This week was stresssssssssssssful. I had the parents of my students come in I forgot to mention in my last post, but I am partially deaf in one ear. Welcome to Korea? I had a sinus infection that one round of antibiotics didn't kick, I ended up blowing my ear drum and making two hospital visits. I will be going for a follow up tomorrow to find out if my hearing will return or if I will be needing corrective surgery. LAME. Can't change it though, so I'm being patient and super careful.. when I know where I'm going is going to be loud I wear an ear plug or I just.. excuse myself. Good girl, I know!
Friday night I went to Sharky's with my homegirl from work Kristy. She was throwing back double rye and gingers like if she stopped the supermoon would swallow the Earth. She was hilarious, I love her energy. After Kristy took herself home to bed I met up with Johann and Joel for some ridiculously spicy chicken, and we hit up Almost Famous for some awesome motown and old school hiphop tunes. I LOVE MOTOWN. I also experienced Blue Monkey for the first time... MEH.
Post Almost Famous, it was time for some Cheesy Kimchi. Cheesy Kimchi is a kimchi pancake, which sounds kind of disgusting but it is heaven. It's basically a kimchi pancake pizza. it's delicious.
Anywho, this Korean dude who had clearly had too much Makoli, or soju, or both sauntered in. He had the most BEAUTIFUL denim button up I had ever seen on a man. I told him so and he immediately started bugging his friend to join our table.
He took a real shining to Johann, tarnished only by the fact that his Korean was not as fluent as drunky denim shirt would have liked. He did, however, write his name in hangul on Johann's hand so that he could pronounce it properly. That was kind of him. He kept telling the girl he was with that he loved her, and she was having none of that. It was a pretty awkward exchange, I think he may have been in love with Johann.
But this shirt. THIS SHIRT. It was incredible. I would marry a man for that shirt alone. It was a darker denim, sleeves rolled up to 3/4. It had red orange and yellow navajo print accenting, which I am really into right now. I was so into this shirt that i didn't even care that he barely spoke a word to me, just so into Johann. It was a strange love triangle indeed: I love the shirt, the man loved the Johann.
Saturday! Saturday was a great day. I got to nerd out all morning and read some excellent comics grace a Mark. I had a one woman dance and laundry party listening to some more Motown and some Coheed and Cambria. I got a bit stir crazy in my apartment, so i decided to wander around Seomeyon in the daylight. I brought my camera out with me, when I am able to upload photos I will (I have lost my usb chord and don't have a usb card reader out here). It was nice to go out and do something I love so much, I felt like I reconnected with myself in a lot of ways... just a girl and her camera. Soon I will be able to share the things I see out ehre and that makes me really happy. Words are great, but images often say what words do not. Get excited, they comin'.
In Seomeyon I found the strangest thing.. a sex shop! In Korea! In the most closeted society I have ever encountered... a sex shop! The shopkeep had vibrators and dildos shaped like various vegetables... it was.. interesting. A bit overwhelming, but I'm happy places like that exist here. It's an honest representation of humanity, Koreans might revel in their 'pureness' but as I'm sure Tori would agree... bitches gotta eat. Those babies come from somewhere, if sexuality is private that's fine but it's not non-existant. so there.
Saturday evening I mulled back and forth between sleeping and going out... I was feeling pretty lazy. My new contacts make my eyes look buggy, but apparently that's a cool thing out here? They are a cool blueish color, I feel like an imposter when I wear them. I cant wear a lot of makeup when I do wear them because I look like a living doll. So I went out with messy hair (I could pretend like it was intentionally beachy, but I actually just napped for 3 hours before I left my flat) and bug eyes. I wore jean cut offs and an oversized white button up shirt. I actually dig this look, and will probably redo. Attention can be nice, haha. Yes! Tell me I'm pretty! The night led to Eva's Ticket, for the grand opening party. 1 dollar tequila shots are an awful idea... the night consisted of more motown dancing (I love Korea!), me trying and ALMOST succeeding in stealing a handsome South African man's sunhat, learning alllllll about Serbia and the Taliban from Alistair (my charming Scottish friend who turns into a poli sci lecturer after a few too many whiskies), and the night ended at Cheesy Kimchi. I feel like I live there on weekends.
Today I am putting my laundry away, reading more comics.. and considering going to a dog cafe. my couch is just way too comfortable to move though.
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