Today was an amazing day! I went over to Kelly's apartment for breakfast and it might have been one of the best breakfasts I've ever had!!! Kelly's roommate Charissa made homemade pumpkin spice and gingerbread lattes which were way better than Starbucks. Then Charissa made pumpkin pancakes with...oh just wait, your mouth will be watering...apple cider syrup. It was heaven on a fork. I'm sure you can imagine it, and as your mouth is watering, just know that the real thing was ten times better. I met 2 more people who live in the mountains in South Korea - Simon and Nate. Both are amazing musicians and have beautiful voices. Nate is a little more quiet and reserved, but Simon is one of the funniest people I've ever met. Think pale skin, coarse red hair with a small rat tail, mangy beard, a pork belly (gosh I hope he never reads this), and the guy in the middle of the room that everyone surrounds just to hear is jokes and stories. He has that type of personality that everyone is drawn to. You can't help but love him because he's just so funny, but the nicest guy on earth. I can't imagine what his little mountainous Korean kindergarteners think of him.
After our wonderful breakfast and after being serenaded by the boys, I ran home to change into my best 80s get-up for the Adventure Teaching Retro Olympics. Of course my outfit included bright green spandex leggings, orange running shorts, blue sports bra, white cut off shirt, and a yellow sweatband - let's just say that I got quite a few snickers as I made my way to the subway station. (Oh...and on a somewhat different note, I think I've mastered the subway and bus system here - yay for me!) Unfortunately, the rain hindered some of the games, but we still had a blast even though we were a little wet. We played 4-square, tug-of-war, did the limbo, had a balloon toss, and jumped rope.
On my way home, I wanted to walk around a little even though it was raining. And by the time I got to a bus stop I decided to just walk the rest of the way home. 40 minutes + torrential downpour = well, you can do the math. So as I sit here, attempting to dry off, I can honestly say that I am loving Korea and that I'm so thankful for this wonderful opportunity. I've already met some great people who have been more than kind and I can't wait to get to know more of the country and the people. My next task though is to find a way to make my apartment more cozy. I need to find some candles and pictures to put on my walls because the white is starting to get a little boring. Also, I'm thinking of getting rid of my huge fridge for a smaller one in order to get more space so I can move my room around and make some space for a Christmas tree (when the time comes, of course). Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!
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