However, what looked like a horribly long week of doing nothing turned into an eventful, fun, and restful week~!
Last Saturday I went with my 'little sister' and saw Inception. My first movie in Korea... with assigned seating like Japan -_-. But it was fun, and the movie was really good! I actually liked it, which I didn't expect. It's been so long since Leo was in a good movie. Not since, Catch Me if you Can.
Then we had dinner and walked about talking and enjoying the decent weather (which at this time of year decent weather is good weather).
Then came Sunday... I planned to go buy a bike, but instead was stuck inside all day. However, I was able to be helpful. I helped my friend to edit her thesis paper for school and learned a little more about world events in the process. Editing is almost always rewarding in terms of gaining knowledge. :)
On Monday, I headed to Yatap and Home Plus looking for a bike. Sadly, there were no bikes to be seen. So I got on the train to go to Ori, because there are more big supermarkets there (E-mart, Home Plus, Hi Mart... they are the "big" ones). However, since it was vacation and I shouldn't be in a hurry, I decided to stay on to the last stop, Bojeong, and explore a bit. Then, at the stop before--Jukjeon, the train came above ground and lo-and-behold, there was an E-mart staring me in the face. It drew me in! So I got off the train and went to check it out.
After searching floor after floor, I finally came up the grand 'escalator' (I say this because instead of steps, it is a flat ramp escalator) and found... BIKES!!! It was bike heaven.
So to my great pleasure I was able to buy a "cheap" foldable bike that I could actually fit inside my apartment~
I got it home where I was able to sit down and make needed adjustments to height (which I am SO happy to find out that it's made so I don't need a tool kit just to adjust the seat!) Then I took it out for a little over an hour and realized... it's been so long since I was on a bike! haha
"Hey white person, where you from?" --my trademark line here~
So I was able to make a new friend! She is Canadian and seems pretty cool. We went to dinner together and talked for a few hours. I showed her my apartment and she showed hers, which is an AWESOME loft apartment! Of which I am completely jealous! (She also has a real shower T_T)
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Nami-sum. It's an "island" in the middle of a lake, so no ocean for me still~ :(
But it was SO much FUN!!!!! OMG. I don't know how I convinced myself to leave.
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Then around 4 we decided to look for the pool again and go swimming. We found it about 45 minutes later and many circles! haha
But before that my little sister let 3 bees commit suicide on her leg. It was painful for her, and probably for the bees. I checked for stingers but she was good. And luckily after swimming for an hour, the bumps were gone and there were only 3 small pink dots.
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Then back home.
I was going to sleep, but my friend called me back around 12-1, so I talked to her until 2, but it was too much for me.
Yesterday I was exhausted. I got up in the morning, but I went back to sleep about an hour later and slept until 2pm. I wasn't sure I would go out, but around 6 I was bored. So I got ready and took my bike out at 7pm and didn't make it back until 9.
I rode up to Yatap, which took less than 30 minutes, but it took me forever to get back ;_; haha
However, due to a detour, I made another friend. I did my "Hey white girl" line and stopped someone who just happens to be a friend of a friend, so I already know a little about her. And we made plans for a coffee date later today.
When I got home I made weekend plans with my Daejeon girl and her sis, so it should be a good end of vacation.
In the meantime, my butt is killing me. I'm convinced there is a bruise where the bike seat has been. haha