Yeoksam, Appujeong and back to Sinjeong.

Supposedly, people here can order food at any hour of the night, as I found out around 2:30 this morning when I heard knocking on my door followed by a strange ringing (which I'm guessing was my doorbell). I opened the door to a man with a helmet handing me a bag of food. I had no idea what was going on since I had just fallen asleep and didn't expect someone to come knocking on my door, so it took a good minute to realize this was not for me. The communication wasn't happening so after a good 3 minutes we both realized it was a mistake and he took the food and tried to find the correct apartment. I know he tried to find the right apartment, because for the next few minutes I could hear him speaking Korean in the hall. Interesting. I'd like to know where he came from in case I ever get hungry at 2 a.m., not that I'd really be able to order anyway.

Tomatillo

I finally got some mexican food. It was quite nice, even though I had to wait longer than everyone else because they gave my food to some other lady on accident. I got a quesadilla, and it somewhat resembled cinnamon bread with icing (it was sour cream). I didn't go for the lime margarita like I planned, but I was on a budget due to not bringing my passport to exchange money on Friday. I'm not sure why I've waited so long. It's been somewhat nice being here a month and only spending $250 though. Hehe, I can imagine the bank account in a year already...

Oh! I ran into Evan (a guy I worked with at Best Buy) and his wife at Tomatillos. It was pretty random. Small world, huh? Hopefully we’ll all be able to go grab dinner one night.

Monkey Beach

No, we didn't go to Thailand for the night, but we did venture to a bar that is supposedly based off the beach there. It has been a while since I've been to a bar or a club on a Saturday night, so it was slightly shocking at first. One of the girls asked me if I was scared. I wasn't, I was examining the stripper pole cage thing and the poles in the middle of the tables. I was also looking at this one girl dancing alone with glowstick bunny ears and a lady who could have quite possibly been a Russian prostitute, although that's an entirely different blog altogether. See picture below for the bunny eared girl, she was actually quite funny, but as Natasha went to snap the picture she ended up looking quite normal. The bar was interesting nonetheless.

I did decide to drink here, seeing as how a place like that usually makes me want to right away. Despite all the nasty germs, we all decided to go in on a bucket.

Cranberry juice and vodka.

Mom told me to take  a picture, so I thought I'd make her proud. I dragged Brigid in to make it look like I wasn't drinking the bucket alone. Heh. Notice the girl in the background? Well, it totally doesn't look like it on the blog post, but in my camera photo you can totally tell she's looking at the camera and smiling. Everyone's always willing to take a picture, and I guess the smiles come out when alcohol is around.

Here's Miss Bunny:

Her and her man were having a good old time. I don't think she even noticed when he went off to the bathroom... she actually looks slightly shy in this picture. I should have recorded her dancing...

Can someone please tell me why the subway doesn't run all night?

I thought I was going to miss my ride home last night. Supposedly, the last train comes between 11:45 and midnight... and it was like 11:53 when I got to my last transfer. Luckily, I made it. I actually ran and got a stomach cramp. First time I've run in... ever, maybe?  Yeah. I have no idea how I would have told a cab driver to get me home. Next goal: get my address written down in Korean.

I was given a handy subway map though, which I'm super thankful for! It makes taking the subway soo much easier. Look!

                       

Dinner:

I  made spaghetti. I really wasn't thinking at E-mart the other day and bought noodles but no sauce. So, I went to the little market on the corner and made an attempt to find some. Luckily, I did! It was actually somewhat decent for mising all the good ingredients like cheese and meat.

                                       

Now, I could totally go for a big bowl of chocolate ice cream. Even though I just finished a box of these, my new favorite litle treat:

Delicious!

Well, I think next weekend I might venture to the aquarium. I figure it's nice and warm and it's relatively cheap to get in. Works for me!

"Work like you don't need the money, love like your heart has never been broken and dance like no one is watching."