First outings in Korea

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I finally got more than 4 hours of sleep, hoo raw! I passed out last night at 8pm and woke up today at 9:30 am. This is all thanks to my dear friend, Nyquil. I haven’t been sleeping all that well since I arrived so a good night’s sleep should help a lot with the jet lag.

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I think today I shall tell about my adventures, instead of telling about my job. The first night in my apartment the boys took me out. There are three single boys; Andy, Denis, and Ruven. They all like to drink and shoot the shit, so we get along great! The first night out we went to Wabar, which is close to my apartment. I met the owner and had fun learning the different customs. Koreans don’t pour their own drinks, but you pour for everyone else. Also, at the bars here you have a service button you press and the waitress comes right over. I think we need this back home.

I have been out almost every night since being here. Koreans really love to drink and are super friendly. One of my favorite spots is Boom Bar. The bar tenders name is Pooh and one of the waiters is Tigger. I really can’t make this up. Pooh and Tigger love to do shows like juggling bottles that are on fire and magic tricks. They also give out balloon animals. The bars here are so much fun!

Every place you go to gives you some sort of snack. Some places are normal and have popcorn, nachos, or nuts. Other bars have a bit stranger snacks. Last night is a good example. The gave us snails, sea weed, and we ordered ramen. The snails kind of tasted like cold, salty oysters.

Every thing here has bright neon signs that just blow me away. I look like such a dork standing on the side walk with my eyes as big as half dollars. Some places blast music, which is usually k-pop or American pop. The names of some shops are too funny not to laugh. I saw a place last night called “Skin Food”.

Koreans are really into karaoke. The have places that you go and get a room with a group of people and just sing as much as you want. These places never close so of course most people end up there after going to a bar, or six. I’m not a big fan of karaoke, but this concept is fascinating to me. You pay money to sit in a room and sing songs horribly, just to embarrass yourself in front of friends and co-workers. Wow…

Things are pretty cheap here, even taxis. Now, living in Florida I don’t ride in to many cabs. I love it here because it is so easy to grab a cab and go. I would not want to drive here; they drive almost as badly as Dominicans. A ten minute taxi ride here is only about 3 dollars. You just can’t beat that!

Sorry that it took me so long to post, but things have just been kinda crazy. I will have pictures soon and I will try and post about once a week, probably on Sundays. Happy Fourth of July!