En Corea, the Motherland

Third Day in Korea. 

So far I have gone to Hong Dae to shop and Edae to shop/sightsee. HongDae and Edae have lots to look at and shop for because it's near Colleges. HongDae and Edae are actually universities; Edae is a women's university. Today, we just went to Home Plus and grocery shopped. All the girls later decided to leave us, so Jackie and I went to the food corner of the market and ate fish cakes on a stick, Shikae (Korean rice drink), noodles, and soondae (blood vessels filled with rice and noodles). Then we tried to haul a taxi down, but none were stopping for us. So we walked a bit and some taxi just stopped for us. We were dying; the grocery was so heavy especially because we bought a small bag of rice and laundry detergent. 

I like it here so far. I'm not really used to the stares that everyone gives us, but I'm sure I'll get over it. The older people here are so cute. They think we're models or foreign celebrities when we speak in English. I'm obviously not skinny enough to be a model OR a celebrity, so it's so cute when they ask us. ANYWAYS. The first day we got here, Jackie and I got jipped. The taxi driver made me pay him 6,000 won when it was 4,500 won. 

Tomorrow, I plan to meet up my 2nd cousin, Hyun Jung Unnie or aka Katelyn. She's coming at around 11am to pick me up and we're gonna have some lunch or brunch. She's so nice and speaks English well--that's what I need right now.

AhnYoung!