A milestone
Today is the 3rd anniversary of Adam’s and my first date, when we met. I have Mondays and Tuesdays off, so we slept in and had a quiet morning reading. We’re both enjoying some fiction: I’m about halfway through “The Constant Gardener” and Adam is in the middle of “Dune”. This afternoon we wandered around the artist community across the street from the english village. It’s huge. Bigger than our little attraction and much more naturally set in the hills. The architecture is so diverse and beautiful. We have walked there twice before, once late at night and once in the early morning, so it was fun to 1. not get desperately lost and 2. see the shops, galleries and cafes while they were actually open. There is definitely some cool stuff to see around here.
Yesterday we explored two cool area in Seoul. Itaewan is the international corridor with all kinds of vendors, kitchy gifts and foreign restaurants (we were glad to have some Indian food). There is even a Nashville Resturant. We went in and told the Korean staff that we were from Nashville, but they didn’t seem to understand us. They needed more cowboy hats and less bull horns on the wall, but it was still fun to see their attempt. We also went to Yongsan where they have a whole 8 story mall of electronics. It was Adam’s dream. Imagine two whole levels the size of a department store dedicated solely to cameras and mp3 players. The whole cell phone level was our gold-mine. Cell phones sell for $300 (cheap) to $600+ in Korea. We found two $100 used phones that have seen a little wear, but they’re very souped up Asian phones. Pretty crazy that we were excited to find $100 phones, but sometimes these things are relative.
Considering the expense of getting settled in a new place and not getting paid for 1 month, tonight is dinner and movie night at home. :).
Tomorrow Adam is beginning a 2-3 week substitute teaching gig near Seoul. He’s really looking forward to that, even though he doesn’t know quite what to expect. We are also beginning our book study of Blue Like Jazz tomorrow night in our apartment. Next Monday, I have a meeting with a Christian music distributor who likes my music. There is some fun stuff starting to happen.
Have a good night. Talk to you soon.
-Jessica
