Everyone's been asking us "How does Korea compare to Japan?" and to tell you the truth, there is almost no way this experience can beat our time in Japan. With that said, we think the food is 
much better here and much more people speak English, which is great since we've only learned about 3 words in Korean since we've been here! The food here is very flavorful and spicy. They eat a ton of pork and kimchi (spicy fermented cabbage) with every meal. Things here are much cheaper than Japan and the states. We can eat a meal for 2 consisting of Korean BBQ, rice, kimchi, and many other small side dishes for 11,000 Won, which is less than $11! Western restaurants are much more expensive, though. Our city has TGIFridays, Bennigans, and Outback, as well as McDonald's, KFC, Baskin Robbins, and Dunkin Donuts. When we first arrived, our apartment 
didn't have a fridge yet, so we were forced to eat out every meal. At first, we were eating McDonald's every day, but we eventually got sick of it and ventured into some Korean restaurants, which was nerve-racking, but fun! We now have our fridge and cook just about every meal. No one rides bikes here, so to get around, we either have to take a bus or taxi. The grocery store is about a 10 minute taxi ride, which costs about $4 each way, so we usually only go when the other teachers need to go shopping and we can split the cab fare. On the upside, a small outdoor market sets up every 5 days that is just down the street from our apartment and we always go there to buy fruits, veggies, and chicken from the local people. It's SO much cheaper than the grocery store! We can get a huge bag of oranges for $4, a package of 4 chicken breasts for$3, and a basket of about 3 dozen eggs (with the feathers still on them!) for $4.
