1st time in Seoul

07.25.10

Slept in until 8am again. Talked with Phill and my parents via texting. Cleaned my apartment and washed the floors. I then took a shower and got ready for my day out with Seoul with So-Young. I was so excited! She came to my apartment bearing gifts of food, since I explained to her earlier that I loved cooking. She brought me chicken bulgogi and three tradition Korean side dishes.

I thanked her as I planned on cooking it ASAP after our trip. We left around noon in her cute burnt orange Kia Morning. Our first stop was to pick up her friend who spent about a year in Philadelphia to learn English. Then we went further downtown to pick up the artist friend whom also lived in America for a year in Chicago to learn English. We went to a sushi restaurant, where there are plates moving on a conveyor belt. We ate a wide range of sushi, some I was familiar with and most I was trying for the first time. We also spotted a celebrity at the restaurant; I was told she was a famous drama and movie actress in Korea. All I remember is that she was extremely tall and very thin. Then we went to the COEX, a huge multiplex with many different kind of stores and we went window shopping like no other!


I fell in love with two stores: the Sanrio store and the Totoro store!

I purchased a small trinket at the Sanrio store, a Korean Hello Kitty cellphone charm for 5,000 Won, ($4.15 USD) totally worth it!


We also saw another celebrity, a famous Korean Photographer. I have seen his picture earlier for a Canon Print Advertisement. This time I got up the nerve and kindly asked if he could be in a picture with us. He said, “ok” and asked if I was from the United States. I replied, “yes, Minnesota”. So-Young and her friends were saying I was very brave, because they were afraid to ask him.

Afterwards, we went to The Coffee Bean and had some coffee and dessert.



We walked around a bit more looking at stores and parted ways. So-Young drove me back home and I thanked her for the trip. I began cooking my lovely meal. It was my first time cooking chicken bulgogi, but I didn’t destroy it. The whole meal was very flavorful and I ate it all up!



I watched some Korean television and relaxed for the rest of the evening. A great way to end a wonderful weekend!