Wow, I really haven't been updating very much, have I? I seem to go through phases of wanting to post everything I do in my life on here and posting absolutely nothing, which is either because I'm lazy or because nothing has actually happened. Well, this time (as like many other times) it's because I've been lazy. It's also because I don't take any photos of where I go so I feel like I have nothing show. Pictures make all the difference you know.
Last Saturday a small group of us went to watch a documentary screening of "63 Years On", which was organised by the House of Sharing. It was about the role of comfort women during World War II and the organisation tries to raise awareness through screenings such as these as well as other public events like tours and protests. For me, it was interesting because I've always had an interest in this area - child prostitution, human trafficking, corruption etc. If I ever make it as a lawyer, this is the area I would really want to focus on. Sure the torts cases are fun and they're easy money, but what's the point in studying law if you're not making a better world, right?
Afterwards we joined up with a lot of other people and went to 노래방 noraebang (karaoke) in Shinchon. It isn't the first time I've been to karaoke before but it was the first time in Korea - how do I say this....it was interesting? I'm not someone who can open up and just sing in front of anyone so the whole night I was debating inside my head whether to sing or not, but we only had the room for two hours so by the time I wanted to sing we had to leave. But it was still a lot of fun watching my friends sing (or try to sing....) to the classics and dance around the screen like it was a moshpit.
On Sunday I went to church and had one of the best days I'd during my week. I always feel really safe when I'm at church. I think it's because I know that they are people who have the same mindset as me, so I can loosen up a little and know that I don't have to be on my guard on all the time. Anyway, I met two Chinese girls, Muse and Amanda (Guangzhou and Hong Kong respectively), and they joined us for Bible study and dinner. It was reeeeeeally strange because we were mainly speaking Cantonese (another girl at church speaks Cantonese as well) among the four of us while the rest of our group - Amber (Korean), Chris (Korean-German) and Chance (American) - had no idea what was going on. And seeing how we're in Seoul, I guess Cantonese is kind of weird.
I was supposed to see a movie with my friend on Sunday night as well, but we ended up going out on Monday instead because she was really busy. We went out for dinner (tacos), watched Red Riding Hood (don't watch it) and then ended the night at Paris Baguette for coffee and cake. Or rather, I ended the night with coffee and cake and she watched me eat it.
Yesterday I had lunch with Jooyoung, my buddy, and we had ........PHO! I was craving pho last week and had no idea that there was a little shop tucked away in one of the many streets near our school which served it. The flavours are pretty similar, but their noodles taste a bit different. Not weird, but different. Afterwards I went to Apgujeong to try to find Rodeo Drive, the famous shopping area where everything is expensive. I spent two hours walking around the same area because I didn't realise I actually had to go inside rather walking around outside. I think I'll talk more about it when I go there with other people and actually have time to browse.
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