I'm not unemployed anymore - I actually have a very fabulous job as a preschool teacher with the University of Michigan child care centers. But I'm still posting, albeit a little more irregularly, and I don't want to ignore the personal progress I've made since starting this blog by renaming it.

Blog inspiration: I read 48 States in 48 Days by Paul Jury in the summer of 2011. It was fabulous...although he planned way less for his roadtrip than I would have. And at the same time, my lovely Anna was constantly reminding me that our lives were awesome, despite the fact that we didn't have job prospects, new cars, boyfriends/husbands, houses, etc., like so many people we knew. So, in an effort to appreciate my life and the crazy uncertainty that it is, I started writing this blog about the little adventures I have. (And by "writing a blog," I mean "making a list" because I make lists, not narratives.) Even if there isn't a BIG adventure that happens every day, I try to find at least one thing to list :)

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Bus Blues (July 1)

  • Happy July!
  • Rachel and I got to see Sehee all day! We started off with a yummy brunch, which Sehee claims is the best in Seoul, and afterwards went shopping in Insadong. We went into the spiral mall that Insadong is famous for and found some of the best indy-made jewelry, accessories and stuff for the home. I wanted to buy it all for myself! But I resisted and mainly bought gifts. We also got interviewed for something! Haha the perks of being very white. Conclusion from today: I love Insadong – I think it’s my favorite part of Seoul.
  • After dropping Rachel off at the train station, I missed my bus even with Sehee and I running through the subway station :( Oh well. Once I got a refund (yay) and bought a new ticket, I boarded the correct bus...and had my least favorite seat. Next to a girl who blew hot air on the window and drew a heart in it to her boyfriend outside. That literally happened. I had to hold back the barf. Luckily there was a seat open in the middle and I moved there after it was clear that that person had also missed their bus. Phew. I slept for a while, until the rest stop, and was looking forward to reading for the remainder of my journey...but the driver didn’t turn the little reading lights on! Yikes! So I texted Sehee and asked how to say “Please turn the lights on” in Korean. She typed it in Korean, I checked with her to make sure I had the right Romanization, I practiced to myself and then I went up to ask him...and he understood me! Woohoo!
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