Friday afternoon, at last.... it has been a busy week and I don't even know what to start writing about... So many new impressions, new people, new words, new progress, ....
The weather in Seoul has been very nice this week and right now I am sitting outside on the roof of Crimson House, enjoying the wireless internet that reaches out of this building... nobody around me. Just me, the internet, the afternoon noise of the city and a soft spring breeze and a bright sun. I feel so happy right now :). Nice view from here on the city, just feels so incredible to 'really' be here. Right here, right now. Me. And on top of that I have some nice music plugged into my ears...
Next week Friday we are going to have our mid-terms exam. I will be studying a lot next week. Time flies, I am already in my 5th week of Seoul, my 4th week of class just has passed. Time flies when you are busy. This week I had to prepare a speech for the class about the topic 'travelling'. I was quite nervous but it went okay. Actually I didn't like my speech so much, but at least I showed some pictures so it didn't sound to boring.Doumi 도우미
This week I got good news from Korea University. They finally found a 'doumi' for me : a Korean student from Korean University who wants to be my 'buddy' or 'guide' during my stay here. I have already been waiting for about 3 weeks for news from a buddy, but the secretary said that they were running out of them, because there are so many language or exchange students. Most people of my class already had a buddy, but because I didn't want to wait and just sit there doing nothing, I asked a friend of Heli from Kyunghee University to be my 'doumi'.
I already met her last Friday and we talked for about 5 hours over a nice cup of coffee and a chocolate cake at 'The Coffee Bean and The Tea Leaf'... For those in the US, yeah, they have this coffee house too in Korea... I really like her a lot and the talking went very well. I realize I have made some progress in understanding Korean and when I don't I just ask her. She's very nice and patient and has a very interesting point of view about some things in life. Ah, and she's pretty too... (and here is a PICTURE for the guys.... ;p)
Hmmm... and she is a musician, plays the piano, passion for music. I really admire those things in a person. Just felt good, finding a Korean friend to talk to.So today we met again for lunch, but because she has class in the afternoon, she had to leave earlier, leaving me some time this afternoon to write, maybe clean up my room - sometimes I am a total mess - and answering some emails that have been waiting for more than a week.
Running under the stars
This week I haven't been outside the campus area except for a short trip on Monday afternoon to Myeongdong to find myself some running shoes at the Nike shop. Actually I am not really a 'brand' freak, to be true, sometimes I feel a little bit embarrassed to walk around with some kind of 'brand' name or symbols on my clothing or shoes, because I don't want to be categorized at 'this' or 'that' kind of person... But if you are talking about things that are to be good for your condition of health, I do prefer more equipment with a name. Especially when you are talking about feet.
So I bought myself a nice pair of grey running shoes with some dark pinky accents - yeah I now, very women like - and I must say I am very satisfied about them. The shoes are very comfortable and light and 'breathing' while you are running. I jogged on Monday a little bit before midnight and on Wednesday a bit passed 11 in the evening.
I know, I shouldn't be going out so late in the evening, on my own, but sometimes I really feel claustrophobic in my room. After some hours of studying I really need a break and 'fresh' - ahum, we are in a metropolitan city where dust flies around like desert sand and cars polluting the - air.
It is strange. Since I have been living here, I find myself doing more things on my own that I never thought of being able to. I always felt myself being very dependent of persons I care about, especially Li Jen, although a friend confirmed me lately that he's never seen me in that way at all. It's strange that the way you think about yourself, isn't always the image that people have from you...
I am glad I feel myself reviving again, after a quite quiet period in the USA, except from my Korean classes at Adroit. I feel like I am discovering some courage in myself to go and stand where I feel to. And not being too afraid anymore.
While running, being on your own, you think of nothing and everything. Nice music in the ears, cars passing by the little sport field, the light from the surrounding apartments. Sometimes the feeling is scaring and yet beautiful at the same time... that you get tears in your eyes. The feeling of being alive. Breathing. Alone and not alone. Nowhere and everywhere. Feeling a bit like 'Lost in Translation' - with beautiful music of Air. That's how I have been feeling lately...
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