I had a relaxing morning; I slept in until 8am, blissful sleep. Chatted with family, friends, and Phill until noon. Saturdays are my one-day to catch-up with everyone back home. I wish I could speak with them more often, but it’s hard to find a good time to do such everyday. I planned on going on my own to Osan later in the afternoon. I studied the maps and locations of various places I intended to visit. My main goal today is to go to Osan and see “Inception” at the theater. I had been to the theater once before with Michael, but never on my own. I ate some food and got ready. I quickly wrote down the Korean translation for “Inception” so I could understand the show times at the theater. I left my apartment at 1:30pm, walked to the Osan College Station, and boarded the train to Osan around 2:20pm.
I got to Osan and I felt pretty proud of myself, as its not easy for me to broaden my areas so quickly. I tried walking around and retracing my steps by memory, luckily I found the theater! Yay. At the box office, I looked for “Inception” in Korean and obtained the next showing, 2:50pm. I bravely asked for one ticket for “Inception” in my horrible Korean/English. The system is much more difficult then in the States, you actually have to choose your seat in the theater before getting the ticket. I tried my hardest to understand the clerk and I picked a seat in row J. I spent 8,000 Won ($6.65 USD) on the ticket.
I took the elevator up to the eighth floor and I went in and found my seat in the theater. Today was marked down as a success by this simple task: going to see a movie. The movie was mind-blowing and extremely clever. I saw it in English with Korean subtitles. I highly recommend everyone to see it! After the movie, I headed back to the train station for dinner in Suwon. I had a terrible craving, Burger King. The only Burger King I knew was in the huge Suwon train station. After searching the three levels, I found it and ordered a chicken sandwich meal. I spent 6,000 Won on a meal that tasted like the Burger King at home, disappointing and full of regret. But that’s what I think of most fast food. I lazily took the train back home to Osan College. On the train ride home an elderly Korean man approached me and asked, “USA?” “Yes, Minnesota” I replied. “USA number one”, he said. I replied again, “No, Korea number one” and he laughed and said, “Ok”. Then I walked home. I had a full day traveling the trains alone and I was pleased I didn’t get too confused or too lost.
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