While making plans to leave Korea I had a weird realization that we may never see this place again. It’s nice to think that we might come back to visit some day, but the reality is: we want to see A LOT of places. There are so many new countries we want to see, it’s only realistic to assume we may never come back to Seoul. I felt this tiny bit of anxiety, wanting to see the few things we hadn’t already saw. Racking our brains to think of new things that we could do, while fitting in all of the old things. In reality, we had done a lot while there. We saw almost everything recommended to us. So really, in our final weekend the most important thing was seeing all of our favorite spots around Seoul to bid them farewell.
We definitely spent the most time throughout the week in Hongdae, home to most of the artists and musicians, one million cafes, delicious food and lots of oddities.
We were also really lucky to be joined by our good friend Kyle:
I met Kyle while in school at Columbia. We were friendly acquaintances, but became good buddies when we both decided to teach in Korea. Ryan and I have been so thankful for him being there! It was such a good connection to home and we discovered that we totally love each other. I’m confessing it here, Kyle: We love you.
So of course, we were especially excited when Kyle decided to come into Seoul to spend our last weekend in the country with us.
So we laughed (cringed?) at this shirt.
Oogled graffiti.
We wandered over to see crazy Myeongdong and Namdaemun Market, which Kyle hadn’t visited before.
Cute or ridiculous?
I’m really not sure.
Namdaemun Market was crazy, but my boyfriend is crazier. See him?
Or is Kyle crazier?
Maybe just more American Prideful.
Meat!
Sad fish.
I liked this couple.
We ended our trip to Namdaemun market with my favorite street food: pineapple on a stick!
Tomorrow I’ll post some pictures from Myeongdong :)
As for today, I just finished applying to school for this fall. Yay? We made the quick decision when we came home that I should probably go to school in the fall to complete some prerequisites I still have before I begin grad school. The positive part is that I’ll be able to take some art classes as well! Woo! Now we’ll just have to wait to hear back. While I’m a little bit excited, I was also looking forward to not being in school for another year… :D
That’s all for tonight! I hope everyone is well.
Sam (and Ryan)
