Living in Seoul

I arrived in Seoul last Thursday. That meant I wouldn't get to spend the lunar new year with my host family, but that's okay with me because it seems like a repeat of Chusok, and I'm really excited to be living in a city with tons of things to do.

Gabe from W&M came up to Seoul on Friday night, and Mike and I picked him up at the train station and then went out. Mike left for China on Saturday. He works for a private english academy and the longest vacation time he gets off is 5 days, right now. I'm jealous of all the great Chinese food he'll get to eat. I tried going to a 'Chinese street' (according to the guide book) today, but there was nothing. It was great to see Gabe and hang out with him, we capped our Saturday adventures with dancing in Itaewon, and taking over the dance floor.

I live in a small boarding house type room now, and it's great so far. I get breakfast and dinner everyday, and the room is only $400 for the month. It doesn't have internet, which is kind of a blessing in disguise because there's not much to do in my room except study Korean, and that's what I'm here to do. I think the language classes start wednesday.