Kimchi, not for me

I'm so anal that I usually have to change the times so they're accurate when I post pictures, but I'm too lazy and tired to do that tonight. And a brief note about Kimchi - just to reiterate an old point and share some new information. The name of the blog is due to my initial unpleasant experience with kimchi, which is a fermented cabbage dish. There are loads of types of kimchi, with the most popular/regular being the red variety that is extremely spicy (at least to this mouth it usually is). Aaron made a good point this weekend, saying that the taste of kimchi runs on a scale from spicy to rancid. And it's true. Sometimes the kimchi just tastes like it has passed the point of being yummy and fermented, and it just tastes gross. I really detested it. Now, however, it's not so bad. I prefer radish kimchi to cabbage kimchi, and I don't eat it very frequently, but still. In some bizarre (and possibly imagined) way, my journey from "I hate kimchi" to "It's not so bad," to "This kimchi is really good!" seems to correlate to my getting comfortable and somewhat established here. I've now officially been here for as long as I was in Israel - a little longer, even, and have every intention of staying. There's a lot about Korea that I don't get and that sometimes drives me crazy, but there's a lot more good stuff. (And just on an aside here, Seoul is beautiful in the spring. I've never lived somewhere that has four seasons before, and I'm loving it! After the cherry blossoms, the whole city just turned green and lush and there are flowers everywhere. It's very pretty.)

I am going to the doctor in the morning and, if all goes as expected, will have the test done on my stomach Saturday. I may or may not have a Korean-speaking person going with me, which makes me worried enough to cry, but I need to get it done, and the sooner the better. I'll let you all know how it goes, but please pray for me if you think about it. I'm nearly certain they won't find anything, that's not what I'm concerned about. I just don't want to do it. I have to meet Jenny early in the morning though, so I'm off to bed. Night!