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adventuring seoul

This last weekend, some friends and I decided that we needed a trip to Seoul. So, we packed our bags and hopped on a train Friday night to begin our adventure!

We stayed at a hostel near Namsan Tower (which we unfortunately only saw from a distance during this trip), and ventured out from there. Saturday we spent at Lotte World, which is a giant indoor amusement park (our second choice of amusement parks, but Seoulland was out of the question when we woke up to rain). Our day was complete with rides, amusement park food, and animal ears. We stopped by the Seoul lantern festival before turning in at the end of our extremely fun, but extremely exhausting, day.

Sunday we spent exploring. Gwanghwamun and Gyeongbok Palace were first on our list. And, I must say, I could spend forever exploring historical sites in Korea and never be bored. They are just so beautiful and so different from what we are used to in the States. I love the mix of traditional and modern that you find in Seoul. The ancient gate with the busy city traffic passing by. The traditional architecture standing next to the ultra modern skyscraper. I find it all so beautiful!

After having a cultural experience, we headed to Hongdae. A much more contemporary, hipster-ish part of the city. Here we found Tacobell, H&M (yay for normal clothing sizes!), the Eat Your Kimchi Studio, and Zombie Coffee (where I had awesome blue lemonade), before back to the train station for some last minute, pre-departure shopping.

Overall, it was was a great weekend, but it also made me realize how much I love living in Daejeon. Sure, Seoul was really awesome, but it's just so huge and busy and complex. Daejeon is definitely the place for me, and I wouldn't want to be anywhere else at this point.


See how excited I was to be going to Lotte World! And how cute we all our with our AWESOME headbands! 

One of the greatest inventions ever. Chicken on top, soda in the bottom. 

Ok. Let's be honest, Lotte World is kind of a rip off of Disneyland. But that doesn't make it any less awesome.

You know what two months in Korea has done to me? SELFIES!! Here you go.

My Zodiac animal, the Lamb (which I share with one of my co-teachers), and Gyeongbok Palace, where I am going to live one day. 

See what I mean about the traditional and modern mixing? Isn't it cool?

Zombies, Lemonade, and Shopping. Doesn't get much better than that. 
















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