intro post of dooooooom!

[coyotecolored]

since this is the single largest change/update/what-have-you I've ever made to my rather small, cozy f-list, I figured it was probably time to introduce myself, hey!

[short version]

name: fuujin
d.o.b: 1981.10.30
living in: seoul
interests (in no particular order): writing, reading, pretty boys who can't keep their hands off each other,

Comments

[coyotecolored]

3.) I really love Seoul. I know people have mixed feelings on Korea, depending on where they live and what they were expecting, but city life is good to me. I love being able to walk everywhere I need to go, navigate the entire city with ease between subways, busses, and taxis, and get some foreign foods once in awhile. it smells, but you get used to it and stop noticing it. I miss having a full kitchen that I could really cook in, I miss foods like cheese and easy access to fresh vegetables I recognize, and Mexican cuisine. I don't miss sharing a living space with my mother, haha. I really am well suited to living in a small apartment by myself (well, with my cat), it doesn't make me lonely. I know some other teachers get roommates and probably can afford nicer apartments that way, but I haven't really looked into that possibility yet.

4.) in Seoul, you're not the only foreigner you'll see, by any means, so most people are more used to it. depending on how you look, you might get stares... especially people with darker skin may have Koreans get up and move away from them on the subway, or be visibly intimidated/curious. in a small village, you'll probably be subject to a lot of open curiosity. for the most part, people have been very kind to me--shop owners will fish out whatever rusty English they possess (some more than others), if you stand in a subway and stare blankly at a map, you may even find yourself escorted to your destination by a concerned citizen. on the other hand, I've had two women come up to me and ask me, in all apparent seriousness, if I am male or female. this may possibly be because I am tall, have short, dyed hair, and they may have mistaken me for a Korean boy from the back, so it could have just been old biddies attempting to scold a Korean boy for bleaching his hair, not directed at my ethnicity. either way, it wasn't very flattering to be questioned.