Nanum Camp

I just returned from Nanum(Sharing) Camp and had a great time with the kids and fellow counselors. The first night each group was on their own at their perspective service areas. For dinner we purchased ingredients for curry and roman. Me and Ji-Won went to the kitchen with four of the boys who wanted to help. We scavenged the kitchen for the pots, knives, cutting boards etc. The kids were so eager to help or maybe they were just really hungry so I began getting things organized and giving kids jobs. One of the boys, Jake was fluent in English and we began getting supplies and everything organized.

I soon realized that Ji-Won had left and figured he went to get something and would be back soon. Meanwhile the kitchen was a mess of activity, the boys had decided to take things in hand and began getting things done and I had a hard time keeping track of all that was going on. Once we got all the vegetables and stuff cut and the water heating up they were eager to put in the seasoning and eat it. I tried again and again to explain that it takes time to cook especially the carrots and potatoes. We began getting the roman ready at the same time however we didn't have a large enough pot to do all of it, so split it up into two smaller pots. By the time the roman was done one pot was good but the other all the liquid had evaporated and noodles were all that was left. Thankfully it still tasted good. At the same time I was trying to get Jake to explain the coking directions for the curry. I had seen it made and it seemed easy enough but wanted to be sure. After a few attempts I decided it would be easier to just do what I thought best and forget about the directions. More and more kids began coming into the kitchen area trying to finish the food faster and it was a challenge especially with the guy's who didn't understand much English to get them to wait. Every minute I would remind them to wait it takes time and finally we were able to add the curry seasoning and I had a chance to check and make sure someone started the rice, I thought Ji-Won did that before he left but wanted to make sure. The rice was cooking so that was good and I went back to string and supervising. Just as the curry was almost done Sung-Un came with the rest of the kids and helped me finish.

Ji-Won returned just as all the work was done(as usual:)) and everyone was beginning to eat. It turned out that the rice was soggy, the roman was soup-less, the curry was good but twice as much as we needed and after all was said and done it was edible but mostly entertaining. I can say that I am tired of curry and am okay not eating it ever again. Ji-Won and Sung-Un exchanged looks and I just put my head on the table exclaiming I was ready to go to bed now.