Class was alright, it's hard to believe next week is our LAST full week of learning and the following week is FINALS and graduation! I have begun to accept the fact that maybe the things I have learned in class have not quite stuck in my head, but at least the seeds have been planted and I have the resources. I am gearing up to continue my studying when I return home.
After class I got a call from my friend Ji. I have been trying to meet him since I arrived to Korea, since he is currently living in Seoul with his fiancee. He's been quite busy preparing resumes and applications for job interviews. Anyway, he FINALLY called me and we were both able to meet up this afternoon. We went to Hongdae because I had a coupon for a free pasta from the restaurant I went to a few weeks ago. When I met up with him, he told me that another friend, Bit Chan was also in Seoul! I thought he was in Canada--he had been studying in Canada with an exchange program and I was under the impression he hadn't returned to Korea yet. He was on his way to meet us, but Ji and I went to go eat. It was great hearing more of his traveling stories--he was one of the 5 friends I had traveling around the US and Europe to get signatures to petition to have "East Sea" added to maps along with "Sea of Japan". They really had an incredible trip. As we were finishing our lunch, Bit Chan called so after we finished, we went to go meet Bit Chan who was arriving to the area. We went to a coffee shop and I ordered a tea. We sat and talked for a long time until Bit Chan started to get hungry. Bit Chan suggested "ddak dori tang" which is kind of a spicy chicken stew. After walking a bit, we found a restaurant and had a spicy dinner. When we went to the subway station, I saw the piano-back up singer from the band I heard playing a few weeks ago at Cheonggyecheon. Today he was playing his keyboard thing and singing by himself. I thought it was pretty cool to 'meet' him again. We said our goodbyes on the subway and I hope I can see them again before I leave. It was a nice surprise to meet Bit Chan. Ji is really like a big brother to me and it was great spending time with him. He and his fiancee bought two cats. Their names are "Dubu" (tofu) and "Ooyoo" (milk), haha! They are white Persian cats. It's kind of cute because he's almost like a dad and they are his babies-he was proud of them and talked about them a lot.
When I returned home I was able to skype with Amanda again. Now I have a little bit of homework to finish before I can head to bed!
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| Lunch with my Bro, Ji, at BonBon in Hongdae |
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| Ji and Bit Chan at dinner |
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| Ji and me |
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| Surprise! Bit Chan and me |
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| Attempting to get a picture of the 3 of us together |
1. Regarding your studies this semester: It's GREAT to accept the fact that learning SOMEthing is better than NOthing, instead of having an "All or Nothing" attitude. 2.It's interesting to read of how many people you've met. It reminds Mike of reading about the various interesting people whom Benjamin Franklin met when he was serving as an American diplomat in France. R&M.
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