I moved!

but i don't know the exact address. still, i'm established with my cousin in an apartment that's only 15 minutes away from the institute. and i'm sitting here with the television going in the background...and i'm smiling cuz i just heard this background music that's also a DDR song. fun stuff.

anyhoo, i went to a wal-mart in korea for the first time, so i wanted to write about that. first of all, it's not all spread out and huge like the ones i'm used to. this one was two stories with those fun carts that have wheels that move in all directions. if you've been to ikea, you'll know what i mean. and let's see...the ground floor was full of the non-food items. as my cousin and i didn't spend much time on this floor, i can only report that the items for sale were pretty standard. the biggest difference is that the brands are korean and all the signs are, of course, in korean. there were some U.S. brands, but it was predominantly korean.

the grocery floor (underground) was fun. again, mostly korean brands and of course, the unique korean foods were present in a larger part of the area. the thing i like about korean marts are the scads of samples and people yelling out ads about their samples. in the states, only sam's club can compete with the number of sampling stations and even then, the sample people don't advertise loudly. :) anyhoo, my cousin and i wheeled around and tried several samples since we were both still hungry after lunch, and we picked up several grocery items. i got meself some peanut butter and jelly and bread. i think i may attempt spaghetti some night, and i just remembered that i forgot to buy eggs. doh. oh, and ice cream is expensivo here. and ice cream also doesn't come in huge sizes like in the states. which leads me to my next thing...

i am really enjoying how everything here is more to a size of my liking. small. and short. whoot!

umm, so my cousin and i bought our stuff and carried it together back to our place. ugh, heavy bag. now, i'm typing away and feeling tired, although i shouldn't since i slept quite a lot. hyun ju (my cousin) searched for a nearby video store, but apparently they're a bit more scarce in my area than elsewhere in seoul. ah well.

let's see...oh, i watched MI:3 yesterday with one of my students, Jin. Jin and i met and wandered about a bit and found me a wallet to buy. i also found some heels that i actually liked, but didn't buy. it was hard finding heels that weren't stiletto-y. bleh. ah, so, the movie was entertaining. i had several expected "what the hell" laughs and happily, the ending wasn't quite as ridiculous as i had imagined it. which is a good thing since the ending was still silly. all in all, a fun venture. afterwards, jin and i shared a plate of dokbokki (spicy rice cake things - you can get it at NOM) at an outdoor vendor stand and went our separate ways home.

and i'm tired again and just finished re-reading my side of the mountain and thinking about eating cereal. and friends. i've been watching friends episodes, but i just ran out again. i'm glad pablo will bring me some more stuff to watch...

alright, i'm out for now. i'll be sure to post some pics of my new place soon, so stay posted!