At night. Fall is in the air. And by fall I mean days in the high 60's and nights that are pretty chilly. I'll definitely take that over snow in October. I wear my windbreaker when I scooter to and from school and sometimes I feel like its time for gloves. A lot is coming up/already happened. More going away parties, new people to welcome, Halloween and much more.
Last weekend was a mess. A hot mess. It involved Long Island iced teas, completely making a mess of My Show Noraebang, pizza toast, drunk claw game, and fights with Korean prostitutes. Sounds like a pretty normal weekend to me.
I'm really looking forward to Halloween. Although costume shopping in a country that doesn't celebrate the holiday is proving to be pretty hard. In the two biggest department stores the Halloween displays are only about 10 square feet. There are 2 costume shops in Yeosu but what I need isn't something that I would find in a costume place. What I really need is a Savers. Never thought I would say that but I could definitely use one for my costumes. On Saturday morning Wendy and I are going to Shinae (town center) to find the rest of our costumes. I'll update with pictures after the Halloween party.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Best Purchase Ever.
What better way to tempt people to buy the healthier cereal than by attaching a free squirt gun.
You go, Korea.
You go, Korea.
Konglish.
Aside from English words being adopted into the Korean language, Konglish is also the gross misuse or misspelling of English words. All around town there are signs, packages, menus, the list goes on, of things that are supposed to be English, but fail miserably.
Some of my favorites are:
"Beer Scandal"- Who wouldn't you drink beer in a scandalous manner?
"Steak Festival"- Is that like the hot air balloon festival but with meat?
"Marine Products with rice capped"- I was really hoping for a ship's rudder and and anchor covered in rice. Not the assorted seafood with rice.
"Sandwich Scrubber"- On a brillo pad. Hey, I guess sandwiches need cleaning too.
"Fation"- It sounds right but not quite.
"Benisaf gives you happiness instead of the aroma of coffee."- The Benisaf slogan
The best Konglish comes on shirts and hats. While in Gwangju I found a shirt that looked like it had been spray painted every neon color and it said "Nylon Nylon". Or the shirt that just said I <3 Marc. The foreigners love Konglish so much that sometimes they're required dress at parties, and having the most ridiculous Konglish shirt is all but a status symbol.
Some of my favorites are:
"Beer Scandal"- Who wouldn't you drink beer in a scandalous manner?
"Steak Festival"- Is that like the hot air balloon festival but with meat?
"Marine Products with rice capped"- I was really hoping for a ship's rudder and and anchor covered in rice. Not the assorted seafood with rice.
"Sandwich Scrubber"- On a brillo pad. Hey, I guess sandwiches need cleaning too.
"Fation"- It sounds right but not quite.
"Benisaf gives you happiness instead of the aroma of coffee."- The Benisaf slogan
The best Konglish comes on shirts and hats. While in Gwangju I found a shirt that looked like it had been spray painted every neon color and it said "Nylon Nylon". Or the shirt that just said I <3 Marc. The foreigners love Konglish so much that sometimes they're required dress at parties, and having the most ridiculous Konglish shirt is all but a status symbol.
Monday, October 19, 2009
As much as I hate Mondays
I can't help but love going back to school. It may be the dozens of kids that walk by me that say hi to me and bow or the oooohs and aaaaahhhhhs that I get whenever I put up a picture they find cool. Maybe its the times when they have a few minutes left and the whole class breaks out into some random Korean song. I don't know, but it makes each day a new adventure, which is exactly the kind of job I need.
Being a teacher was never something that was high on my list. Or even on my list at all for that matter. It is, however, whats right for right now. I wake up each day to a new lineup, to a new ordeal, to a new laugh. Plus, what other job gives you the opportunity to travel like this while paying you decent money to do so?
I also like the difference I'm making...or at least I think I'm making. Korean students work study for excruciating hours. Homeroom starts at 8:15 and the last class gets out at 5:00. From there the students go to one or more academies or hogwans. They go for things like English, Math, Art, Music, and some go to Taekwondo on top of that! When that's through, the students go home to the hours of homework and studying that they have ahead of them. Throughout all of this, the students get (or seem to get) very little encouragement. Every class I walk by I see the students sitting there getting lectured or disciplined. Not that I can tell when a teacher says "good job", but you usually can see it in the body language. I see none of that. Every time a student picks up on what I'm trying to explain or answers a question correctly, I always encourage them in some way. A simple "good job" with a smile does wonders. You can really see it in their faces. One of my 1st graders (seventh grade, but this kid was definitely a little younger) wanted to hold my hand as he walked down the hall. I was caught off guard so I turned it into a hand shake and a high five.
