life.

i've been internet mia lately. at least in terms of keeping in touch with my familia back in the states. lo siento. i'll try and be better. be warned though, on friday we move out of the dorms and into apartments with no internet and it will probably take a few weeks before i have it up and running in my house, so i'll have to go to pc clubs which means even less communication. or more depending on how bored i am. haha.

this week has been so hectic and i wont bore you with all the details, but basically we've had more then twenty four hours of lectures and korean lessons (useless, btw), and it is all leading up to this lesson demonstration that we are doing with a group tomorrow.

i did manage to go out one night, and have a decent time. i met up with some of the people form my class (we are in one class every day and we move around to the different lecture rooms) and our original plan was actually to just to to lotte mart (the department store) because it's one of the few words we figured we could say to a cab driver and be understood. plus the place is supposed to be HUGE and we though it'd be fun to explore. anyway, on our way to a cab we found a group of people getting into multiple cabs in front of us, so we just joined their group and followed them to the bar area. oddly enough, my friends ended up just going to a coffee shop and i hung out with the new strangers all night. our numbers dwindled and by the end of the night it was me, two aussies and a kiwi. we had to be back in time for the one o'clock dorm curfew, but we got back a twelve thirty so we decided to pop into the bar we have all nicknamed the lantern (because there are lanterns outside and we can't read the korean name) that is located just down the street from the dorm. we were already pretty sloshed but got a pitcher of soju slushie and downed it in a the next twenty minutes. when we got back to the dorm we met up with more people form the program and the kiwi and i decided to continue the party upstairs in this guy's room. so about eight of us piled in there and hung out. it was honestly the most fun i've had. the next morning was BRUTAL. soju hangovers are terrible and i had to leave class once to empty my stomach.

i like the girls i've been hanging out with, but they are a little two mellow for me. they never want to go out and are not drinkers really so it's been a bit difficult. and im the type of person who wants to mingle and meet as many people as possible, but i feel like if i sit with the same people every day in every class that is never going to happen. so occasionally i will sit somewhere else and then they jokingly give me crap for it. it's odd. it's like freshmen year of college all over again. haha. you know when you meet people and you're like, i want to be better friends with you, but it's so awkward at first. there are a few girls/guys like that here. i'm working on it. hehe.

the food here is TERRIBLE. ok, let me explain, im staying in the dorms and we are being fed in the cafeteria buffet style. i have found hair in my food twice. and personally know two other people who have found hair in their food once. ick number one. number two the food is always cold, never vegetarian, and just downright bad. hopefully it is mostly because it is in the cafeteria. i have been living on these cheese cup of noodles. think cup of noodles but with mac n cheese flavoring. i CAN NOT wait to have an apartment so i can cook my own food. im currently limited to things that only require hot water. and all the other noodles may have meat in them, so i have to stick to the cheese ones.

ok ill update again tomorrow. PROMISE.

night night. sorry this is so scattered. my brain is FRIED.