Friday night after work I went out clubbing in Gangnam with some friends. We ran into Ashley, which was nice. I picked the club because she said she would be there and that it was a good place to go. It was an extremely fun club, and most of us (including me) even got in for free because there was some random dude outside that gave us some bracelets for free entry. We were out all night - I saw the sunrise on the cab ride home.
Saturday was Costco. Glorious, glorious, crowded-as-hell Costco. I was really hoping to find Goldfish or Cheez-its, but I found neither. I did find some lunch meat, which I am super happy about. Meat can be a bit expensive here, so I also ended up with some bacon and some chicken breasts. Pickles are another thing that I got really excited about. You get pickles as side dishes rather frequently, but they're always sweet pickles. Always. No exceptions. So when I saw jars of dill pickles, I couldn't resist. My other purchases included enough cheese for an army (I got a little overeager. Oops. I see plenty of grilled cheese in my future) and a giant box of Swiss Miss.
I told myself that I wouldn't be the person who insists on only eating American food, but as I'm writing this post, I'm enjoying a ham and cheese sandwich with some pickles and apples (they were on sale at Emart). Don't even care.
On Sunday, Ingrid and I went on this touristy cultural thing-a-thing that we signed up for through our school. UNESCO designated Namhansanseong (남한산성) a world cultural heritage site this past June, so the Korea Tourism Organization set up an event for foreigners. They took us there by bus, gave us food, and set up events for us to do. They overbooked it, though, so they asked for five volunteers to separate from the main group and do something else. After some debate, Ingrid and I volunteered. While what the other group got to do looked like tons of fun as well, we had a great time.
We wore more elaborate hanbok than the ones we tried on at the cafe in Insadong, which was really cool.
There were lots and lots of group shots wherever we went.
I got to sew a book together, but I still haven't figured out what I want to write in it.
Here we're standing in front of what we would have been doing if we hadn't volunteered to split from the main group.
We learned about traditional tea ceremonies from these two lovely ladies.
The weekend was an absolute blast, but I was exhausted at work today. I made it through the day and even forced myself to make a trip to Emart so I could finally get myself a laundry basket. I'm still working on building up my storage containers and setting up my apartment, but I can definitely see progress being made.
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