Street Vendor in Suji

I am always interested in the street vendors in South Korea with an equal amount of admiration and pity. On one hand, they are their own boss and don't give a #$*! where they park their goods to sell. On the other hand, they are probably poor has hell and it terrible health from sitting in the same place all day long in all sorts of terrible weather.

This lady in Suji is always right outside of Dunkin' Donuts selling her veggies and whatnot. The whatnot is included here. I think those little things are silk worms. All I know is that they were gross and they smelled bad.

Be My Gay Korean Valentine

Valentine's Day in Korea is the special month where girls give the chocolate and lovin' to guys. But you know what? I can't tell the difference here between that and GAY DAY. It's they day when Korean guys can be on gooey pink hearts together professing their love for one another in public. I love it.

Delicious, Cute Girl

You know how I am. I enjoy cute things- especially the glitter, big eyed cartoon girl stationary items. Soooo overwhelmingly adorable:)

Daiso Dollar Store Finds

Today, I ventured into dollar store and ended up buying some Hello Kitty junk and nothing that I needed. For 1,000 won each, could you blame me?

Crafting 101

I decorated a box! In reality, I just wanted to test out all of the cute colored tape that I bought from the stationary store. And what is the box for? To house my call girl card collection!!!!

Oh my Won!

Lately, I have been feeling lonely, boring, and sad winter days at home, what with being sick and Will being gone. Korea is nothing new or exciting to me anymore so I am just going to rejoice in the simple things here that make me happy. I have to try not to forget those simple things!

One thing that I always enjoy about this country is the act of withdrawing money from the ATM at the bank. The bills are always crisp and new, and the largest denomination is 10,000 Won, something like a $10 dollar bill! So even with the smallest amount of money, you feel like a rich cat as you fan in out and dream big! Ha ha!

Shrimp-Flavored Everything

Even after being in Korea for nearly 6 months, my mind is still completely boggled by the idea of eating shrimp-flavored snacks. Korean kids especially seem to dig these smelly treats and leave me gagging everytime they bring these things to munch on in class. The only thing worse in my mind- dried squid snacks!

Pills and More Pills

In Korea, there is no such thing as a medicine section of the grocery store. One must instead go directly to the neighborhood pharmacist and ask for what they need. Either that or pay a visit to the doctor, which costs a minuscule 3,000 Won (Less than $3 USD). You then hand your script to the pharmacist and get little wax paper packets chock full of mystery pills! Weeeee! I have no clue what I am taking, but I guess they have done a fair job at combating the wicked case of Korean flu I had a few days back:)

2 Bad Things

The past few days have been overshadowed by 2 very bad things:


1. North Korea trying to start more war with South Korea.

2. Having a bone chilling, feverish flu.




Both are aweful and need to end A.S.A.P.

Thanks!

Smokestacks in the Sunset

Sometimes, even the smokestacks near my house can be a beautiful site to see.