Konglish Is What Fillds The Void

Today I went out and did a touch of shopping in Incheon’s big underground market/mall. It follows the subway lines and takes hours to see everything. The stuff is dirt cheap and some of it is of equally poor quality. Especially the Konglish on t-shirts:

Independence Day

If there’s one bad thing about my host family, it’s that they can be TOO nice a lot of the time. I’m not allowed out to explore, there’s always somebody insisting that they’ll go along with me. I appreciate their concern and I enjoy their company, but I’m used to being independent on holidays. I’m a good traveller and I never get lost. I like discovering things for myself and learning from my own mistakes.

Matsujun

(This post is dedictated to Lee, please stop hounding me on Facebook )

The best thing that has happened to me since I have been in Korea took place last night and the night before. I dreamed about Matsujun (the actual Matsujun, not the UK kendo coach).

What The Folk?!?!

Well, you all didn’t pray hard enough – I didn’t get to go to Insadong on Saturday.

Bizarrely enough, my family decided to use that rainy day to go to the predominantly OUTDOORS Folk Village near Suwon, about 2 hours away in the car.

Like everything else I’ve seen so far, it was a-ma-zing. (!)

Seoul Sister

First off, let me say that this has nothing to do with the tragi-comic demise of the famous PopSeoul blog. RIP in Peace.

The title refers to my very first visit to Seoul on Friday 25th. It was…underwhelmed. I had a great day but all that I saw of Seoul was through the train window. We went to the National Museum of Korea and if there was anything else nearby, I didn’t see it. But that’s enough moaning for now – have some pictures:

Huzzah For The Lap Top!

I finally got my laptop up and running with an Internet connection that’s so sexy-fast you won’t believe it!

Now I can show you some of my photos taken so far~

Keeping It In The Family 2

Ah, nothing like the usual lunch of ramen (“ramyeon”) followed by chocolate milk!

So, to continue this family portrait -

Keep It In The Family…

I’d like to use today’s post to introduce you to my host family.

A Public Apology To My Japanese Boyfriend

*sigh*

As expected, it happened.

The boyfriend questions. Specifically, questions about my Japanese boyfriend.

I bet you didn’t know that I had a Japanese boyfriend. Neither did I.

Oh God…

I’m Aliiiiive!

…but using a Korean keyboard so forgive any mistakes.

Today is Saturday morning, my first full day. We going to an island for a holiday, whatever that entails. Probably hiking. And getting laughed at and stared at. You should have seen the reaction when I said that I had a bikini with me!