When you walk into a room and 35 children jump up and scream HI I LOVE YOU you know you're doing something right.
Being a teacher was never something that was high on my list. Or even on my list at all for that matter. It is, however, whats right for right now. I wake up each day to a new lineup, to a new ordeal, to a new laugh. Plus, what other job gives you the opportunity to travel like this while paying you decent money to do so?
I also like the difference I'm making...or at least I think I'm making. Korean students work study for excruciating hours. Homeroom starts at 8:15 and the last class gets out at 5:00. From there the students go to one or more academies or hogwans. They go for things like English, Math, Art, Music, and some go to Taekwondo on top of that! When that's through, the students go home to the hours of homework and studying that they have ahead of them. Throughout all of this, the students get (or seem to get) very little encouragement. Every class I walk by I see the students sitting there getting lectured or disciplined. Not that I can tell when a teacher says "good job", but you usually can see it in the body language. I see none of that. Every time a student picks up on what I'm trying to explain or answers a question correctly, I always encourage them in some way. A simple "good job" with a smile does wonders. You can really see it in their faces. One of my 1st graders (seventh grade, but this kid was definitely a little younger) wanted to hold my hand as he walked down the hall. I was caught off guard so I turned it into a hand shake and a high five.
When you walk into a room and 35 children jump up and scream HI I LOVE YOU you know you're doing something right.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
I'm in love...
with the city of Busan. Busan is the second biggest city in Korea and the 5th largest port in the world. What an amazing city it is. With a population of more than 3.5 million, it is some serious urban sprawl. Its not just any urban sprawl, its a looooong one. Due to its being on the coast, Busan is an abnormally long and stretched out city. I could definitely see myself living in Busan. Walking on Haeundae and Gwangalli beaches it was clear that the city was my paradise. On my left I had the waves of the East Sea and on my right I had towering office and apartment buildings. Exactly the place I want to live. A major city on the ocean. Perfection.
A bunch of us went to Busan for the 14th annual Pusan International Film Festival and Jack's birthday. Busan used to be pronounced Pusan until 2000 when the Korean government revised the romanization of Hangul. When the film festival started, the city was called Pusan and so now even though the P has become a B, the festival's name stayed the same. In my typical fashion I didn't make the early bus that most people took. Fortunately Wendy took the same bus as I did. We were able to find the love motel that everyone was staying at fairly quickly. It was literally down a side street and less than 100 yards from Gwangalli beach. The hotel had round beds, a color changing mood light, and a shower that was built specifically for sex. Lots of room, jets pointing in all directions...you get the picture.
The festival area was really cool. There were tons of booths giving away free things. At one booth you wrote on a post it note what your life's dream was and at another you put a tag on a map of the world where you were from. Needless to say, I was the only one from Rhody. For dinner we got Indian food. I'm not normally a big fan of Indian, but the curry I had, more like a creamy tomato sauce, was delicious. After that we hit up the casino where i won 12,000 won! About 10 USD.
The next day Wendy and I set out to explore Busan. We had three things on our agenda. An English bookstore, Dr. Fish, and Mexican food. The bookstore was a piece of cake to find and we found out that a Dr. Fish and a Mexican place were only a few blocks away. Too bad the website that gave us our information neglected to tell us that the Mexican place closed down. Some other foreigners were nice enough to tell us and let us know that it wasn't very good anyway. Next came the Dr. Dr. Fish is a coffee shop/book lounge with a little something extra. For a mere 2,000 won (less than $2) you can put your feet in this big fish tank set in the floor and have the fish eat the dead skin off your feet. I know this sounds gross but it was actually pretty cool. Once you get past the severe ticklishness of it all, its pretty nice. Kind of like a psuedo foot massage. After it was all said and done, I inspected my feet and found that they were in pretty good shape. I recommend it to anyone who gets the chance to try it.
Wendy and I then hit up another PC bang (PC room) to find another Mexican restaurant. Turns out there was one just a few stops up on the metro, in the direction we needed to go in anyway. We stopped at Pusan National University and right down the street from the University's gates there was Tacopia. Now I'm not saying this was great Mexican food, but it was Korea good. Aka halfway decent. It wasn't that expensive either. A taco, quesadilla, and a margarita came to about 13,000 won each.
