Crash Bang's Official Korean Update Thre ad

“my mom?”

“Don't Know 'Bout That, LOLOL”

“http://thebackpacker.com/pictures/album/5rsxu86x.php <-- Crash asked that these be uploaded to TT”

“Nice pics. The neighborhood looks very clean. It's quite a contrast to the views my daughter has sent me from Xi'an, China.”

“well, you aint smelled my neighborhood”

“Bangkok has a distict aroma as well. Being only a few feet above sea level it can get ugly.”

“I love your pics. How'd you score such a sweet apartment with Colts memorbilia? What a coincidence!”

“I expected girlie posters! ;)

Cool pictures Crash. Thanks for sharing them.”

“Cool! Nice pics. I got your phone message from San Fran, were you able to see my reply? Have fun over there!”

“crash please email me your addy. im going to write you a LONG letter!”

“

way to represent...you gonna be able to see any of the games over there?”

“Colts, huh??

%^@%&$@^#$%^!!

Mapleleef write you long time!”

“stinky, i didnt see your reply in time, and now i wont be able to until i return home

maprereaf, scottfchr@aol.com, same as my aim

thrifty, i'll figure out a way to see them, probably online

marko, fck tom brady, that over-rated hack”

“Hi Crash, awesome pics! Do you miss freedom fries and american flags and apple pie yet? You better.”

“i think i will forego the email updates and just do all my updates here. my email list is too big, and i keep getting flagged as a spammer, plus alot of ppl couldnt receive the pics i sent because the files were too big”

“Hi Crashy- nice digs- for Korea! Is that the Natchez Trace map next to the Colts?
Think of you often these days...strange man in a strange land kinda thing.”

“HERE IS THE REAL CRASH PAD:



Seems to be a huge poster over his bed of a superbowl ring with 5 trophies on it! And Troy Polamalu looks great on the wall!
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“um

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck pittsburgh”

“no

seriously

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK TITTSBURGH”

“LMAO Tango!”

“dont laugh at her. shes a poor sport.”

“Ha ha ha! I WAS feeling a little wicked!”

“a very poor sport”

“What poor sport? All in good fun!”

“never hit a mans hat off his head”

“Crash, you have probably already seen this, but here it is again.

http://www.wkrn.com/nashville/news/ap-north-korea-gives-glimpse-of-rural-life/100959.htm”

“I'm still waiting for that home addy crashie pooh

i am not feeling the love anymore”

“Whats up buddy???
You got a Koren girl friend yet??? lol
I expect pics and not of some alley!!
See ya later.
Randall”

“sorry mapleleaf i thought you meant email. ill send you my home address soon”

“yesterday was my first day flying solo. i came in from 1-3 to prepare, after spending most of the morn preparing and fretting. taught from 3-7, observed from 7-8, and from 8-9, just sorta chillaxed, reflected, reviewed and gathered my thoughts for today.

my first few days teaching were a total disaster. kept forgetting how to do things, what order to do them in, how to keep a good pace, etc. i spent a lot of time regretting taking the job, wondering "what the hell was i thinking?"

of course, i know what i was thinking, i was thinking of adventure and travel and excitement in a far away exotic land. well, gwangju is far away but its hardly exotic. its almost a backwater town (if a town of a million and a half can be a backwater town), its smelly, and theres not much going on in the city other than scores of restaurants and shops all stacked up rudely next to each other. i cant wait to get out of town tomorrow and do a little hiking on mudeung mountain.

yesterday i did ok (not great, not even good), and i didnt have to do the tougher classes i thought i was going to. its not so much that the teaching techniques are any more complicated, but the sheer volume of material that is supposed to be covered in a short amount of time. its maddening. so today is the best ive felt about this job in a long time, and the first in awhile i havent contemplated jumping on the first plane out of incheon. well, now the immigration dept has my passport while they are processing my alien registration card, so i guess thats out of the question

feh”

“there were so many times that i just wanted to just quit, but i really couldnt without a really compelling reason, because of all the commitment and support ive gotten. i dont want to let my friends and family down after all the support theyve given me, i dont want to let jason and jung-wa down, after all the trouble they went through to bring me out here, plus i would have to pay for my own plane ticket back, and by the terms of the contract, owe them for the ticket they bought to bring me over here, and then i would be flat broke.

so anyways, im glad that i couldnt quit. im really struggling, but i think its gonna be ok and im going to enjoy my year over here”

“Hang in there Crash!!! Any new job is hard for the first 60 - 90 days. It doesn't matter where you are. I'm sure being in a foreign country isn't helping. Give yourself some credit for what you are doing.”

“i am betting in a month or two it will all be cool. they have probably been through this all before with every new instructor. you'll probably look back at this and laugh your a55 off.”

“not speaking the language is a minor inconvenience. its not as hindering as one might imagine. i know enough ppl that speak korean that i can get by”

“han gook mal im ni ka? not yet?”

“Crash - Hang in there man. I can totally appreciate your situation. It WILL get easier but for now I can imagine the stress involved.

Right now you at at the equiv level of Neel's gap. The approach trail got your attention and Blood Mt sucked, but you are getting stronger each day.”

“Yeah, what everyone said; well except for Pamela 'cause I don't know what the f she said!!!”

“Crash, I imagine after some time to get used to the program YOU WILL BE FANTABULOUS. Give yourself a break and some time to settle in. You can definately do this, you already are.”

“Do the Korean computers not have capital letters??”

“im on an american computer, spank you very much”

“crash, You will do just fine. Give it some time.”

“finally getting out of the city for the first time in nearly two weeks tomorrow. gonna take bus 54 to mt mudeung-san for a much needed hike to the top. as soon as im 100 percent sure im sticking with this job, im going to have my backpacking stuff sent. i may be able to do some overnighters now, in major places like jiri-san natl park, with their well-supplied mountain huts”

“It's normal Crash.
I was thinking I made a mistake the first few weeks after I took this job up in Charlotte. I'm sure it'll get better.”

“There you dude, don't give in.

After taking the current job I have I said the same thing. Those feeling went away after about 2 weeks, then things started to rock after about 1 month.

Chin up, you will do fine.”

“The Korean alphabet has 14 consonants, 10 vowels, and NO capital letters.”

“Crash, I have no doubts you're going to do great. It does take a little time. Figure new job adjustment, cultural adjustment, big, big move, etc., etc. You've got a lot going on there. Just give it more time. :)”

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Google Images "Gwangju korea"”

“http://www.bukgu.gwangju.kr/language/english/B_culture4.htm

places to see on the mountain”

“"Chin up, you will do fine."

I believe "Chin" is Chinese.”

“I believe "Chin" is Chinese.”

Nope, mostly German, with some Swiss, British, and Cherokee for spice.”