I went to a French restaurant with the cute boy. We sat outside on the terrace, drank wine and ate great seafood. Then we went to Seoul Pub. This is one of the many foreigner bars in Itaewon. We played darts, met some other friends and then went dancing.
At the dance club I was fixing my hair in the bathroom. About a dozen girls were trying to steal a piece of the mirror. All of a sudden a great song started playing and almost as if it were choreographed, all the girls started moving, mini-dancing as they applied their makeup or washed their hands. And someone yelled out, "It's a bathroom dance party!" We spent the rest of the song dancing in the bathroom, having our own dance party. It was hilarious!
At the dance club I was walking back from the bathroom dance party I ended up walking right into a couple guys from Africa who were awesome dancers. Really really good. I wasn't really paying attention, but one of them kinda confronted me... but not in a mean or aggressive way. In a dance-off sort of way. It was the strangest thing, so I just started dancing. Dancing like I've never danced before. And the guy danced right back at me. The other guys were just watching and I'm sure I wasn't very impressive, but it was so much fun. And after a few minutes, after I'd given every move I had (and would probably have had to resort to the funky-chicken dance move next), the guy gave me a great big smile, a high five and hug. And the other guys gave me high fives too. It was like the cool kids letting the nerdy kid play with them for a while. And once again I have to say... Only in Seoul. This stuff only happens in Seoul!
But, speaking of being a white girl. I was getting my nails done at my favorite beauty salon and the two Korean ladies working on my toes started laughing. One of them looked at my arm and started comparing her skin color to mine. I couldn't understand what she was saying, but then the other lady pulled up my pant leg and compared her skin color to my legs. I assumed they were laughing at me, which is not unusual. But, later on I was telling the story to one of my Korean friends and she corrected me. They weren't laughing at me, they were probably wishing their skin was as pale as mine. Koreans, especially women, want to be pale and they often wear clothes and hats to protect their skin from the sun. In fact, some women even buy whitener for their skin to help make their skin even more pale. So, I guess it is no wonder why I like it here. I'm practically translucent I'm so pale, but I've moved to the one place where it is attractive to look like you've never seen the light of day! I guess it is just a classic case of the grass being greener!
In other news... I suck at darts. I really really suck. I have played seven games against the cute guy, not including the times we have been a team against other people in the bar, and I have lost every time! And this isn't a case of me losing to soothe the guy's ego (As if I would ever lose on purpose... I'm a winner god damn it!). I just suck. I usually start out strong, maybe a couple triple 11's or a scattered 19 or 20, but then I become a queen of the triple 2 or the double 3. So in short... I end up buying a lot of rounds of drinks! After all, loser always buys. Maybe we need to change up our activities... Maybe a good ol' fashion debate! A couple Prime Minister constructive speeches, some crushing points of information, a good topicality arguments and a killer rebuttal! Now that sounds like a good way to keep a guy interested... After all, what guy in their right mind doesn't think debate is hot! Exactly!
Well, it's the final countdown. At this time tomorrow I will be on a plane headed to Japan. (And then on a plane header to the US.) I am so excited! Except, that I had a bunch of cool little presents to bring home and I realize I can't bring any of them with me. I'm only taking a small carry-on so bottles of soju and cool chopsticks will all get confiscated at airport security. Damn. I guess I'll just have to save the presents for my next trip home and the family will just have to settle for lots of pictures.
And finally... It's Mother's Day and my mom is definitely worth celebrating! My mom is just awesome. Really really awesome. She is smart, very funny, a great listener and gives advice that is golden. And the older I get, the cooler my mom gets! (Funny how that works!) And this year the whole family has even more reason to be proud of her. She just opened her own store. That's right, my mom has added a new feather to her cap... She's a businesswoman. Her store sells kitchen items and is called... wait for it... "Fancy Pans." Too cute! The grand opening was last week and I haven't seen the store, but I already love it!
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