Life in Korea

Due to laziness on my part I haven't been doing much culturally so this blog will be more like snapshots of Korea life/ what I saw this weekend.

I went to Dongdaemun on Saturday. This used to be the old east gate of Seoul but is now more known for its cheap outdoor market. So, I hiked around, haggled and dug through piles of clothes to find some cute outfits.

This is a woman in front of a giant pile of bedding.
A look down one of the streets.
The vendors set up shop on the street and a "shop" was usually an elevated piece of plywood piled with clothes from which vedors held signs and yelled about sales and what they were offering.
NO! I did not eat this! I draw the line and insects and things that smell horrible. It's stewed silk worm. More popular to the south and served in ice cream cones.
Me on one of the "nicer" streets.
I continued my shopping at Ehwa Women's University area, which is across the street from my dorm. There I found:
A giant pink shoe (with no shoe stores nearby)
Manikins that look like Justin Timberlake.
And then here is the subway. You can tell how much fun it is by the people's faces.
And some really cool graffiti. All the tunnels and undergrounds have graffiti, but its nice because it's all organized. I think the city has control over who paints what.
This is a picture of Ehwa's campus. That hill/tunnel thing is actually their library.
And finally, my greatest moment this weekend. I did something I've wanted to do since the first time I saw Roman Holiday.

I cut my hair in a foreign country! So I now have cute side bangs. (Very popular in Korea) And while it's not a very drastic difference keep in mind that I haven't changed my hair style ever and I haven't had bangs since I was six.

I'm so cute.