Dinner with Suneon

 Last night was my dinner with Suneon. I was kind of nervous, but they all greeted me warmly when I arrived. Her youngest daughter even answered the door in a chik-fil-a cow costume. When I entered, I took off my shoes at the door, because it is tradition and sat and talked with Suneon and some friends in her class until dinner was ready.

  They were all nice, and Hannah was even there again. She told me she likes going to Suneon, because she cooks so well. She had told me that her host family does not have good food so she is always hungry. Hannah assured me that this food was going to be good, but that did not stop Suneon from worrying. She was so worried I would not like her food. I assured her that it was going to be fine from what I could smell.

  She went back to the kitchen and grabbed plates and eating utensils. She brought out chopsticks, and it hit me! I had never used chopsticks before, but how hard could it be, right? Well it was hard. Hannah, and the other young man tried to teach me how to use the sticks, but I just never caught on. They told me I was so funny, and that it would take practice. They called it an art of eating food. I was glad I could bring some entertainment to them through my Americanized fork eating.

  When the food was ready, Suneon brought it out. I could tell she really took pride in hosting this dinner. She made us all sit and watch as she laid out each of our plates. We had some sort of chilled noodles and tuna soup. I know it sounds weird, but it really was not to bad. It was different than anything I had ever eaten. She also had dessert ready with cake and ice cream. It was alot of food, and I could not finish it all.

 After we finished eating, the young man started teasing Hannah. He had told me she had just ate before, and Hannah finished everything including dessert. It was funny, because she is such a tiny girl. He said, "you eat more than me," and both Suneon and Hannah corrected him with, "you eat more than I am." I was confused at this point and the young man persisted that he was right and asked for my opinion. I told them that it was correct, and that they could also say "you eat more than I do, but not I am." I could tell that it flustered Suneon so she went to get her book. She said they learned the informal and formal parts of a verb. Yesterday, they learned, "you are taller than I am." I told her it was a verb difference, and that the book was correct and I explained the difference in more detail.

  It was fun to have a traditional dinner with them. It was interesting too, because they were all so eager to talk to me and learn. The dinner was good, but I had a hard time eating such different food. I guess I am just not use to it. I thanked her for her hospitality and they walked me out to my car. They were so nice, and I am so glad I got to experience a little bit of their culture in comparison to my own.