Some of people who know about me that I was close to expatriates when I was in Korea. Since I understand the discrepancy of the cultural differences and their difficulties, I felt really bad that many of westerners in Korea had some either unpleasant time or fabulous time(good for them).
But I enjoyed spending time with them, too. They were there in Korea to make money and
party or travel. I think we literally went to bars from Monday to Saturday. Bars to underground dance clubs, Singing rooms, to bars again till we see the daylight. The last years in college, I spent my time in library more than 60 hours a week even during the vacation. Extreme.. After I came back from Canada, I started meeting really interesting people. Great time.. I witnessed a lot of exiting scenes. While partying, I met my husband in a underground dance bar. And the party went on further. He was even featured in videos for the English school as a teacher. I guess you are somebody if you are white and you are in Korea. Some of them are addicted to their celebrity status in Korea.
After I came to US. Another extreme situation went on. I was in the middle Georgia in a countryside. (People call it as a mid-size city.) I just lived in the capital city, Seoul, which is populated with 20 million people. But here I was in the middle of nowhere. Extremely bored. Libraries and the gym were my hang-out places. Macon is for the old people and church people. Everyone does the same thing at the same time of the day. Boring.
We moved to Atlanta in 2005. I felt great. More opportunities. And I started school from 2007. I guess I am in the extreme school time.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
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