Welcome Dinner
Our bosses took everyone out to dinner tonight to welcome Jennifer and I and say farewell to the teachers we will be replacing. The dinner was very interesting and they kept pouring us shots of Soju (Korean Alcohol). The waiters brought these large pots to our tables and placed them on the burners. Inside the pot was an array of seafood (lobster, shrimp, crab...everything whole and with heads). On top of the seafood was an octopus which appeared to be dead. When the soup started boiling the octopus came to life and started squirming around the pot in a desperate attempt to escape. It was so sad I almost cried. Each pot one by one heated up and had a moving octopus on top. All the Koreans thought it was funny. We've noticed that most seafood restaurants keep their fish, crabs, octopus, squid, etc alive in tanks. Even at the grocery stores they have tanks and someone catches a fish and puts it into a bag for you. I guess they love their seafood really fresh here.
-Heather