Return to Seoul and Soccer

Sunday morning I woke up and visited some of the saunas and spas before getting ready. I walked back from the jjimjilbang to Nampodong to meet my friend Chulwoo (Oppa). I was waiting for him to arrive at the McDonald's, but there are two doors. He was waiting for me inside! We lost 10-15 minutes waiting in different locations for each other. :(

He took me to one of his favorite Korean restaurants in the area. He said he first went there when he was in middle school or high school and the price was very cheap, but over the years the restaurant has become more famous and popular so the prices have gone up. It was also kind of cute because he told me the day before he hadn't eaten any 밥-bab = rice (but can also be a general word for food, in this case he meant rice) the day before and he reeeally missed rice, so he 1. wanted to take me to this Korean restaurant and 2. he ate 2 bowls of rice with his meal.

We then took a taxi to the train station where I also met my friend Jeong Kwan. He was my study helper when I was at Inje University. Many Monday afternoons we would sit on the benches outside and he would help me with my work and practice speaking with me. It was sad because Oppa and I were late so I did not get to see him for very long. They walked me to my train and we said our goodbyes. Oppa told me not to cry because if I did, that means we will not get to see each other again. (I cried anyway)

I slept most of the ride back and arrived at Seoul Station a few hours later. I took the subway to the soccer fields and was 30 minutes late, just like I had figured. I had a really good goal! It was also approved by the other guys. I know this cause there was a unanimous "wooooahhh/wooow" exclamation from all of them after I scored it. :)

This week I took the subway to church. I had all my heavy luggage from traveling over the weekend and I didn't want to have to walk with it. I was a little disappointed because there was a different priest having mass, but he was also pretty good.

The sign for the spa as I was leaving

Oppa at lunch

Saying bye to Oppa at the train station

Saying goodbye to Jeong Kwan at the train station

Nativity set at Sogang University, where I go to church