I finally think I got this blog figured out

So, it took me a month to work out the kinks with my blog, but it's officially live. I got it figured out tonight finally, thanks to my friend Trit.

It's been a month since I wrote my last post.  I feel a lot more settled now.  I went on a mini shopping spree this past month.  The shopping is soo much better here then in the U.S.  They have amazing clothes,accessories and shoes.  The quality I find is also a lot better then anything we have back home.  The only thing they don't have as much of an abundance of is nice household stores.  I finally found a nice one the other day in a mall nearby but usually the blankets and sheets are ridiculously expensive and ugly.


My job is a job.  Everyone is nice and my boss is a really good guy, but I live for my weekends when I can explore more.  Last weekend, I went to Isadong, which is a historic area of Seoul.  They have all sorts of hand crafts and museums in that area.  It's the same area I went to go see the famous palaces in Seoul.

Last weekend, I also spent time with a girl I sat next to on the airplane on the way here.  She took me to an area outside of Seoul called Paju which has a mock French village called Provience and a huge art village.   It was too cold to walk around the French Village so we went to a ceramic place and painted pottery. I painted a mug and wrote Bucheon on it in Haguel.  I had Lena's 15 year old niece help me do the writing.  She was such a talented artist.  I wish I took a picture of her mug she painted.

Tomorrow I am going to the DMZ, so it's always something interesting.  I will post about it soon.  I will probably post pictures on Facebook before I get to write about it though.

So far, everything is going really well.  I am so grateful I am able to have this experience.  This is living.  I am soaking up the culture as much as possible.  Recently, I started back at yoga three days a week at a studio in the next building from my work.  It's so relaxing and the people have been so nice. I don't understand what they say, but since I've done yoga before I can figure it out.  It's amazing how much you figure out just through observation.  It's how I survive here.  Watch and learn. haha.

Randomness

Products that Koreans love:

Mirrors:  Many women are obsessed with looking in the mirror.  It freaks me out how much they look at themselves.  Is it sad I don't care that much?  I figure I look at myself enough when I get ready in the morning.  Today when I went to go check out at a restaurant there was a mirror near the cash register.  I watched about three girls check themselves out in it before they walked out the door.  Strange.  If a mirror is not handy they use their cell phone "camera" to fix their hair.

Wire rimmed glasses:  I heard they think they make their faces look smaller.  Many people will even wear fake glasses.

Pencil cases:  This is one of the most important items a student has.  They come in abundant shapes and sizes.  I've seen everything from really cool metal boxes to stuffed animal pencil cases.  I equate their significance to the labels on kid's clothing back home.  It signifies their style, but it also shows where their values lie.

Cell Phones:  I dare say the Koreans love their cell phones more then Americans.  They especially love the camera option.  It's so common to even see older men and women checking out their cell phones.  Samsung is a Korean company so the Galaxy is the phone to have here.  Iphones are really popular here too though.