Hey Jude...

So much fun... So so much fun!

I met a new group of friends... from Austria! I almost feel like I am marking off all the different countries of the world. Instead of traveling there, I just meet people from new countries and places! Fantastic!

And something really cool happened... a stranger bought me a drink from across the room. I was just talking to my new friends, minding my own business and a waiter walked up and handed me a drink and told me it was from a group across the bar. It felt like I was in some sort of suave movie. Of course, I went and said thank you. But, the group was so gracious that they said they didn't want to interrupt my conversation with my friends, they just hoped I had a nice night. This has never happened to me. And then, later in the evening the same group sent me flowers! Flowers! I'm not exactly sure of their motives, but they didn't seem to be intrusive or trying to lure me away from my friends. It was like they got a kick out of surprising me. And... I got a kick out of being surprised!

I know I have said it before... but you just can't ever predict what will happen in Seoul. One minute you're reading a newspaper. The next minute someone is bringing you flowers from a stranger across the room. (It feels very... black and white movie-ish.)

Okay... onto other news.

Saran wrap! I got a pedicure yesterday and when I went to put on my shoes the lady wrapped my toes in saran wrap so that my nail polish wouldn't scratch. How bizarre! I walked around with saran wrapped feet inside my shoes.

There is no deodorant in this country. I had to go to an underground, illegal black market to find a stick of deodorant! I felt very scandalous, breaking the law and sneaking around to get my Lady Speed Stick.

And finally, the big news... I'm going home! Not permanently, but for five whole days! I got the news just a few days ago and when I called home to tell the family I found out that my parents were going to be out of town the entire time I was in California. How awful! Luckily, my hagwon is awesome and they moved my flight to the next week. So I leave Korea at 11:10am on Monday the 12th and arrive in San Francisco at 9:15am on Monday the 12th. Gotta love the time difference... I arrive in SF two hours before I leave Seoul.

And ever since I heard that I was going home, I have been thinking about how great it will be to see family. There are lots of great things to look forward to... I'm going to see my Mom's new store. I'm going to drive, eat Mexican food, drink a Jamba Juice. I'm going to get all my cute summer clothes. I'm going to sleep on a comfortable bed. But, the best part of the whole trip will be seeing my family, especially Mike! There just isn't anyone else who is even half as much fun as my little brother. In fact, Mike and I are planning a vacation this summer. He is going to come to Seoul for a week and then we are going to Hong Kong for a week! It is going to be quite a trip!

And finally... I think I got asked on a date. I haven't actually been asked to go on a date for a long long time so I'm not sure if I'm picking up on the signals. But, a cute new guy called me and asked me out for drinks on my day off. That sounds like a date to me.

Oh... and you have to see this video. This kid is too cute for words!