as i write this, my Saturday is just ending, while yours is just beginning.

So a re-cap:

School: had exams until Thursday.  Monday, fell asleep on principal.  Tuesday to Thursday very boring.  Friday was teaching, but it was terrible. (just was not there)

Life: ok.  Not too much tears, a little on Wednesday because I was exhausted.. Rest of the week was school, eat, sleep.

Weekend: nice.

Friday night started of with going to the "downtown" area for supper.  we went out for pizza at Papa John.. so WESTERN food :)  Then we went to the world famous Korean "noreabang".  Those are Korean singing rooms.  Its like private Karaoke... so fun to watch.. not really my thing, i wasn't going to go in the beginning, but I stayed cause I really didn't want to pay for a cab by myself.. its SO much cheaper when you split it.  After Karaoke we went to a sports bar.

*warning: i will be speaking of drinking*

   The sports bar was super nice.. and in Korea, alcohol is super cheap (its also super weak).  The only strong alcohol here is sojo... so we had to have a few shots (2) of that.. and a lovely sojo cocktail, and like 2 beers.  NOT DRUNK :) But it was very relaxing to just go out with people, have a few drinks and just chill.

    Saturday:

I WAS BRAVE!  

OK, so first i wanted to sleep in a little.. but my apartment is super bright by 8 am.. so i was half awake, and then the people upstairs, well i dont think it was a fight, but domestic abuse is common here, and its not cool hearing someone getting hit.  Thats how I woke up.

  So after that I decided to embark on my day.

After a healthy breakie of cereal.. i headed out the door.  I was going to be going to Seoul, BY MYSELF, to go to the National Museum of Korea.  So i walked to the subway station.. and then rode the subway right to my stop, walked and made it the museum. It was free :)

The museum was nice on the bottom floor.. lots of old stuff.. and Korea has a lot of history.  I took my time walking around, because i had gotten to the Museum by 11:30.. and I wanted to take my whole day up there.  But by the time i had finished the first floor, i was sorta bored.. heehee.

  I wanted to go to the Children's Museum there.. but it wasn't easy access like in Hull, so I didnt.  I went outside instead and wandered the gardens that surround the museum.  Very nice

   Today I had a lot of "holy crap, I'm in korea" moments.  They weren't bad though.  I am ok.  I also missed Jeannine a lot today, because she would have loved the Museum.. and I am eating the ice cream that she and I ate at school, because it was cheap.. its not ice cream actually.. its soy.

   There are a few things in Seoul that I saw today, that I want to go see, but I think i will wait to go to the Seoul tower with Mom and Dad (i still hope you guys coming works out)

  But my adventure was totally easy.. and I might do it more often.  I can do the whole travelling by myself thing.. I just wish i could share it with more people.. but this will have to do :)

  Thanks for all the encouragement when i freak out about wanting to leave.  I rush myself to much.  So now I am taking it slowly and letting things take their course, and its been working nicely.  With things working out, I now have a korean bank account :) And on Monday, I shall have a Korean cell phone.. Thanks Vernon, and Vernon's boss :)

  OH! So you may not hear from me much this week, if you ever talk with me on MSN.  I am working on Monday, but on Tuesday till Friday, I will be off for a training week :)   They are putting us up in a Hotel *oh i hope there are bath tubs!!!!*   I dont want to bring my computer with, so I am going to be sans computer... BUT i will make sure that I have an ability to text!!

  (parents send new cell number, or i will just text brothers....)

Anyways thanks again for all the support.. lots of love