Bless these simultaneously lazy and exciting days I've been having in blissful Seoul, South Korea! So far, our adventures have consisted of weaving our way through throngs of people in Myeongdong and Dongdaemun, avoiding being run over by food delivery scooters, hailing cheap taxis, and bicycling around the apartment complex with my little cousin.
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I feel like I'm in a Miyazaki film.
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It truly is a cultural hodge podge (the best kind of hodge podge!) around my cousin's place, which was a not-unpleasant surprise after touring through the largely homogeneous land of South Korea. Of course, that's not to say that I didn't appreciate not having to be conscious of my ethnicity wherever I went. For once, it was nice not being "the Asian girl" and instead just "the girl completely
butchering the Korean language and complaining about the heat in Russian? Mandarin? Oh,
English!"!
Anyhow, I'll be stuffing myself with rice rolls and noodles 'til I burst; who knows when I'll be making the 11 hour flight from Vancouver to Incheon again? Oh Korea, how I'll miss your convenience store treats, grilled kalbi, and sweet bingsu's, just to name a dear few. I'd withstand your sweltering summers, humid monsoon seasons, and fierce winters any day for an icy bowl of authentic naengmyeon #_#
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