This past week has been pretty packed with events, and I think it's only going to get even more busier now. School's out for the summer holiday so everyone's going to be out and about now. Seoul is raining cats and dogs at the moment. I've never seen it rain so much for consecutive days before. There's a typhoon coming according the forecast, but right now the weather is nice and breezy. It was really sticky and humid before.
Last Friday was the last gathering of all the international students at CAU. We went back to where we first started off in February, Mom's Touch, and just had a good time. It was really strange to think back to four months ago when no one knew anyone, whereas now it was like we were all best friends.
Afterwards, a small group of us decided to walk out to the Han River. It was about 2 am and no one wanted to go back to the dormitory yet, so we bought some drinks and some snacks and sat next to the water. Music, laughing and crazy lack-of-sleep-induced dancing ensued.
Saturday was Randy's, an American friend, last night in Seoul, so we went out to Korean BBQ and another walk along the Han River. I used to go hiking with Randy in the mornings when we first arrived, and during those times we became pretty good friends. Hiking ceased as the weather got warmer, but we'll always have good memories.
On Tuesday, the day after my very last exam, I went to Incheon with a few friends to look at the 'Chinatown'. My Korean friend told me it was government funded, which explains the lack of authenticity and plenty of Koreanized Chinese elements. We discovered a shop which sold 豆浆 and 面条, and were so surprised to find out that the old grandpa owner, despite having been raised in Korea, could speak perfect Chinese! He even had the accent.
The actual place was pretty quiet when we arrived. There were lots of stores selling Chinese souvenirs, different types of foods and there were a lot of lanterns hanging around. In fact, the streets were decorated with a lot of red stuff.
Wednesday night was the last night my roommate was going to stay in the dormitory, so we went out to dinner in Myeongdong with another friend. We went to this Indian place called 'Saffron', where everything they served was Halal, which mean my Muslim roommate could eat whatever she wanted there. The food was quite nice, but I think it was a posh-ish kind of restaurant so the prices weren't that cheap.
My roommate moved out on Thursday, and for the whole day I was kind of depressed. Luckily I had already organised to meet up with a friend from Ewha University for dinner. We went to eat at this 'famous' naengmyeon place, except when we got there we were both highly disappointed. To cheer ourselves up we went to have dessert at Holly's Coffee.
I met up with some of my classmates for dinner on Friday night. These classmates were from the class I hated the most, but surprisingly the class where I made the most friends. We had the best pasta I have ever eaten in Seoul, and then went to Hongdae for some shopping. It was a fun night.
This was a very brief update because I'm sick at the moment, so my brain's not functioning properly. I'll probably tell you what happened on Saturday morning after I get better. Over and out.
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