Day 1: Settling In
After catching up with my 2 aunts and unpacking all my clothes and gifts I had a small breakfast and then later on in the morning went out with my aunt to the supermarket to buy some groceries for myself since I don’t eat Korean food with the same rigor as my relatives. I’m not a big breakfast eater and normally I will not have anything more than a yogurt or a banana or a piece of toast. Considering that Koreans breakfasts tend to resemble what they would have for lunch or dinner, my aunt was always generally concerned that I hardly ate anything in the morning to the point where one day she got emotional that she thought she was underfeeding me. Sweet aunt. I assured her that my eating habits were the same in Canada and that my not eating a lot wasn’t because there wasn’t anything to eat but because I just don’t eat big portions, especially in the morning. I can snack all day or have many mini meals throughout the day and be totally fine and content whereas my relatives were of the min...