Today's Sunday, and I did the usual thing that people in the south do. Went to church. As I predicted last Sunday, I went to the local Korean service.
Once there, the usual things happened. I guess that might not mean much to those who haven't been to a Korean service before, so here's the rundown:
1) Singing in Korean
2) Praying in Korean
This goes on for quite some time. On this occasion, the woman praying was so emotional that I didn't really need to understand what she was saying to detect how deeply she felt about it. Which is a little fortunate, since I didn't understand most of what she was saying anyway.
3) Preaching in Korean
It was about the greatest commandment. I got that much of it at least. Of course, I also had a Korean-English Bible to refer to.
4) Giving tithes and offerings
Since they weren't using Korean currency, I don't really feel honest adding "in Korean" here.
5) Stretching
No, not horizons, or credibility. Just stretching arms. Left, right, forward... Seriously, this was part of the service. I thought it was rather considerate, actually.
6) Ku ku pal pal i sam sa (definitely in Korean)
This is the 9988234 chant I described on my other blog.
7) Eating Korean food
Including:
steamed spinach
turnip kimchi
And lots of this
Best of all, I got to take a heaping plate of leftovers home! Three weeks from now, I won't have to depend upon church potlucks for my Korean fix. I'll be having it three meals a day. And that's some food for thought.
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Hi, I came here through 'let's learn Korean group blog'
I'm the one who started the peer editing project.
We're still doing it there but many participants already said that they will not be able to participate this time from many different reasons.
But it's still on.
If you are interested, this is my community at Naver, a Korean portal site like Yahoo.
http://cafe.naver.com/languagenlife
You can see all the post without registering at Naver but if you want to write or comment you have to register at Naver first and join the group.
I hope to see you there, too.
I can see you are making such an effort to learn Korean. Good luck.
So tell me about Kimchi I just read a comic about a man teaching English in Korea and he talks about he could never stomach Kimchi and how they serve it for pretty much every meal.
Hope all is well david.
I love Korean food. Uncle Billy, who lived there for ten years, cooked my Korean for my final meal at the Stevensons before I graduated. We had the Korean beef. Delicious. And I like kimchi, too.
I need to learn to like beans better. They are not my favorite food, and in Central America beans are as popular as rice.
Hey Adam,
In brief, kimchi is a Korean dish made of strips of cabbage and other vegetables fermented (rather like cole slaw) and drenched in garlic and hot peppers. It's very sour and very spicy, a combination that's rather rare in America.
Where did you read that comic?
Kyle,
Funny, Owen told me the same story recently. I didn't know you liked Korean food...well, someday, when I learn how to cook, I'll make something for you!
-David
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Ethan
[P.S. That's it for now. I have some questions about this experience, but will just ask you in person sometime. Awesome page. Awesome writer.]
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