Blogs from Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea, Asia - page 2

Actually woke up for class today. David woke me up. Psych, bleh. Art History, Prof got pretty pissed when a girl put her head down during 'discussion' time. There's usually an awkward silence when nobody knows what to discuss of the art she puts up. and she yelled at us for wasting time, say that we're being graded for it. pretty serious. Had lunch w/ stella and then tried to read up on Romans so I could write my paper. didn't get much done. Korean class. First hour, a bunch of people were missing. maybe 4-5 people. doesnt sound like many, but our class consists of 14 students. then john came late. anyhow, i spilled my coffee when i got overexcited/upset about being #3 to go during our speaking final. that was kind of embarrassing. might ... read more

So today is/was monday. It was another struggle waking up. I do it to myself. Psych was boring, but Professor Zaidel is actually giving justification to some of her nazi 'rules.' They actually make sense. Damnit. Well I still dont like her...but now for fewer reasons. Before it was because she had crazy rules without explanation, but we're learning about 'learning' and 'conditioning' now and so she gave psychological support for some crazy things. Example: 'feedback session' after an exam is mandatory. (i actually didnt have a problem with this one because i like to find out how i did after a test) some other people may not care to know how they do. It's because people learn better when they immediate feedback(positive or negative). Another example: no rescheduling of exams or make-ups for any reason; ... read more

It's my brother's birthday today. He is turning 18, and I can't be more thrilled and excited about that. I also can't help to acknowledge the distance and it makes my heart ache a little to know that I can't celebrate yet another milestone in his life. I've missed a lot. He may never read this, but as 18 year old brothers go he is definitely in the tops: He's funny, he's goofy, he's nice, he's smart, he's a good friend, he's good at putting things together, he's thoughtful, he's a guitar hero, he's got manners and uses them frequently, he is very handsome, he's clever, he's curious, he is spectacular at every sport he tries, he's outdoorsy, he treats women well and he is turning out to be an amazing man. As I sit here ... read more

Hiya everyone, :) We are at korea airport, the flight was cool cos we had good films - i watched fracture and a bit of Next - we had a remote control for the tv, and we had a tv each!! (its the littel things that amuse hehe) they also had video games to play. we got a toothbrush, eye patches, socks in a lil bag - i was dead chuffed!! Havent slept much, so hopefully will do on the next flight! :) Lotsa love bex xxx... read more

Hi there. Ok. To sum up a bit: I left France last year, the 2nd of september 2006, to spend "3 months in Australia" as I said. I finally stayed 11 months in Australia... During my travel, I met a korean girl Ahyoung ; we travelled together during 6 months, then she went back to korea. So, 11 weeks after her departure, I took a ticket plane back to France with a stop over in South Korea. I arrived in Seoul the 3rd of august. From this date, I live in Ahyoung's house with her familly. They are all very nice. That's really good for me because it's not usual because of the traditions. It is very important for korean people. Usually, a guy can't live with his girlfriend before they are married... (That's start well, ... read more