:: Brinna's ::

:: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 ::
:: last day in Seoul, Korea ::

Technically, this isn't my last day in Korea, but it is my last with access to the computer. I'm staying at a hotel tonight on base. I wasn't going to, because there really wasn't much point with me flying out of Incheon (Seoul) at 7pm. But Andrew got to come see me off, I don't know how, so we're going to stay at the hotel the last night. It has a jacuzzi suite I reserved. They have a nice package available where you get champagne and rose petals and included meals, but you had to have 24 hours notice for those (so they can decorate the room I guess) so we're getting the undecorated room. Doesn't bother me too much. :) Maybe I can dig out Alice's swimsuit and give her a bath (not in very hot water of course, I'm sure you fill the tub yourself).

Overall I've had a great time here. I really wouldn't mind living here. Andrew told me that people would be staring at me because of my blond hair. I don't notice people stare at me here any more than at home, but the people who come up to me and fawn over Alice is sure a lot more than at home. Personally I get more attention from the people who aren't Asian, since it's not common to see another. It's really kind of nice, when you're just walking down the street, to see another person who's just like you (okay, they look completely different, but they're not Asian), and you just smile and nod at each other. You don't have to be both from America; in fact, I think I've only seen one other American, the others were Aussie or European. Unfortunately that one happened to be the type to give us a bad name...he didn't adhere to the general rule that in another country, you never know who understands what you're saying. He was even talking about how they can't understand him, and something about ignorance because English is becoming the international language, or some other tripe. I haven't met one person that couldn't understand me. (Whether I could understand them is something else entirely.) Besides, everywhere you go there's English, it's easy. I picked up the alphabet, Hangul, pretty easy too, so I can read Korean now. Although I don't know what I'm saying in it. All I know is some place names, how to say 'hey you', and that the grammar is subject-object-verb. Feels backward.

Anyhow, looking forward to seeing Andrew again...come to think of it, I better wrap this up because he should be here any minute to take us to the hotel!

:: Brinna 2:48 AM [+] ::
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