brief update from land of oppas (THAT I DIDN'T GET TO SEE LAST NIGHT D: )
(I did see SNSD on a massive screen advertising LG phones in the airport this morning, though.)
Can't make myself actually sit down and write a normal post, so here's another list:
Pretty much it for now. I think I'm going to go to bed. Still trying to get over the jet lag. The ground feels like it's shaking around, which is usually a sign that I need sleep (post-travel). Don't worry about me, I'm just a mopey control freak. I'll be better once orientation's over and I can do grown-up things. Sigh.
Can't make myself actually sit down and write a normal post, so here's another list:
- I'm okay.
- I'm at orientation in Jeonju.
- We did some sightseeing in Seoul yesterday, went to see the massive statue of King Sejong and Gyeongbokgung Palace. I took an assload of pictures but I'm too lazy to figure out how to get them off my iPod.
- My food anxiety problems are rapidly becoming troublesome. I just want to go grocery shopping, jfc. I'm not digging this cafeteria thing at the university, I don't like feeling like people are watching me eat, and I'm bad at trying things I've never had before. It's not just that I'm a picky eater, it's that I have a legitimately horrible nervous response to trying new foods. I hate it. Why the fuck can't I just be normal? :/
- Aside from that, I'm just trying to adjust. Honestly, I just want to start working. I don't like this whole orientation setup, it's making me feel like I'm back in college again, and I felt like an infant when I was 18 and I don't like regressing to that now.
- Is it not completely evident by now that I'm a total control freak??? Just wondering.
- My roommate, Cory, is really cool. I think we might be soulmates. She has the same sense of humor I have, and she likes Lord of the Rings and Tina Fey and brought this excellent card game called Cards Against Humanity, which is like Apples to Apples for horrible people. AND she's going to be in Daegu! (I swear to god, half this orientation group is going to Daegu. Every other person I've met is going to Daegu, rofl.)
- I stayed with a bunch of nice British (and one Irish) people this weekend at Mint Guesthouse - Laura, Josh, Kevin, Sam, Rachel... and there's more. I swear to god, I spoke to maybe three Americans this weekend. I felt like the odd one out, being the only American in this group of people. Very weird feeling. But it was hilarious, they had me explain the shitstorm that is American politics and also that whole Chick-Fil-A fiasco. Basically everything that is weird and bad about the U.S. right now. Made for a fun bus ride today!
- Obviously my flight over went okay... met up with Naomi and Sara beforehand, since our flight was delayed an hour, and we went for Mexican food and drinks. There was SO MUCH in-flight service on Singapore Air, it was crazy. Drinks all around, snacks, fucking ICE CREAM SANDWICH!?!?!? Amazing. Definitely recommend them.
- Staying with my aunt was nice, although I was a complete basket case on Wednesday and was crying hysterically in the bathroom and in her bed while I was napping and barely ate anything. Saw a little bit of San Francisco but hoping to see more when I go home next year.
- Today a nice Korean ahjussi carried a bit of my luggage down to the subway platform when we went to catch the AREX. Made getting back to the airport MUCH easier than getting to Mint. That trek was horrendous, I can't even think about it or I'll bust an artery in frustration.
- Talked to my mom for 15 minutes on my janky little prepaid cellphone that my recruiters brought for me today at the airport. It was nice to hear her voice. I didn't cry, either!!! Liz: 1, Emotions: 0!!!
Pretty much it for now. I think I'm going to go to bed. Still trying to get over the jet lag. The ground feels like it's shaking around, which is usually a sign that I need sleep (post-travel). Don't worry about me, I'm just a mopey control freak. I'll be better once orientation's over and I can do grown-up things. Sigh.