This weekend its over to Gwangju to find some more foreign food, Halloween costumes, and to see April and Lou get some ink done.
A bunch of us went to Busan for the 14th annual Pusan International Film Festival and Jack's birthday. Busan used to be pronounced Pusan until 2000 when the Korean government revised the romanization of Hangul. When the film festival started, the city was called Pusan and so now even though the P has become a B, the festival's name stayed the same. In my typical fashion I didn't make the early bus that most people took. Fortunately Wendy took the same bus as I did. We were able to find the love motel that everyone was staying at fairly quickly. It was literally down a side street and less than 100 yards from Gwangalli beach. The hotel had round beds, a color changing mood light, and a shower that was built specifically for sex. Lots of room, jets pointing in all directions...you get the picture.
The festival area was really cool. There were tons of booths giving away free things. At one booth you wrote on a post it note what your life's dream was and at another you put a tag on a map of the world where you were from. Needless to say, I was the only one from Rhody. For dinner we got Indian food. I'm not normally a big fan of Indian, but the curry I had, more like a creamy tomato sauce, was delicious. After that we hit up the casino where i won 12,000 won! About 10 USD.
The next day Wendy and I set out to explore Busan. We had three things on our agenda. An English bookstore, Dr. Fish, and Mexican food. The bookstore was a piece of cake to find and we found out that a Dr. Fish and a Mexican place were only a few blocks away. Too bad the website that gave us our information neglected to tell us that the Mexican place closed down. Some other foreigners were nice enough to tell us and let us know that it wasn't very good anyway. Next came the Dr. Dr. Fish is a coffee shop/book lounge with a little something extra. For a mere 2,000 won (less than $2) you can put your feet in this big fish tank set in the floor and have the fish eat the dead skin off your feet. I know this sounds gross but it was actually pretty cool. Once you get past the severe ticklishness of it all, its pretty nice. Kind of like a psuedo foot massage. After it was all said and done, I inspected my feet and found that they were in pretty good shape. I recommend it to anyone who gets the chance to try it.
Wendy and I then hit up another PC bang (PC room) to find another Mexican restaurant. Turns out there was one just a few stops up on the metro, in the direction we needed to go in anyway. We stopped at Pusan National University and right down the street from the University's gates there was Tacopia. Now I'm not saying this was great Mexican food, but it was Korea good. Aka halfway decent. It wasn't that expensive either. A taco, quesadilla, and a margarita came to about 13,000 won each.
This weekend its over to Gwangju to find some more foreign food, Halloween costumes, and to see April and Lou get some ink done.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Kind of contradictory...
Two weeks ago when I told my co-teachers that I bought a scooter, they were so excited for me. All I heard was "you have your wings", and "it must be nice to feel so free". Every day they'd ask me if I rode it to school and the conversation would go like this:
"Did you ride your scooter into school today?"
"No, I'm not ready to ride in traffic yet"
"Really? Its so easy!"
"Yeah, I know, I'm just not used to driving something like that yet"
Different variations of this occurred for the past two weeks. Before I got the scooter, I was toying with the idea of getting a motor bike instead. I heard (from my teachers) that a bike is much more dangerous than a scooter.
Flash forward to today. I braved the downtown traffic and successfully rode my scooter up the hill to school. As I'm walking up the final part of the hill carrying my helmet, I run into a few teachers who say "You have motor bike?!?! That's so dangerous!". When I walked into the teacher's office and set my helmet on the desk, Mrs. Lee informs me that the Vice Principal doesn't like that I have a scooter and that she had to convince him that I would be careful. My first thought was "Wow, that's nice. They're concerned about my safety." Then I realized...they don't want anything to happen to their investment. After all, private-public schools are a business.
Korean traffic definitely takes some getting used to. Its a lot of "survival of the fastest" and "my terms". Red lights are for the most part just a suggestion. Yielding? Absolutely not. The only time someone will ever yield to you is if you completely prevent them from going. Even then, they slowly roll forward as you make your move and give you a beep of the horn or two. The main thing I've learned is to act like I'm in charge and that my horn is my friend.
"Did you ride your scooter into school today?"
"No, I'm not ready to ride in traffic yet"
"Really? Its so easy!"
