Girls Night Out

07.23.10

I woke up early and talked with Phill for a while on Skype. I noticed the sky was getting a bit dark as I was getting ready for the day. Monsoon season. It rained a lot. It rained without relief until 3pm. Unfortunately with the rain it took me a bit longer to get to school. I made an effort in my whole look today after feeling unworthy by the Korean fashion scene, so I gave the ultimate ‘Office’ look with a nice collared shirt and pencil skirt.


Many of the teachers and staff said I looked very beautiful. That doesn’t mean I’ll do it everyday, probably just Fridays. I can’t raise my expectations too high, lol. My English class today was a focus on the letters A through H. I only had a few worksheets for the students and I tried to stay minimal with one short ABCs video. They seem to have a good understanding, but I want to make sure everyone starts off right, even though it might be review for some students. After I had my English class I met up with Jen in the Teacher’s Lounge, she wanted to change up our plans instead of going to Seoul, because of the rain we planned to go out locally. So as an alternative we went to Hwasan, where we did some quick shopping. I purchased two items: one summer dress and one light dress shirt, total cost of 40,000 Won.

Thanks to Jen, she haggled off an extra 3 dollars, as it is common for many Koreans to haggle prices. We also stopped off at Davich Optical, so Jen could pick up her contacts. We ate at Mr. Pizza (‘Made for Women’ is their logo) in which we split a salad bar, Shrimp Golden, and a Sprite. It was my first Korean style pizza. I have to say it was actually pretty good and probably healthier. http://www.mrpizza.co.kr/ We then walked around the city in search of a good bookstore, and no luck. But we did have some ice cream at Baskin Robbins (they are everywhere!). I can never turn down ice cream; it is my weak spot and apparently the same for many Koreans. http://www.baskinrobbins.co.kr/main/br_main.jsp After a long and fun evening, we decided to head out and take the bus home. We took the 300 bus and I got off on my own, I felt like a little bird leaving my nest for the first time and trying to find my way home. After I had a rough idea of my bearings I made it home in one piece and texted Jen when I got to my apartment. I had a wonderful evening out and we plan on doing the rain check on Seoul later next week possibly.