Saturday, May 26, 2012

Odds & Ends

I don't eat pancakes THAT often in Vancouver, but it's nice to have that option. I guess one of the biggest struggles I've had in Korea is my option with food. And of course when that option is taken away you start to want it more. I finally made it out to one of the more well known pancakes house in Seoul. It is called Butterfinger Pancakes at Gangnam. 

Kristen and I went after our wonderful Lady Gaga concert. I had an omelet and Kristen had the waffle platter. Since we are eating foreign food the prices are more than what you'd expect for a Korean meal. The prices on the menu run between 10 000 - 35 000 won depending on what you are getting. Most of the standardized meals are about 12 000 - 18 000won. This is just what I am recalling from memory, don't quote me on it... Thinking about it the price I paid wasn't more than what I would pay at home after tax and tip so I wasn't too heartbroken since the food was great!

Of course if you are used to your 5 000won Korean meal you might feel bad paying 16 000won for a meal these days. However, if its only once in a while I don't feel it's that bad to splurge!!! Next time they have this great waffle platter with 6 different types of ice creams and about 10 different types of sauces and syrups that I MUST try before I leave!


On a very random note, in Korea it is hard to find Lemon Ice Tea. For some reason they have a huge fascination for Peach Ice Tea and it's everywhere. Most places only offer Peach Ice Tea...I'm not a big fan so when I finally found Lemon, I was too excited I had to take a picture.

 Now that I have been here for over a year, I think my mentality and actions are very routine like. I haven't been as adventurous and sometimes I really just want to stay in my dorm room and sleep. I know I should be out and about since I have less than 2 months left, but I can't help but feel like I live here.

One Sunday (May 13) I met up with my food friend from Vancouver, Tiffany, who happens to me in Seoul as well. We went wandering around Hongdae and found this small place Moi (pronounced Mo Ee) that served great fusion food. They also had some wonderful side dishes! Not your traditional Korean side dishes but SO delicious none-the-less.


Lastly it is graduation photo season! I love this time because I get to see all my friends get dressed up and look gorgeous. This semester I seem to know even more people graduating. Including my wonderful roommate. She took her photos this year because she's technically not graduating till August of next year, not February like everyone else, but they don't do another batch of photos for August graduates. Just the standardized February graduates. So she got all dressed up and took them this year!




Although we're not experiencing the normal weather this semester, I am enjoying this spring. That is because it is cooler than what I remember last year. At night time it is still quite chilly AND I am not complaining because this definitely reminds me of Vancouver! I can still go for a run at night and it feels refreshing, not suffocating. I will update about Sports Fest, the Dream Concert and Spring Festival soon!!!

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