I got my ear pierced!

I wanted to get my cartilage pierced when I was here last year, but I was told not to drink at all for two weeks afterward...and the next day was the last outing of the summer. Nope, not missing that.

Yes, I could have gotten it done in the US, but I wanted something to commemorate my time here. I made getting it done one of my top priorities for the first few weeks, and now I have a third piercing in my right ear~

I went to a shop in Hongdae that seemed pretty cool (and clean!), and the ladies there were super friendly and helpful.  I had looked up some useful vocab before going, and they were impressed that even though they were using English at first, I kept trying to use Korean.  The longest part of the process was trying to pick an earring.  I couldn't settle and ended up picking up a spare for when I can change them out, and I'll probably be back for a couple more eventually.  Overall, earring + piercing was ₩16,000, and the spare was another ₩6,000.  

This shop is a bit of a hike from where I live, but I'm definitely going back there if I decide I want any more piercings while I'm here.