"Yeah, I know, I'm just not used to driving something like that yet"
Different variations of this occurred for the past two weeks. Before I got the scooter, I was toying with the idea of getting a motor bike instead. I heard (from my teachers) that a bike is much more dangerous than a scooter.
Flash forward to today. I braved the downtown traffic and successfully rode my scooter up the hill to school. As I'm walking up the final part of the hill carrying my helmet, I run into a few teachers who say "You have motor bike?!?! That's so dangerous!". When I walked into the teacher's office and set my helmet on the desk, Mrs. Lee informs me that the Vice Principal doesn't like that I have a scooter and that she had to convince him that I would be careful. My first thought was "Wow, that's nice. They're concerned about my safety." Then I realized...they don't want anything to happen to their investment. After all, private-public schools are a business.
Korean traffic definitely takes some getting used to. Its a lot of "survival of the fastest" and "my terms". Red lights are for the most part just a suggestion. Yielding? Absolutely not. The only time someone will ever yield to you is if you completely prevent them from going. Even then, they slowly roll forward as you make your move and give you a beep of the horn or two. The main thing I've learned is to act like I'm in charge and that my horn is my friend.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Happy Chuseok!
What an eventful Chuseok weekend this was. Chuseok is the equivalent of Korean Thanksgiving, except its centered around the harvest moon. Because it follows the lunar calendar, the holiday jumps around. This year the holiday fell on Saturday and Sunday with the preparation day falling on Friday. Normally Chuseok falls in the middle of the week resulting in a 5 day weekend (Sat-Wed or Wed-Sun). This year we got screwed but whatever, its fine. Time off is time off. My weekend started on Thursday due to exams. I had no classes but I still had to be at school. At about 9:45am Mrs. Lee told me that I could go home. SCORE!!!
When I got home I stopped at Office Town to get a sketch book and some pencils then headed to Odongdo. I don't think the weather could have been any more perfect. It was high 70's at least and sunny. My plan was to explore every inch of the island then sit down for some sketching. Right after I hit the trail a Korean man called me over. Turns out he is a guide for Odongdo and also for a Buddhist hermitage (not Hyangiram). I proofread his speeches and he offered to give me a tour of Odongdo. It was spectacular. He took me all around the island. The Dragon's Cave, the Lighthouse, the sunrise viewpoint...everywhere. I tried to buy him something to drink afterwords but he refused. Climbing all around Odongdo was exhausting so I sat down to listen to the music, watch the fountains and do some sketching. Awesome way to spend an afternoon. That night was your typical LSG followed by noraebang shenanigans.
I laid low on friday and just rested. Later that evening I went to Yeocheon to pick up the groceries that I left at April's house. When I got back to my apartment, I saw that the light was on. My first thought was "funny, I thought I turned it off". There have been plenty of times where I had left and forgotten to turn off the light or tv. I unlocked my door and entered my apartment to find someone standing in my bathroom. That was probably the scariest thing I have ever experienced. You always think that if you return to find someone in your house you'll do this or that, but in reality you're too stunned for a few seconds. In that few seconds after my "OH SHIT!!!" I was looking eye to eye with the intruder, he said "sorry" in English, and ran out. It all happened so fast I didn't have time to chase him. From what I saw he wasn't carrying anything of mine. I quickly surveyed my apartment and saw my computer, ipod, digital camera, passport, and American money all right where they should be. I counted my blessings that I wasn't hurt and my posessions were still there. What really confused me was how he got in. My door was locked when I left and when I entered. My guess is that he somehow got in through my window. I vaguely remember seeing it open when I got in, although I know for a fact it was closed when I left. On Saturday morning I realized that I had in fact been robbed. The thief stole all my change. I have a jar next to my bed where I throw all my coins in when I get in every night. The jar had maybe 10,000 won. I guess the guy really needed to make a phone call.
Saturday was also relaxing. I went for a scooter ride all around town. From my house to Shinae and all the way to Dolsan. I can't even explain the traffic jam I was in on the way off of Dolsan island. Thats what you get when the only bridge on and off the island is only one lane each way. Good thing they're building the second bridge. At about 7 a bunch of us went to LSG where Matilda (one of the Korean owners) prepared a Chuseok feast for all the foreigners. Bulgogi (Korean BBQ), chop chae (noodles with veggies and beef), rice, seaweed chips, kimchi, and home made sampyeong or rice cakes. It was wicked good. After dinner a couple of bands played and some engineers from a container ship that was docked in Yeosu were giving out drinks like alcohol was going out of style.
