stand in your way.
Shopping to have the sales lady/man show you their ugly picks when you are already looking.
Weird socially awkward people
Random Koreans who want to talk to you to practice their English.
Hospitals
Knowing more then the actual doctor and diagnosing myself.
Korean to English translation apps
The cluster fuck of people...everywhere
Grown women who act like children
Lack of options...food, boys, alcohol, bar music
Korean men who say two words to you and then try to make out.
Smoking in restaurants and bars
The cheap cigarettes so everyone who smokes, smokes double.
Koreans selling you Jesus.
Having the same conversation “Where you from?” “How long have you been in Korea?” “Do you like it?” WIth the answers being The US, too long, and no, I don’t.
The produce guy trying to sell me the crap vegetables, thinking I wouldn’t ever notice.
Knowing the taxi driver is ripping you off and pretending to not understand you when you tell him you’re not an idiot.
Very limited if any, quick healthy things to eat.
Not knowing what I’m eating.
Limited variety of vegetables.
The Chuseuk Gift of 6 tubes of pine flavored toothpaste, 4 bottles of floral shampoo, and 10 bars of soap. (Yes, the thought was nice.)
Konglish-uh...