Day 109: Surprises In Shihung

So just when you think you've got your own neighbourhood all figured out, a few surprises pop up that totally make you realize that you really don't know what, or I should say who, is in your area of town after all!

I've been living here almost four months now and thought that I knew about all the foreigners who live in my area, cause there sure aren't that many! There's myself, crazy Charles, boring Glenn, and the two really nice girls I met a few weeks ago - Ailish and Anne. I've never ever seen any other foreigners in my area, so I just assumed that we were the only ones.

Well I got an email the other day from a guy who came across my blog online, who happens to be an American English Teacher who lives here in Shihung like right across the street from Kolon-Mart!! WOW!! Someone in MY AREA who I've never ever seen! Us white boys really don't blend in here so I was pleasantly surprised to find out there's more potential friends out here.

And then the other day I was walking into said Kolon-Mart to buy some groceries and out walked a very lovely middle-aged blond woman! I did a total double-take as she walked by and said hello to me, and then she was gone again before I even knew it. Where the hell did she come from??? Does she too live somewhere in my little corner of suburbia and our paths have also never crossed? So strange!

Well I chatted with the new American guy the other day on the phone and he seems like a cool guy. We went and hung out tonight and had dinner at Pizza Hut, and then went out for drinks at Halloween and then another bar called Texas. He's really friendly and we seem to have a lot of the same interests, and best of all he actually seems NORMAL! After meeting crazy Charles and boring Glenn I've been really skeptical and suspicious about other foreigners but luckily the last couple ones I've met, including Mark (the American guy) have been really cool people.

But it totally makes me wonder...who else is hiding here in Shihung?