Today was pretty eventful. A few of us went down to Mosagum beach. Yeah, the beach in October. It was great. We were the only ones there because Korean beach season ends in August but the weather is fine during the days up till now-ish. Even the water wasn't that bad. After dinner and ice cream we went to find bus cards. The Koreans have these little tag card things that they put on their phones (much like the charms you put on your phones) that give you a discounted bus fare. They cost between 6,000 and 7,000 won and you put however much money you want on them. I put 10,000 won on the pass and called it a day. Even though I have a scooter there will still be days where I'll want to take the bus if its raining or too cold. Also sometimes its just cheaper than taking a taxi if you're not going very far.
All in all, burglary aside, this was a great weekend. I haven't had a full work week in 3 weeks, so we'll see how this goes. Back to the daily grind tomorrow.
When I got home I stopped at Office Town to get a sketch book and some pencils then headed to Odongdo. I don't think the weather could have been any more perfect. It was high 70's at least and sunny. My plan was to explore every inch of the island then sit down for some sketching. Right after I hit the trail a Korean man called me over. Turns out he is a guide for Odongdo and also for a Buddhist hermitage (not Hyangiram). I proofread his speeches and he offered to give me a tour of Odongdo. It was spectacular. He took me all around the island. The Dragon's Cave, the Lighthouse, the sunrise viewpoint...everywhere. I tried to buy him something to drink afterwords but he refused. Climbing all around Odongdo was exhausting so I sat down to listen to the music, watch the fountains and do some sketching. Awesome way to spend an afternoon. That night was your typical LSG followed by noraebang shenanigans.
I laid low on friday and just rested. Later that evening I went to Yeocheon to pick up the groceries that I left at April's house. When I got back to my apartment, I saw that the light was on. My first thought was "funny, I thought I turned it off". There have been plenty of times where I had left and forgotten to turn off the light or tv. I unlocked my door and entered my apartment to find someone standing in my bathroom. That was probably the scariest thing I have ever experienced. You always think that if you return to find someone in your house you'll do this or that, but in reality you're too stunned for a few seconds. In that few seconds after my "OH SHIT!!!" I was looking eye to eye with the intruder, he said "sorry" in English, and ran out. It all happened so fast I didn't have time to chase him. From what I saw he wasn't carrying anything of mine. I quickly surveyed my apartment and saw my computer, ipod, digital camera, passport, and American money all right where they should be. I counted my blessings that I wasn't hurt and my posessions were still there. What really confused me was how he got in. My door was locked when I left and when I entered. My guess is that he somehow got in through my window. I vaguely remember seeing it open when I got in, although I know for a fact it was closed when I left. On Saturday morning I realized that I had in fact been robbed. The thief stole all my change. I have a jar next to my bed where I throw all my coins in when I get in every night. The jar had maybe 10,000 won. I guess the guy really needed to make a phone call.
Saturday was also relaxing. I went for a scooter ride all around town. From my house to Shinae and all the way to Dolsan. I can't even explain the traffic jam I was in on the way off of Dolsan island. Thats what you get when the only bridge on and off the island is only one lane each way. Good thing they're building the second bridge. At about 7 a bunch of us went to LSG where Matilda (one of the Korean owners) prepared a Chuseok feast for all the foreigners. Bulgogi (Korean BBQ), chop chae (noodles with veggies and beef), rice, seaweed chips, kimchi, and home made sampyeong or rice cakes. It was wicked good. After dinner a couple of bands played and some engineers from a container ship that was docked in Yeosu were giving out drinks like alcohol was going out of style.
Today was pretty eventful. A few of us went down to Mosagum beach. Yeah, the beach in October. It was great. We were the only ones there because Korean beach season ends in August but the weather is fine during the days up till now-ish. Even the water wasn't that bad. After dinner and ice cream we went to find bus cards. The Koreans have these little tag card things that they put on their phones (much like the charms you put on your phones) that give you a discounted bus fare. They cost between 6,000 and 7,000 won and you put however much money you want on them. I put 10,000 won on the pass and called it a day. Even though I have a scooter there will still be days where I'll want to take the bus if its raining or too cold. Also sometimes its just cheaper than taking a taxi if you're not going very far.
