An American "Dinner"

If you can recall from a previous post, I had my host family over for dinner earlier this evening. I decided to do something relatively simple, breakfast for dinner. On the menu was French Toast, bacon, strawberries and pineapple, 2 crossants from Paris Baguette, and a variety of chocolate and sweets from the good of U.S. of A.

The Mun family came right on time- 7pm. I was ready for them, and thankfully everything went smoothly, cookingwise. We had a good time playing One Card (Korean Uno), and they stuck around until about 9pm. I did learn a few things during the night:

One: If it is a families first time visiting someone, they bring tissue as a gift. I now have 6 boxes of Kleenex, and will not have to buy any more the entire time I'm in Korea. (Edit: I tried one later on, and I'm pretty sure they are scented. It almost makes me want to sneeze again when I use them!)

Two: Chocolate is expensive. I knew this before tonight when I dropped about $5 on a small bag of M&M's at Lotte Mart. My brother and sister were so excited about the chocolate for desert. I put out some treats that were recently mailed to me (Ferrero Rocher, Dove, and Lindt). I think they may have liked it more than the meal.

Three: My putting out forks and knives really indimidated them. "How else to you eat French Toast," I thought? Koreans take the easy way out- roll it up like a burrito, syrup and all!

Four: The people that work at City Hall with my host dad like me (I hope). As another present, I got a few magents, a CD, and 4 sets of Gwangju Artwork Postcards. They are... unique looking. I'll try to mail some out soon.

Five: Third grade is not too old to get upset about a card game. My little host sister got upset at something that happened during One Card. I'm not sure exactly what it was, but she started to cry, and refused to play the rest of the game. Her mom took her place, and then she joined in for a hand later on.

It was a very fun and entertaining night. I got to learn a few more Korean words and terms, and taught them some English sayings. We plan on seeing each other once a month, and I think next time, they are taking me out to eat. I'm pretty lucky to have such a nice family here!