Day Two in Korea

I'm in Seoul, Korea right now. It's raining. Actually, it isn't raining at this very moment, but it was about an hour ago, and it probably will be again in yet another hour. I had some grand plans to muster up my courage and go to the museum today, but I think I need another day to brace myself. It's hard navigating in a country where you only kind of understand the language and can't speak it at all. It'd be one thing if I were in somewhere like Italy or France where I definitely don't look like I belong, but since I am Korean by blood, people around here just look at me like I'm a moron when I do something strange. Since I spent my day so far eating and ironing clothes, while yesterday was not much better, I'd like to do something fun soon, but today is just a little too soon to venture outside and attempt to find the museum to which my cousin gave me tickets. Maybe tomorrow.

I arrived here two days ago, and I'll be here until August 31, which is when I fly to Japan to begin my semester abroad! For the first time, I was awake longer than asleep on my flight to Korea. I watched five movies during the flight, none of which were particularly amazing. In order of how fun I thought they were: Just Go with It, Beastly, Red Riding Hood, Sucker Punch, Toast. I guess my ranking shows what kind of person I am. Go ahead, judge me.

My dad's apartment is right above the subway station, a supermarket, and various shops and restaurants. I love the location. If I'm hungry, there's a bunch of stuff to eat below, and if I'm bored, I can just plop myself down at a coffee shop and study or browse on my computer...not that I can't do that in the apartment room itself. Speaking of coffee shops, I am shocked and offended that there is a Coffee Bean, my favorite chain coffee shop in existence, in Seoul, Korea, and not a single one in Philadelphia. Why? I don't understand. But whatever, I won't be in Philadelphia until January anyway, so there's no point in complaining.

I can't wait until I can see my friends, who are actually in the same country at the same time, which never happens. Well, except in the USA, but that doesn't count. One *COUGH COUGH I HOPE YOU READ THIS* is incapacitated due to the LASIK surgery that she got yesterday, but hopefully will be free in some days to hang out. The other *COUGH COUGH I HOPE YOU READ THIS TOO* is in the middle-of-nowhere countryside, a few hours away from Seoul, and I am not quite sure how the hanging out with each other is going to work.

Anyway, this is my life so far for anyone who cares. I hope I'll have some more interesting stuff to write about later, but until then, welcome to my relatively tame thoughts.