All in all, burglary aside, this was a great weekend. I haven't had a full work week in 3 weeks, so we'll see how this goes. Back to the daily grind tomorrow.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
woops.
Long time no update. Oops.
This past week has been awesome. It was great having Scranton over to visit. I've really been starting to miss people from home so having a familiar face around was great. She had a great time too so hopefully that'll help convince more people to come out to SoKo.
This weekend was pretty rad (yes rad, Adam and I are bringing it back). There were 2 parties on Saturday that sort of merged into one. The first was sports themed and the second was 90's themed. I tried to cover both bases by making a jersey for a Pog tournament. What a night that was. After LSG we went to noraebang to show Scranton just how great it is.
Monday was another long night as well. A bunch of us went to LSG for Lizzie's going away party. We also celebrated Scranton's second to last night. Monday night finally ended at 3am after some more noraebang. Tuesday morning was not such a good time.
Dispersed in between were visits to awesome restaurants. Meat Home, an all you can eat cook it yourself buffet of meat and other tasty things, Vietnamese make your own nime chow and noodles, and Galbi, Korean short ribs. All that pretty much negated the South Korea kimbap and kimchi diet and workout plan haha.
This week was wicked light at school. Monday and Tuesday were regular class days. Yesterday and today were/are midterms (no class for me but I still have to go), and tomorrow is the start of Chuseok so I have it off. Chuseok is a 3 day holiday that celebrates Korean Thanksgiving. Everyone goes to their hometowns and spends time with family. This being said, the whole country pretty much shuts down. I'm going to E-Mart this evening with April to get some food so I don't starve to death this weekend. Saturday, however, is the Chuseok feast at LSG. Matilda (one of the Korean owners) is making a HUGE dinner for all the foreigners who aren't traveling around. A lot of my friends are going to Japan, Jeju, Busan, or Seoul. It would've been nice to go somewhere but I need a more or less quiet weekend at home.
Speaking about traveling, I started to think about where to go for winter break. Thailand seems to be in the top running. On the agenda there would be a full moon rave (google it and tell me it doesn't sound like the best thing ever), and a trip to Cambodia to see Angkor Wat. I was also asked about India. Not one of my initial destinations, but when am I ever going to get to go to India again? Yeah, never. We'll see. I have a lot of time to figure things out.
This past week has been awesome. It was great having Scranton over to visit. I've really been starting to miss people from home so having a familiar face around was great. She had a great time too so hopefully that'll help convince more people to come out to SoKo.
This weekend was pretty rad (yes rad, Adam and I are bringing it back). There were 2 parties on Saturday that sort of merged into one. The first was sports themed and the second was 90's themed. I tried to cover both bases by making a jersey for a Pog tournament. What a night that was. After LSG we went to noraebang to show Scranton just how great it is.
Monday was another long night as well. A bunch of us went to LSG for Lizzie's going away party. We also celebrated Scranton's second to last night. Monday night finally ended at 3am after some more noraebang. Tuesday morning was not such a good time.
Dispersed in between were visits to awesome restaurants. Meat Home, an all you can eat cook it yourself buffet of meat and other tasty things, Vietnamese make your own nime chow and noodles, and Galbi, Korean short ribs. All that pretty much negated the South Korea kimbap and kimchi diet and workout plan haha.
This week was wicked light at school. Monday and Tuesday were regular class days. Yesterday and today were/are midterms (no class for me but I still have to go), and tomorrow is the start of Chuseok so I have it off. Chuseok is a 3 day holiday that celebrates Korean Thanksgiving. Everyone goes to their hometowns and spends time with family. This being said, the whole country pretty much shuts down. I'm going to E-Mart this evening with April to get some food so I don't starve to death this weekend. Saturday, however, is the Chuseok feast at LSG. Matilda (one of the Korean owners) is making a HUGE dinner for all the foreigners who aren't traveling around. A lot of my friends are going to Japan, Jeju, Busan, or Seoul. It would've been nice to go somewhere but I need a more or less quiet weekend at home.
Speaking about traveling, I started to think about where to go for winter break. Thailand seems to be in the top running. On the agenda there would be a full moon rave (google it and tell me it doesn't sound like the best thing ever), and a trip to Cambodia to see Angkor Wat. I was also asked about India. Not one of my initial destinations, but when am I ever going to get to go to India again? Yeah, never. We'll see. I have a lot of time to figure things out.
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