I am still f$$$$$g waiting for my internet connection to be finalised by those incompetent morons, Telefonica. Hence the non-activity phase of this blog. Itīs nigh impossible to write stuff of this nature and in such detail at work because PCīs are supposed to used primarily for work purposes, and quite rightly so. Telefonica arrived at the apartment last week and although they installed a line, they left the broadband equipment for us to do which basically involves putting in a disc, following the instructions and Robertīs your motherīs brother. Thatīs the theory anyway. The codes to install the software dont work, the Telfonica helplines are only available during office hours and we suspect the router equipment is faulty. Itīs times like this when I miss Korea: the efficiency, the strong work ethic and a constant desire by its people to make things work properly. However, more about that country later. A major development is taking place in my private life which involves that part of the world. As a good friend said, "You can check out but you cant leave.."
Work is going fine. Well at least in the nature of what I do. The classes are settling down into my routine and apart from a couple of restless students who need extra supervision and appropriate seating arrangements, everything is generally fine. The adult classes are the highlight of the day especially the A1 group. This is a complete beginners class. They are thirsty for vocabulary and understanding tense structures and forms. We are still working on the present simple with vocab and I have teased them with the present continuous on occasion. I am in a quandary regarding whether to steer them through the past tenses first or hit them with the continuous. Considering that Spanish has three conjugations and reflexive/non-reflexive options, either should be fine. The past tense is always good for conversation besides. On a more interesting front, there are two wonderful MILFS in that class which is always a bonus.
Seville life is moving along at the usual pace. Slow, sedate but relaxing. Hils came over last week and it was pure bliss. We visited a few tapas bars along the river and strolled around Triana. We hit the beach at Matalascanas (near Huelva) and despite my sinus pain, it was a great day. The other weekend I found myself in a VIP flamenco bar with the club secretary of some local football team, whether this was Betis or Sevilla iīm not sure. Probably neither, I was too drunk to fully comprehend his English but he refused to let me buy my own beers and his car was huge. More importantly though the bar was amazing. It was like looking at a parody of traditional Spanish life, a cliche almost but it was in fact the real thing. The women were dressed mostly in traditional costume and were stunning whilst the men looked dashing with their black trousers, frilly white shirts and immaculate hair styles. The dancing was astonishing. The steps look fairly easy to imitate but the style, bravado and blatant knowing sexuality of the moves must take years to perfect. By far the most amazing night life I have ever seen. I just wish I had been more sober. It wasnt the sort of thing you would see in South Korea but that country has other attractions..
Yes. Weīre going back. Hils and I need to raise a large ammount of cash in short time so that we can purchase some property and we both decided that we should return to Korea for September 2007. Particular destinations have not been discussed, obviously Cheonan is an option due to the familiarity of the city and of course the finest pool competition in the world. Hopefully, a few of our old friends will still be there. However, the money is the biggest decider and will affect any decision we make. Personally, I cant wait to eat that food again. Christ almighty I have missed it. Anyway, thats it for now. More updates when I know it..hasta pronto.
