Why? Well...
1. I got my first paycheck!!
I’m officially bringin in the won, but I’m still rarely fully successful when I try to spend it. Besides being stingy, I have trouble buying things here because I don’t speak Korean. Today I went to the market to buy a few things but I ended up with 6 peaches, 7 bananas and 10 freaking yams because when I tried to ask for less than that, they thought I was talking about the price. The fact that I can only eat peaches, bananas and yams for the next week will be my motivation to practice harder in the free Korean classes that I just started taking on Saturdays!
2. I successfully steamed vegetables!
I’ve never really been able to cook but I’ve been living on my own for a while now so I’ve learned some ways to feed myself. Until now, I’d mostly been getting enough vegetables by roasting them in the oven, or microwaving frozen veggies. Here, though, I don’t have an oven or a microwave so I had to resort to steaming them, which I had never done before. I know it’s easy to normal people but I'd never done it before so I had some issues. Today was my third try and the first time it really worked so I'm pretty proud of my steamy little self ( and p.s...the yams are good so it’s fine that I ended up with ten this morning.)
3. I drank Soju (Korean liquor) outside of a convenient store.
For some reason, sitting at little tables and drinking outside of convenient stores is big here, so my friend and I decided to try it. As weird as I thought it was before I tried it, it was actually a really good time! It’s like a bar in that you can just sit and relax and chat with a friend, but you don’t have to pay a ton of money for drinks. It’s actually a pretty genius idea. I didn’t get so hammered that I had to have another adult carry me home so I’m not totally a Korean adult, but I’m doing my best.
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