Cheers-ing to Tanya
My Valetine's
No school today! We had the day off because this weekend was the Lunar New Year, one of the many Korean Holidays I can look forward to. It has been a pretty good first weekend, however, it was not as amazing as I anticipated. The boys, Kevin and Daniel, left Korea on Saturday morning. It was sad to say goodbye because they made this week so much fun, and having more familiar faces around was nice. We all agreed that it would have been such a blast if we showed up a few months early. I'll get over it though...They are heading to Vietnam for a week, and then they have a trip planned to Cambodia. I hope I have enough money saved up to travel around Asia for a few weeks once my contracted is completed! Katie, Tia and I went to say goodbye to Kevin and Daniel this morning, then we picked up a bunch of their stuff. I picked up an iron, shelves, teapot, broom and some hangers. We still need a ton more stuff though!!!
Saturday night we went to Seoul with the other girls from LCI. We decided to go out in an area called Itaewon, which is the main area or district that many foreigners go to hang out. We walked into a bar and I was shocked to see that it was filled with white people. It consisted of mostly military men that are stationed in Seoul. Too bad I’m not into military men ;-) The bar was fun and it was nice to be able to have conversations with people who spoke English, but as I mentioned before, I am looking for more of a cultural experience. I want to be where all the Korean’s are, seeing what the word “nightlife” means to them. Walking around Seoul was exciting! I loved seeing Katie as happy as she was. This is her first foreign experience, so her eyes light up with excitement as she sees all of these new things in this big city. We were talking down the street feeling on top of the world, even though we weren't actually DOING anything. This is the sort of stuff I live for. I love watching the Korean's, seeing the bright light and new, interesting things!
For Valentine's Day we relaxed most of the day before heading to Pyongtaek to see Chase. I brought the plastic, red, heart champagne glasses that Tanya and I bought together last year. I miss Tanya everyday, so I thought it would be nice to have her as our Valentine and cheers to her with the glasses we bought together... Chase, Katie, Tia and I just hung out in Chase and Katelan's amazing, big apartment for a few hours before we met of with Chris and another one of Chase's friends at Garten Beir. We played some games for a few hours, drank some Soju before heading back to Chase's place to sleep. The subway and busses stop running at 11pm, so we didnt make it. Luckily Katelan's bed was available, so we had a place to sleep. The ride home the next day was hilarious because we were wearing the clothes from the day before and everyone was staring at us, a little more than the usual. I guess you had to be there, but for us it is just another awkward adventure to laugh at. Overall, Valentine's Day was pretty unromantic! I kept thinking about how I spent my past two Valentine's Days. In Roma, exploring the most spectacular city in the world with my Italian boyfriend Massi, and cooking, decorating and getting all cheesy/cliché for our boys with Tanya last year. Nothing can top either of those...
We spent today hanging out and relaxing, happy not to be at work. Tia made Katie and I dinner while we watched Fried Green Tomatoes. It's an older movie, but now one of my favorites. I highly recommend it if you haven't already seen it! I had the chance to Skype with Joe, Addy and Evan, which was MMM-azing!!! I always love getting to talk to my friends from home! It makes being so far away much more bearable! I just hope my friends from home don’t get too used to me being gone and forget about me!! I also had some time to set up my room and unpack. I am still missing furniture and some other necessities, but I was relieved to have my clothes hung up, and my bathroom and kitchen organized. I can't wait until I am all settled in and have a regular routine. I wish I had more time to sightsee and explore the city, but I have a year for that I guess. Once we get back on the 5th, we will be joining a gym and doing yoga, I'm excited for that too! Right now I am just looking forward to the weeks ahead and getting PAID! haha
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