Waeguk is Korean for "foreigner". I haven't heard it said too many times, but when I do, it can feel somewhat insulting. See, I don't mind the staring so much. I enjoy when the kids come up to me (forcibly by their parents) to practice their English. Last week I was at a coffee shop working on my writing (and by the way I hate those kinds of people) and a little girl came up to me. She proceeded to stare at me for a good 5 minutes like some squashed bug in a glass case. Then she put her head on my leg, like she was going to take a nap, and poked at my shoes. Just another day as a foreigner. This weekend was no exception. I might as well have been Sasquatch walking through Times Square. But pointing and gawking aside, I held my head high (a lot higher than everyone else), and had a blast.
After some pretty dark excursions from the past few weekends, we decided to meet up for some sledding and Lunar New Year festivities.
epic subway exit.
playing a traditional Korean game, similar to hackey sack
B flying down the hill, lookin waaay too happy :)
it may not look fast, but holy mother it was!
After some sledding, I flew a kite down by the Han River. Is it lame to find flying kites fun? I really enjoyed it. The weather was warming up and the sky was clear. Couldn't complain.
Then someone got the brilliant idea to go to Seoul Grand Park for some roller coasters and burgers. Loving the randomness of it all, I just went along for the ride. It was great to scream my lungs out and laugh till I cried.
click. click. click. going up the track.
a view from the top of the roller-coaster.
Tomorrow means back to work. Boo. It's safe to say I'm having a good time in Korea and hope to take advantage of what this country has to offer me.
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