i think i'm turning japanese

I noticed my body odor is smelling of kimchi (pickled cabbage, a Korean traditional side dish). I haven’t even eaten much Korean food yet. And Koreans may not sweat, but they do smell! I walk into my middle school classes and smell serious puberty boy stank. Earlier this week I graded essays with the topic “what are your summer vacation plans.” The essays were pretty sad, as most kids are not really getting any kind of vacation or break from studying. Some even said that their goal is lose weight. After work, I went into three different Korean restaurants this evening to order Bibimbop, a mixed vegetable and rice dish. None of them had it so I asked for a recommendation and got some burger thing with rice (bop). I encountered three ajimmas (older Korean women), which helped me. I got sad and frustrated yesterday in class when I realized that the majority of my students don’t understand what a reporter is and the books only refer to reporters as people on TV. P.S. Revelation for the week: You know how people joke about how the best thing about living alone is being able to walk around naked all the time? I really didn't think I would, but I really am naked every time I am home. Perhaps that will change when winter comes.