Sunday, December 13, 2009

So when I first got to Seoul, I thought "Gee, I wish I lived here!" Two days later, I am so thankful I do not. The big city is fun for a time, but I am ready to go back to the "Geneva of Korea".

Today we went to the Korean National Museum and then to the Korean War Memorial... where I realized just how recent the horrible heat of the battle was, and how close I am to our neighbors to the North, who are still trying to attack us every day.

Yeah.

After the museums they took us to a performance of "Nanta" - it's a show kind of like "Stomp" that was created in Korea and is now world famous. It was fun.

Then they treated everyone to dinner at a sea food buffet. The food was pretty good... I ended up sharing a table with like 10 guys, so it was definately interesting ha! So many different personalities, accents, nationalities, experiences, etc at this conference - pretty cool!

Then I took the subway to Myong Dong to try and find some clothes at Forever 21... I tried on half the store. Everything was definately made for Koreans :( :( :( All my experience thus far assures me there is no chance of me finding clothes in Korea that actually fit me. Bummer.

I'm not gonna lie, I am so excited to leave here for 3 weeks. My attitude toward Korean culture has not been good lately. I'm just really frustrated and homesick and uncomfortable :( But once I get back from Hawaii, I'll be 1/4 done with my contract - wow.

Tomorrow I go back home. Myong Dong is on my way, so I might stop at Zara (my last hope for clothes ha).

Good night!

2 comments:

  1. Sorry to hear you did't like Seoul. Hang in there. This is a once in a lfe time thing and something you can talk about for a long time. Give th epeople a chance, they're trying.

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  2. Danielle,

    Wow, it's already been 3 months; like Dad said, "Hang in there". I'm glad you're having fun with the teachers. Can't wait to see you in about a week! Love, Mom

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