****Written last night. I'm feeling much better today. I'm going to meet up with Ben and Caitlyn later so that should be fun :)****
I just got back from Hongdae. It’s been a boring day and I
think not having internet is really taking a toll on me. Today has been the
first day since I got here where I haven’t had anything to do so I’ve been
bored and lonely since I CAN’T COMMUNICATE WITHOUT INTERNET!
I woke up this morning and went to Piore to check in with
people at home. I also was trying to decide if I wanted to go back to Hongdae.
It was 3 pm here when I decided to head home, partially because no one was awake
at home and also I was tired of just sitting around in the same place. I had
downloaded some Family Guy episodes from itunes so I watched a few of them when
I went back to my apartment but then I was bored again and tired of being by
myself. I decided to do some shopping.
I got a cab and headed out. The cab driver laughed at my
pronunciation of Hongdae lol. He helped me sound it out so I can say it right
next time but for now it’s nice to have it written out on my phone. He let me
out of the cab when I started to see clothes laying on the ground outside… the
best kind of shopping.
When I got out there, I tried connecting to the public wifi
but for some reason I couldn’t get my phone to connect to anything. I was
trying to get information from Ben because him and Caitlyn are going to some
Palace tomorrow and invited me to go with them. Since (say it with me…) I have
no internet, trying to get details about going tomorrow has been a disaster.
Not being able to connect to any internet while I was outside of my apartment
was like the cherry on top of my annoying day.
The first store I went into was super expensive. I still
haven’t gotten the hang of the Won to Dollar conversion rate but I know its
roughly 1,000 W = >$1. I was using the currency exchange app on my phone to
check prices and quickly moved on to some place else.
The next store I went into had hanging racks outside with a
bunch of sweaters on them and a sign that said 10,000 Won. SCORE! I found some
cute stuff in there. I started looking for some things for people back home
thinking maybe it would make me feel a little better. I found some stuff I
thought Ambar would like but I didn’t want to just buy the first gifts I saw
because I thought maybe when I get more familiar with the area, I can get some
better things. Plus if I’m still thinking about the stuff I saw, I’ll just go
back now that I know how to get there. But I did get 2 sweaters for myself and
they were pretty cheap.
Then I started wandering. It was nice to be out of the
apartment and around people. I don’t think I’ve spoken for like 10 hours, not
counting butchered Korean words lol.
The next store I went in was expensive but I fell in love
with the clothes. I bought a long sweater dress and a fringe vest. I told
myself if I bought both expensive items, I needed to get up out of the area
because I realized I was stress shopping and that’s not going to make me feel
better when I can’t buy things for my apartment later in the month. I hadn’t
been there more than a half hour and spent like 100,00 Won. Woops lol.
It was a good outing and I’m glad I got myself out of the
apartment. I’ve just been kind of out of it today. I’m ready to be in my own
place WITH INTERNET so I don’t have to make myself leave the apartment just to
talk to people. Weekends without anything to do will be easier when there’s wifi
because at least I can do things on the computer and text people. I’ll be fine
on Monday when I have something to do again. I can handle a few more days like
this. At least my complaints are small ones. The apartment I’m in is great, I’m
in a great area, I just think the newness has worn off and that’s what has me
like this today. But I’m still in Korea across the world and I’m really excited
about being here so the bright-side of my bad day isn’t lost on me! I’m going
to go to bed early tonight and maybe I’ll wake up tomorrow feeling better. I’m
always ready to check in with people back home in the mornings.
Thanks for reading everyone! Writing these is something that
keeps me entertained in the apartment.
