Korean Jerky Is NOT Jerky

[Friends of mine in Korea have found my blog.  Here's to you Zanel, Meg and William.  Let me know if you think i'm legit in my ramblings]

# 95.  Dried squid is the Korean version of jerky.   I'm all for a good piece of jerky but when it smells like something that just came out of the ocean and looks like something that got ran over by a bus...i'm not down with it.

#96.  In Korea there are metal covers over the toilet paper.  A little metal square that covers it so that the water that inevitably spills all over the bathroom doesn't soggy the paper.  Here's an idea Korea.  Why don't you just add a glass wall in the middle of the bathroom to prevent that from happening.  A proper shower. This would prevent the need for shower shoes, metal paper covers and everything in the bathroom getting soaked.  Point America for utilizing the novelty of shower doors.

#97.  Koreans have their own version of sign language.  Ok well maybe not an entire language but a few key phrases that my kids are huge fans of. The most popular with them right now is "genius". This is when you put your thumb and index finger in the shape of an L, tilt it and put it under your chin.   American kids make their friends cry by putting an L on their forehead and calling them losers.  Korean kids just like to make their friends feel inferior by flaunting their superior intelect.

Last weekend at Deokjeokdo Island was amazing.

Many firsts for me came out of that trip.  My first ferry ride.  First subway ride.  First time camping on a beach.  Those are the highlights.  The highlights that are family friendly anyways.