Out on the Town

So, it's Sunday night at 6:12 pm, and I just got home from getting my hair permed. My appointment was t 3 and I am already back in my house at 6:12. Not to mention, I had to go to Itaewon which is 20 minutes away in another city. So I had to catch two buses home, I grabbed a sandwich and then got on the subway, and walked 20 minutes to my house.

For those of you who know...when I get my hair done at home, It is a full day experience. I was done in like an hour! It's crazy...AND Koreans can do black hair! I am so excited! They hooked it up and I wasn't there all day. On an even prouder note...I made it home without getting lost. That is a big deal for me cuz you know I can get lost anywhere.

Since I last wrote, I have been to Itaewon (the NYC of Seoul) a few times and have gone to bars dinner and a club. I felt like I was back in College at the club because people were grinding on me and getting in my way and I had one guy slap my butt. I was thinking to myself...where am I!?

On the big night out it was quite an experience. Here in Korea they do not have a good samaritan law, so people just mind their own business. If someone got hit by a car you call the ambulance but you don't try to save their life because if they die, they could sue you! Crazy right!? Well that night out on the street we saw a man on top of his wife strangling her. They weren't Korean, they were middle eastern, but they were like don't get involved. I'm thinking to myself, oh hell no! My friend Anna runs over and yells for the man to stop then some Korean men came to the rescue and man handled the guy. Very interesting...all of this in one night! A slap on the butt, a man strangling his wife, and some random guy using the pick line calling me dark chocolate. Does that really work for anyone? It's very lively here if you can't tell...trust me when I say you will never be bored.

hmm...what else. OOOOH! My boss at my school took us all out for dinner and then we went to this karaoke bar...they call them Nori bars (I'm fairly sure I didn't spell that right). It was the strangest experience. In this place you get your own private rooms! So you and your friends just sit around in a room and pick out songs and sing them. It was very entertaining to say the least. There were only 8 of us in there and one of my co-workers (who prides himself on dancing...seriously) sang backstreet boys, and I was joking and was like now you have to do the dance. There are no words for it. I just need you to be there to understand how funny that thing was. He was spinning on his knees and everything. Funniest thing I have ever seen in my life! Next time I will be sure to take video.

So my next big adventure will be my birthday next weekend. We are going for drinks and then dinner and probably out somewhere. It won't be the same without you though :(. You all know that I view my birthday as a national holiday. So I will be sure to keep you posted!