Can you tell me the meaningful meaning of this sentence?

I have officially been in Korea for two months.  Time is flying.  I now know how to pay bills, order food at a restaurant, ride the bus and the train, turn on my hot water, take a taxi ride (and actually end up where I need to go) and watch the latest Korean dramas on T.V.  I've come a long way my friends.  The feelings of being a lost puppy have disappeared.  Thank goodness.  It really is awful, feeling like you can't survive without holding your co-teacher's hand, so I'm happy to be gradually building my 'I can survive in Korea' confidence.

In the last month, I have also met many, MANY Koreans.  I have had the opportunity to learn more about the other teachers I'm working with, especially over staff dinners, such as the one where we ate raw fish...

 
I'm not sure if you can see or not, but raw fish in Korea is not exactly the type of sushi we're used to in the United States.  The fish are literally just cut in half, and the meat cut, so you can chop stick your bite, right off the bone.  ALSO.  In the corner of the big plate, are many other types of creatures from the sea.  My favorite though, were the octopus and squid pieces, which were still moving when served to us.  Apparently, they are alive about a minute before they come to the table.  They are cut up right before being served, so even though they are technically dead, there's lots of squirming and wiggling.  Don't worry, I didn't eat anything while it was moving, but I can only claim to have eaten about 3 bites over the course of the meal.  Maybe raw seafood will grow on me?

I have also had many one-time encounters with many Korean strangers.  Walking down the street, it's not uncommon for me to be stopped by someone, have them ask me where I'm from, why I'm in Korea, if I like Korea, etc.  It's also not uncommon to make new 'friends' on buses and trains.  These people are mostly the ones studying or teaching English somewhere in Korea.  Somehow, they always find me in the bus terminal or the train station (not that it's hard - foreigners are pretty recognizable here), usually strike up a conversation, and many, if I'm lucky, will follow me onto the bus or train, sit by me for a couple of hours, expecting non-stop English conversation practice.  The latest guy to do just this, whipped out Hamlet from his handbag and wanted me to break down the different grammar points in the famous 'To be or not to be' speech.  What.  I haven't looked at Hamlet since high school, and even so, I'm sorry, but I truthfully cannot break down every single word and tell you what part of speech it relates to.  I think many people expect us foreigners to be English experts.  And yes, we are 'experts' at speaking our native tongue.  But the average English speaker, definitely does NOT know their grammar.  When you tell this to these ambitious English learners, they will brush it off, saying 'You are kidding I think!' and continue with their assault of grammar questions.  I suppose it is what it is, but I'm not a fan of being treated like an English resource book or the fact that there is this unsaid expectation that all foreigners have the time to chat about grammar, whenever is most convenient for the Korean inquisitor.

It is also interesting that when you are not talking about English logistics with a Korean person, the following topics will inevitably come up within the first 10 minutes of conversation: age, marital status, religion, hair color, plastic surgery, and your thoughts on Korean food.  And this is with anyone, including people you met 2 minutes ago.  At first it's really easy to be taken aback by all the curiosity, especially on topics like religion and marital status, two things that don't usually come up in the first couple minutes of meeting someone new at home.  And also plastic surgery.  This is extremely popular here.  Kids as young as 15 get plastic surgery.  It's really disturbing, but there's an obsession with big eyes, western noses (not flat), and whiter skin.  It's most prominent in bigger cities, but even in Taebaek you see it happen. So, I've gotten used to people asking me if my face is real.  Yes, yes it is.

Here are a few photos from my adventures this past month.  Some hiking, some sight-seeing, some hair cutting.

 The pagoda on the mountain across the street from my apartment.

 View of Taebaek from the pagoda.

 View of Taebaek from the pagoda.

Some palace looking at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul.

 Gardens at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul.

N. Seoul Tower

 International Fireworks Competition in Seoul: China, U.S., Italy, and Korea.

 Haircut in Itaewon (Seoul)

Itaewon (Seoul), a.k.a. neighborhood filled with foreigners