Your Korean Word of the Day is…
Mogie
In English…
Mosquito
I’m getting eaten alive by the mosquitoes here. I have a dozen bites on my right arm, six on my left, three on my forehead and god only knows how many on my legs. I have no idea how they’re getting in my apartment as I sleep with the windows shut and the air conditioner on low. Although I have the windows open during the day, they do have screens. And I didn’t have nearly as many bites when I went to bed as when I woke up this morning.
Thankfully I have some hydrocortisone cream courtesy of my mother’s friend, Mrs. Peters. So I’ve been putting that on the bites. And I’m trying my best not to scratch, but it seems Korean mosquito bites itch even more than American mosquito bites.
Some of my students were talking about how bites they have. Most have one or two. They then remarked how many I have. I just told them that I’m extremely sweet. And that’s why the mosquitoes like to bite me.
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Comment by Jorden on June 13, 2007 at 9:00 pm
Time to get a mosquito net then? Although you do have to check every night if nothing got under there, or got in with you when you went to bed.
If at least you can keep your eyes open for that long, after having been prodded, poked and run around all day long. ;)
So what’s your daily schedule?
Comment by katiesue on June 19, 2007 at 10:50 pm
I just give up. I just scratch.
One of the teachers that is leaving gave me some electric bug contraption. I’ll try that and see if it helps.
And being poked? How did you know that one of my preschoolers likes to come into the computer room while I’m eating lunch and poke me in the arm the whole while saying “POKE POKE POKE POKE”?
I’ll try to remember to post my schedule one of these days.
Comment by Little Duck on July 13, 2007 at 1:47 pm
LOL
I shouldn’t laugh but that is too funny. I’m scratching big time because the Mogie love me. It’s like the little buggers target me or something….like they wait outside my door anxious cause “the good stuff” will come outside soon. How I itch!!! They don’t bother Captain too much but boy do they look forward to visiting with me.
Little Duck
Comment by katiesue on July 13, 2007 at 3:37 pm
LOL.
I recently switched my soap and shampoo to one that is less “fruity” smelling. It has helped a ton. I’m no longer scratching 24/7. I switched last weekend and I think I’ve gotten two bites since then.
I’m a much happier person now.