Since our plans to go out to Hongdae tonight were foiled by rain and jet lag (some students just woke up at 10:30 p.m.), Hong and I decided to venture a short ways from campus in the Seongdong-gu area (I think!) to find some dinner with Tiffany, another ONU student. I have noticed that a sulfer /egg-water-like smell is somewhat common in some areas of Seoul. This smell in combination with the many different smells coming from the tiny restaurants is not altogether pleasant. It actually makes me feel ill. I'm sure there are many smells in the U.S. that is unpleasant for visitors - things we don't even notice anymore. Surely, Koreans are used to this smell, but it is hard on my nose.
Anyway, we found a small Korean restaurant to try along with Tiffany's roommate, Aigerim, a girl from Kazakhstan. She and her two friends, also from Kazakhstan, can understand some Korean, which was helpful. I'm so jealous of the many international students that are bi-,tri-, and multi- lingual! It's just not stressed enough in the U.S., which is sad.
Now, we are back in the room. The ten day forecast looks a tad bleak:
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| It looks like rain. |
Oh well, it is rainy season here, so I suppose a ten day forecast of 100% change of thunderstorms isn't unusual. However, this is the first time I've seen a forecast like that!
After returning to the dorm, Hong and I applied our facial masks we purchased today - a very popular trend in Korea.
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| Trying out our face masks |
Indeed, it has not been a particularly eventful evening. It has been fun, though!
Now, I will conclude with some more photos of the Hanyang.
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| The business school, where my classes are held. |
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| The business school, where my classes are held. |
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| My dorm room |
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| Using the drying rack will be an adventure. |
To the right, the door leads to our bathroom. The left-side doors are closets. Also, note the drying rack on the ceiling. I'm sure using that will be an adventure!
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