Jo and Tim are just leaving the hospital. (outside the hospital.) Tim Jo, man. You are a lifesaver. I could have never communicated to the nursing staff, without you! 성조 Think nothing of it. Thankfully I remembered the symptoms of food poisoning. I don’t know how it happened. What did you eat? There was this thing that was…I dunno…kinda like chicken? It was definitely fried, but the inside was still a little cold…but that was my first time having it, so I though that was how it was supposed to taste… Could you describe it a little more? It was kinda flat, with a flaky exterior. Maybe it was chicken or pork, but I remember they gave me a fork and knife to eat it with…oh! And some brown sauce. I would advice not going to that restaurant again. Stick to McDonalds. Aw man…I went there because I was sick of McDonalds.

Reflect and Discuss What do you think Tim ate? “Think nothing of it.” Imagine you are in a foreign country, by yourself, would you eat something, if you didn’t know what it was? What’s the benefit or gain? What’s the danger?

Jo takes Tim hiking for the first time. On a mountain, outside Seoul. 성조 Tim! I thought I lost you! Tim (panting) *huff* *huff* You’re like the roadrunner from Looney Tunes. The what? Never mind. How much further do we have to go? Only about another kilometer. I’m still on the Imperial system. Maybe give me a time frame? Oh…um…maybe 25 minutes. No offense, but at the speed your going, it might be longer. I think you and I have a different idea of what’s a hike. Indiana doesn’t have many mountains, so I’m used to a flatter surface. Haha. Sorry, Korea’s a peninsula. We’ve got no place to go, but up. No kidding. Korea’s great, and all, but it sometimes feels like the land of the never-ending staircase. Hahaha! That was good! C’mon. Stick it out for 30 more minutes, then we’ll sit and drink booze on the mountaintop. Now, you’re talking!

Reflect and Discuss “I thought I lost you.” What did Tim mean by, “You’re like the roadrunner from Looney Tunes”? No offense, but… What did Jo mean by, “We’ve got no place to go, but up”? Discuss second meaning. Can you “stick it out?”

The Hagwon just finished its Chuseok Party. On a mountain, outside Seoul. 성조 Congratulations. You survived your first 송편 making class with the students! Tim Right. And they only made fun of me 5 times. Don’t worry about it. It’s not like theirs was any better. Can I please take this thing off, now? Not a fan of Korean traditional clothing? No offense, but this thing is making me feel like I’m roasting. Haha. OK, take it off. (Five minutes later.) Tim? I’ve always been curious what America’s Day of Thanks is like. You mean Thanksgiving? Oh well, not much going on. Family gets together, watches football, eats a gargantuanly huge meal and then falls asleep on the couch. The whole family just watches football? Huh? Oh, no. My dad and uncles usually do. My mom and aunts do all the cooking. So, the men sit and watch TV, while the women work? Sounds exactly like my house… Except we don’t wear anything that roasts our insides…

Reflect and Discuss What are Tim and Jo wearing? Is that still worn, these days? “They only made fun of me 5 times.” Gargantually huge meal. “Roasts our insides?”