IMMERSION

When I go to work I speak Korean

When I'm at home I speak Korean

When I'm at church it's all in Korean

When I'm with Eun-mi we talk in Korean

I went to a English speaking church last week and It was so surreal sitting down and having a conversation in English after having spoken only Korean for the past two weeks. I found myself being drawn to Korean conversations elsewhere haha.

I think i'm just really keen to improve as quick as possible, I'm really enjoying using Korean and i'm getting more and more used to it (but I still stumble over words all the time and keep having to ask people to repeat things), My Korean with Eun-mi is by far the best, working in Korea has presented a whole new set of linguistic challenges!

The other side-effect of my total Immersion is that I don't see any other faces but Koreans, so when I suddenly catch a glimpse of myself in an elevator or bathroom mirror I suddenly realise how white my skin is and how far my nose comes out of my face! it's really weird, it's like seeing westerns through asian eyes...