Aka: SHE’S ALIVE

Ha ha. Yes, I’m alive. I’ve just been…not here.

I’ve been…here…

Yeah, mostly here šŸ™ I HURT hurt my knee almost two weeks ago and it has really impacted my ability and desire to go anywhere. I still AM, but I’m spending a lot of time recuperating.

Oops, pictures are out of order. OH WELL. Life, amiright??

Seoul Art Museum. This might have been my favorite exhibit – it was called like White on White or something like that. It reminded me of pictures I’d take šŸ™‚ A bowl. There. Done.

This was…I don’t know what this was. A guy. It was entertaining. I’m sure it was supposed to symbolize man’s inhumanity to man or something.

I always like collagey pieces.

POV: me looking at people looking at art.

I liked this guy’s use of composition and color. Do I sound like I know what I’m talking about? I do not.

Fleurs.

Historic Korean architecture.

This was by far the best latte I’ve had in Seoul. Creamy and sweet. Yum. And lovely tiramisu. Dessert is not really a thing at traditional Korean restaurants, but we went to this nice cafe after dinner and shared a lil sweet treat.

Pork broth soup – a winter favorite.

Hyungeun found this place in a New York Times review. They have a branch in NYC but we went to this one in Seoul and it was very nice. Small, cozy, warm, on a cold, snow-flurrying evening. This was the home of the pork soup above. Okdongsik is the name.

Winter not quite ready to leave us yet.

And no, I never got winter shoes/boots. Maybe next year.

Pretty.

My new favorite ice cream treat. At home I used to have toaster-warmed frozen waffles with vanilla ice cream on top. This is like that but with a thin layer of chocolate bar in the center. YUM.

Pandas have too many rules.

Trash Rabbit.

Cold day/Hot soup. It’s a thing.

I THINK they’re brushes, for like traditional calligraphy? I THINK??

Almost home.

New faux candles.

Foggy.

Grocery shopping.

Immediate gratification reward for grocery shopping.

I dont know what these are, but if there had been a smaller package I would have bought them for sure.

So many words at the ATM.

Pretty.

Moon dot.

Sprite + Lemon Ginger Mush + Honey + Ice = Lemon Ginger Ade šŸ™‚

Graduation Day. Not for ME. But for some people. I will be taking Korean 1 for a THIRD time.

Breakfast out.

Dinner out.

Seoul Museum of History. See the lake above my feet? I live at 5:00 on the lake.

Campus.

Scale model of Seoul. LOVED this.

They have Popeye’s in Seoul!!!

In life, sometimes you get escalators…and sometimes you get stairs.

My floor has leaked (?) a couple times. And yes, that giant hard ottoman is my bed.

Couple Culture is STRONG in Seoul.

One springlike day at the end of the term I was able to sit out on the veranda (remember the veranda??) with a sweet drink. It was lovely.

So. That’s where I’ve been and what I’ve been doing.

  • The term ended on Friday, Feb 17 and I’ve been on break since.
  • I’ve mastered food delivery and online shopping.
  • My knee has kept me immobile for many days.
  • I have slept a LOT.
  • I’ve eaten breakfast out a LOT.
  • I’ve eaten delivery fried chicken a LOT.
  • I had to cancel this week’s kidney stone pre-op cuz my health insurance is still not in effect. To be clear (for those who worry), I still have the student insurance…but it doesn’t cover as much as the National Health Insurance will, so anything I can put off (kidney stones, knee, foot, anti-depressants) til that’s in place, I will.
  • I go back to class on March 6.

The End.