Last night we got into seoul. It kind of annoys me that for a 6pm flight you must be there early therefore we left at 3pm and the entire traveling portion eats up the rest of your day.
We had to take a 40 minute “limo” ride into the city, they’re called limousines but they’re just large coach buses in Korea. When I got off the bus I got into sensory overload. Everyone was well dressed and good looking, even the babies. Any random person on the street probably made me look like Gary Busey in comparison. So many shops were open and brightly lit and every other restaurant was a Korean bbq place.
Right now I am SO excited to be in Korea. We got to the hostel at 10:30 and it’s easily the nicest place we’re stayed at. It’s called the Grape Garden House and it’s a small 2 story house in the university district. The shower is the hottest we’ve had, the floors are heated, and there’s breakfast in the morning. We met the husband and wife owners Min and Luna and they were so nice. They asked if we were interested in going to bbq with them.
On our way there we met Sue who is also staying at the same hostel as we were and she tagged along for dinner as well. Sue is originally from Germany and has been in Korea for the past 3 months just hanging out which I think is so cool.
It was great having them with us because Luna is studying to be a Korean teacher for English speaking students. She taught us some useful phases and some eating manners. Dinner was absolutely delicious and it’s unfortunate we can’t have bbq in Minnesota the same way
Kimberly’s classmate, David met us at the restaurant on his way home and I asked him about live octopus. Luckily there was a place next door that served live octopus tentacles. I don’t think I would give the experience justice if I wrote it out so here’s the video:
Looking back, I don’t think I’d do it again. The only enjoyable parts are the ones that are moving and are the small parts otherwise the large chunks are just slimy and require a lot of chewing. This morning my mouth still tasted like fish and my stomach just felt heavy because you can’t fully chew the thing so it goes down mostly whole.
