Good Evening!
My midterms are finally done! Wednesday (today) to Friday are the general class midterms and no classes are scheduled for those days, so I have an extra long weekend!
This past weekend, I have been studying inside. Nothing too exciting. However, for this long weekend, Jarenn (a FISH scholar) and I will be going to Thailand! We are very excited! We went to the Noryangjin fish market today, along with some other friends, to discuss the trip. At the fish market, we bought 10 baby octopuses and a large king crab.
It was everyone's first time eating live octopus! They sure liked it! It was chewy, but tasty! The king crab was cooked and served to us whole, so we cut it up and dug in. It was so delicious! What a mess we made! Well, I like to think that if it isn't messy, it wouldn't be as fun or tasty. After the fish market, we went to eat a frozen yogurt waffle. It was amazing! Frozen yogurt was put in between a folded fresh waffle. I'll definitely have to go back.
Tomorrow morning, Jarenn and I will be waking up early to catch out flight over to Thailand. We can't wait!
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Good Morning Seoul!
Midterms are coming up! I have been staying indoors lately because of all the studying. The temperature has also been dramatically dropping! It's about 60 degrees here throughout the day, and even colder at night! Yikes, I am not prepared for the winter!
Last Saturday was the International Fireworks Festival. My friends and I wanted to watch it, but was told that the park was going to be very crowded. Therefore, we went to the Banpo Bridge instead, hoping to catch a glimpse of the fireworks and also see the water fountain show. We were lucky enough to see the fountain come on and shoot out water from the bridge with lights coloring the water! The lights and the water jets changed and danced to the music that were accompanying the water show. The music played from under the bridge so that all could hear. It was an amazing site! We also could see the most of the fireworks, but they were small because we were far away.
Sunday, and this upcoming weekend will consist of a lot of studying! Jarenn (a FISH Scholar) and I have been planning a trip to Thailand! So far on our itinerary, we are planning on riding elephants, feeding tigers, seeing palaces and temples, and going through a floating market. I am very excited for the trip! We will be going after midterms, of course. =]
Have a good weekend everyone!
Midterms are coming up! I have been staying indoors lately because of all the studying. The temperature has also been dramatically dropping! It's about 60 degrees here throughout the day, and even colder at night! Yikes, I am not prepared for the winter!
Last Saturday was the International Fireworks Festival. My friends and I wanted to watch it, but was told that the park was going to be very crowded. Therefore, we went to the Banpo Bridge instead, hoping to catch a glimpse of the fireworks and also see the water fountain show. We were lucky enough to see the fountain come on and shoot out water from the bridge with lights coloring the water! The lights and the water jets changed and danced to the music that were accompanying the water show. The music played from under the bridge so that all could hear. It was an amazing site! We also could see the most of the fireworks, but they were small because we were far away.
Sunday, and this upcoming weekend will consist of a lot of studying! Jarenn (a FISH Scholar) and I have been planning a trip to Thailand! So far on our itinerary, we are planning on riding elephants, feeding tigers, seeing palaces and temples, and going through a floating market. I am very excited for the trip! We will be going after midterms, of course. =]
Have a good weekend everyone!
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Gangnam Style!
Last night, I went to a free PSY concert! There were at least 50,00 people there to get a glimpse of him performing. The performance was at 10pm, and my friends and I went around 8pm. It was already PACKED! He seemed very humble and did a lot of bowing to the crowd. He performed his hit song "Gangnam Style" twice! The second time (which he sang as the last song), he took off his shirt! The crowd went crazy.
My mom and aunty came to visit me last week! They came in last Thursday night and left yesterday morning. Since it was the Chuseok Holiday (Korean Thanksgiving), I had a lot of time off to spend with them. I took them to the Gyeongbokgung Palace, Jogyesa Temple, Seoul's largest Buddhist temple, and we did A LOT of shopping! We shopped at Insadong and Namdaemun, which are placed to buy souvenirs (and anything you can possibly think of), and we also went to Myeongdong and Dongdaemun (more shopping districts). I had a chance to show them around my school and they got to see my dorm.
They also brought me many goodies from back home in Hawaii, such as li hing sour apples and dried mangoes! I've been having cravings for tastes of home! I hope they had a great time with me and will return again!
Last night, I went to a free PSY concert! There were at least 50,00 people there to get a glimpse of him performing. The performance was at 10pm, and my friends and I went around 8pm. It was already PACKED! He seemed very humble and did a lot of bowing to the crowd. He performed his hit song "Gangnam Style" twice! The second time (which he sang as the last song), he took off his shirt! The crowd went crazy.
My mom and aunty came to visit me last week! They came in last Thursday night and left yesterday morning. Since it was the Chuseok Holiday (Korean Thanksgiving), I had a lot of time off to spend with them. I took them to the Gyeongbokgung Palace, Jogyesa Temple, Seoul's largest Buddhist temple, and we did A LOT of shopping! We shopped at Insadong and Namdaemun, which are placed to buy souvenirs (and anything you can possibly think of), and we also went to Myeongdong and Dongdaemun (more shopping districts). I had a chance to show them around my school and they got to see my dorm.
They also brought me many goodies from back home in Hawaii, such as li hing sour apples and dried mangoes! I've been having cravings for tastes of home! I hope they had a great time with me and will return again!
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