The Dentist- Part One

I'd planned on going to the dentist. I should have learned by now that things don't always turn out like you plan.

I had spoken to Mihey about going sometime late last week, and she mentioned it to the gym teacher, UnSeok Kim. His sister is a hygenist at a local office. The plan was to meet today, Saturday, at 3:20 in front of schoool.

The meeting each other wasn't a problem, nor was the part when we met UnSeok's best friend, a gym teacher from another middle school, YuJin, in front of the dentist office. It turned out we had an hour to spare before the appointment, so we decided to get coffee at Kenya Espress. UnSeok got a call from his sister, and there must have been a scheduling conflict at the office.

The men asked if I'd ever been to Damyang Bamboo Park. Well, I'd already been there two times, but I said sure and went along with it. YuJuin spoke a good amount of English, so we had a decent conversation during the 45 minute drive to the bamboo park just outside of Gwangju.

The bambook park was just liike it was the last two times I'd been there- walking paths with bamboo all around you. This time instead of snow and ice, there was wet dirt and more people. At least the weather wasn't as cold.

After walking around in the muddy park, we got some dinner at a samgypsal restaurant on the way back home. Even though both men are 37, married with children, they were a lot of fun to talk to and joke with. We stayed at the restaurant for over an hour, which is uncommon. Koreans tend to eat as quicky as possible, but we enjoyed the time.

I think we are going to meet again on Thursday and try again to go to the dentist. It was just a funny afternoon because it was a perfect example of how you never tend to get exactly what you expect in Korea. Instead of the dentist, I got coffee, Damyang Bamboo Park, and dinner! But I do really hope next week we make it to the dentist, fingers crossed!