So this blog will be pretty boring, sorry! It's a summary of the last three weeks and it's not a very good one at that! Apologies apologies. I'll do better next time!
So we've reached November. Survived October and all that good stuff. It's gotten cooler and I know winter is coming. I dread it, not quite like the Starks, but in the way that I know its going to be colder than I've ever been used to. The bike ride home is very cold and I am grateful to have good leather gloves I brought with me. We'll see how my winter gear holds out. For now, I'm alright and enjoying the cooler days and pretty fall colors.
I've had some fun weekends out with friends celebrating Halloween and a birthday. A new "foreigner" bar opened up and they carry Maker's Mark Whiskey and ginger ale which makes me happy to no end. They also carry Dr. Pepper and some delicious food so its nice to have a sort of oasis in the sea of Korean.
I got my first haircut while being here. It was super cheap and turned out pretty well. It's a little shorter than I want but not awful short so I know I can manage. I do miss Heather a lot but this woman spoke English and has been cutting hair for 30 years so I will go back to her for sure.
I think I will be joining a swing class, learning the jitterbug. I just need to figure out how to transfer the money to the teacher's account so as soon as that happens I'm in. I'm nervous but excited. It's on Saturday evenings so that make's it easier to go to. Its a 7 week class so we'll see if I can actually dance when I'm done.
I saw my first movie! We saw the new Thor and that was pretty darn exciting. They assign movie seats here so that was a new phenomenon but was nice not to have to rush to the theater. It's also nice that I can ride my bike there in less than 10 minutes! Thor was in English with Korean subtitles. I really enjoyed the movie. Of course there were some flaws but overall for an action movie it was great. Exactly the distraction I needed from a hectic week.
I met my friend Angela for dinner at a delicious burger place and then we walked around a bit in a part of town I had yet to explore. Daejeon is so big to me its hard to explore all the places and not get completely overwhelmed. One stop on the subway at a time and I'll figure it out.
The time has changed back in the States so now instead of being 13 hours apart we are 14. This is a big bummer for me. We'll see how hanging out on the Google goes for scheduling times. I think we'll have to rely more on the weekends and emails etc.
I had a low week where I felt really disconnected from friends. Then like magic I had a long video call with really dear people and notes about the fair from friends missing my presence. Then I got some emails that were great to read so it really helped me feel not so lonely.
I'm planning my Christmas vacation trip. I get a week at Christmas and everyone is leaving with their significant other so I'm considering going to the Philippines for 5 days and enjoying the white sand beaches. It's about a 4.5 hour flight non stop and the pictures are amazing. I don't want to go by myself, but I am sure I will find some way of having fun!
Until next time! Send me a note and let me know how you are doing!
