the actual adventure begins
7:39 p.m.
ok, so cali was great. a nice breather. perfect weather and just relaxing in general.
but now i'm in south korea and have been since the 30th.
and it's quite different.
some key things of note -
when i'm dining with my english teacher friends all of whom know enough korean to survive here, it really confuses the fuck out of the waitresses when i avoid their eyecontact and this tall blonde guy orders instead.
i've only had a couple of days around by myself. and i'm picking it up quickly.
when you rely on someone to be your eyes, ears, and mouth you don't really get the full experience.
so yesterday, i ventured out around seoul for the first time alone. i took the easy route by going to a predominantly foreigner infested neighbourhood (itaewon), just so in case i get lost or whatever, i could be redirected with more simplicity.
it was a little grungy there.
people stared at me more than they do in bucheon.
and, well, i got lost.
first mistake i took the wrong line-1 train. luckily i made it back to my neighbourhood with much ease. but when it's dark and you're navigating your way through a bunch of unmarked back alleys, with crazy old men staring at you.
not fun at all.
so this took me about 30ish minutes to finally find my way.
but then we went to canada buddy - a bar for canadians in korea, and it felt like home.
one of the english teachers i met has had a lot of travel experience and has visited many of the same parts of the states that i have, so he was able to enlighten me about the world.
and today i went to dongdaemun, which was really busy and shopping rich and i really enjoy the style here, so that was a treat.
of course not getting lost was a bonus.
in preparation of not getting lost i got a couple of cheap bottles of wine in conviction that i was not going to get lost.
and of course, it all fell into place.
a chicken dinner is now in order, followed by some wine.
it's getting more manageable here. :)
but now i'm in south korea and have been since the 30th.
and it's quite different.
some key things of note -
when i'm dining with my english teacher friends all of whom know enough korean to survive here, it really confuses the fuck out of the waitresses when i avoid their eyecontact and this tall blonde guy orders instead.
i've only had a couple of days around by myself. and i'm picking it up quickly.
when you rely on someone to be your eyes, ears, and mouth you don't really get the full experience.
so yesterday, i ventured out around seoul for the first time alone. i took the easy route by going to a predominantly foreigner infested neighbourhood (itaewon), just so in case i get lost or whatever, i could be redirected with more simplicity.
it was a little grungy there.
people stared at me more than they do in bucheon.
and, well, i got lost.
first mistake i took the wrong line-1 train. luckily i made it back to my neighbourhood with much ease. but when it's dark and you're navigating your way through a bunch of unmarked back alleys, with crazy old men staring at you.
not fun at all.
so this took me about 30ish minutes to finally find my way.
but then we went to canada buddy - a bar for canadians in korea, and it felt like home.
one of the english teachers i met has had a lot of travel experience and has visited many of the same parts of the states that i have, so he was able to enlighten me about the world.
and today i went to dongdaemun, which was really busy and shopping rich and i really enjoy the style here, so that was a treat.
of course not getting lost was a bonus.
in preparation of not getting lost i got a couple of cheap bottles of wine in conviction that i was not going to get lost.
and of course, it all fell into place.
a chicken dinner is now in order, followed by some wine.
it's getting more manageable here. :)
