Creative Meanderings

We went to a show called “B boys” with the Korean all-stars hip-hop dance crew. The show told a love story between a ballet dancer and a B-boy. While the story was a bit cheesy, the dancing was great to watch. Apparently Korean hip-hop dancers are putting the Americans to shame in competitions. All I know is that the Step-In club at school could take a few lessons from these guys. After the…

I may be finally catching up on my sleep since I woke up around 830 this morning without feeling too groggy and was quite happy to feel relaxed. Kim even brought me coffee as I was waking up! Now that is service!! After chatting online and another nice breakfast, we headed out. Kim made an appointment to visit a volunteer organization called G.O.A.L. to continue with her birth mother/parent search. It was nice…

Vacation is what life should always be instead of a break from it. After a late night last night I thought I was doing well sleeping for 7 hours. So getting up at 930 or so and reading, chatting with friends and waiting for my hosts to wake up was a great way for me to start the day. Once we got ready to go, SY took us to Yongsan to look for…

After the coffee shop, Kim and I went to have a snack of dukbokki (spicy Korean mochi) at a nearby place. Then, we went back to SY’s place to drink soju and eat chips while we waited for SY to finish teaching. A bottle later, we went to eat pulgogi, which was sooo nice! We tried to get SY to catch up but she was smart! Once our stomachs were full we headed…

One of the things I have noticed in the past 24 hours is that Koreans not only love to eat – evidenced by the ever-present food stalls and numerous restaurants- but also they love coffee shops! On every corner I have seen a coffee shop and so now I write in Coffee Lab near SY’splace where they are working/studying and I, for the first time in ages, sit and ponder where I am.…

It’s been a long, but fun day. After arriving at Hapjeong bus stop, Kim met me and we walked back to her friend’s place, who has very kindly allowed me to stay as well. Once I dropped off my stuff, we went around the comer for lunch and coffee. While I am quite comfortable with not speaking Korean, it would definitely come in handy to know a few phrases for ordering food. Somehow…