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Do You Know South Korea (by Daebiya)
Hit the cafes in Gangnam on friday night. I loved this mug: Purveyor of Awesome!
Vatos.
Being from SoCal, I love my Mexican food so it has been hard living in Seoul and having to do without. Vatos has become my new best friend <3
(t-b, l-r): short rib tacos, giant margarita with beer plunging into to, tres leches <3, and kimchi fries.
"Teachuh, virgin means no experience?"
— a student, in a definite, “that awkward moment when your student asks you what a virgin is in the middle of class.”
Riding bikes along the Han River. Seoul, Spring 2012.
le weekend: hits and misses
The weather lately has been somewhat erratic, with bright and sunny days mixed with rainy blahness. After a long winter, many people want to welcome spring with open arms, and take advantage of this short-lived season.
This past saturday, amid beyootiful weather, my friends and I had planned to head over to Everland for the day! Only one of my friends overslept hours, and unfortunately this was the friend who was supposed to drive us out to Everland.
Not wanting to waste the day, we quickly decided to head over to the islands by Incheon. Thus, the adventure began!
We decided to head to Sido, which is a tinnyyy island with not much to it except that it was the film sight of one of our favorite kdramas, Full House. With the memory of that kdrama pounding in our chests, we road the ARX to Incheon, took a bus to the ferry, and then another bus to the island.
The weather had turned to being cloudy and grey by the time we finally managed to reach the island…and was it a far cry from the concrete jungle of Seoul!!
We walked on and on on the island, until we turned a corner and there it was. The famous Full House house.
It was SUCH a shame that the house isn’t well maintained. To visit inside the house, you pay an admission fee, but I’m not sure where that money goes since people far and wide come to the island just to see the house. The house is almost in ruins, but that doesn’t stop visitors from flocking to it.
at least there was this.
We actually got turned around a few times on the buses, and there was a lot of waiting/sitting around to be had that day. At first, it was fine because it was part of the adventure! and it had been a long time since we’d gotten lost anywhere. But by the end of the day, it was kind of maddening.
For a while, we weren’t even sure if we’d make it off the island for the last ferry ride. and even after that, there wasn’t any sign of a bus or taxi! we had to call a taxi, and it was one 12,000 won taxi ride well spent.
My friend and I arrived back at Incheon airport, and practically ran into its modern arms.
dinner, to celebrate our safe return! :)
all in all, I was glad to get out of Seoul and see the countryside again. Sure, there were a lot of disappointments, but I’m glad for the experience, frustrations and all.
