Well, January is over already. January was busy and VERY cold. I don't know how I made it through the cold and I still have a couple months to go. My attire lately consists of multiple pairs of socks, leggings, boots, mittens/gloves, hats and a hot beverage.
The beginning of January was busy getting settled into my new place and new school. I've been subbing in different areas and I am very much looking forward to being back in my own classroom in a few weeks. This school is great and everyone has been helpful in getting me settled in.
A had more firsts in Korea in January. I finally got a haircut to try and calm down by big hair that was looking like a mop. A few of us went to the Ewha University area which is really close to where I live. I live near 3 universities which means lots of deals on anything, including haircuts:) 5 of us went to a salon on a Saturday afternoon and between the perms, coloring and cuts, we ended up being there for 6 hours!
Ye Seul got a haircut.
And I had to document my first haircut.
Dr. Fish
I finally went to Dr. Fish (I heard that this is common in many countries in Asia and I knew I wanted to try it). Basically, it's a spa treatment for your feet. You put your feet into the water and the little fish nibble off dead skin. It sounds a bit creepy but it wasn't too bad. :) It tickled a lot and I kept taking my feet out of the water.
Vanessa and I did not know exactly how to feel about the fish...
Eeeek!
I also went to a cultural museum and tried on a Hanbok (traditional Korean clothing)
And of course, one of my favorite things in this country, Noraebang:) We went to a noraebang called Prince Edward in Hongdae. It was one of the nicest Noraebangs I've seen. We even had free ice cream! It's the little things, people.
Random story: Elisa let me borrow this suitcase when I moved so I figured it was about time to return it to her. Of course, I chose a snow day to take it to her. I dragged this huge suitcase down the hill at school, in the snow, while it was still snowing. Then, I walked for about 10 minutes, took a taxi, took the subway, then took another taxi to finally get it to her at church. It's one of the few times that I've missed having a car. I definitely got a lot of looks and although I didn't understand the comments, I'm sure the people staring were saying "Oh silly foreigner" :)
I found a warm winter coat (and I've started wearing mittens. I think the last time I wore mittens was in the 1st grade) :)
Snow at Seoul Foreign School: There was a lot of snow this day (the suitcase day) but no more snow days for me! With this amount of snow, I would have gotten at least 2 days off from work back at home. :)
It's a small world after all! My friend from high school, Katie, had a business trip in Seoul so we met up her first night here. What did we eat? Galbi of course! We even sat on the floor to get the whole traditional Korean experience:)
I also went to Costco for my time ever here. My friend Misty signed out a car so we could load up on all sorts of stuff (you know how Costco is!). I ended up getting really good food such as pancakes and popcorn. Don't judge me.
Oh mommm...look... Costco!
Some things never change
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