fredag 29 februari 2008

On cookies and soyamilk.

This is a sweet nation. Both the fashion and the cookies. Not to mention the soyamilk. The amount of bakerys and small shops selling cookies and cakes i huge. Some of it is pretty good, though I have not tried the cakes. The bread is however, only white and almost sweet!
Frozen yogurt places are pretty abundant too. I guess because people have such cramped living space they need a lot of places to hang out and met their friends. The crazy thing is that no matter how many restaurants and coffeeshops etc there is, they are all full during dinnertime and after!
The photo ops in Insadong are many... I am not sure which celebs body I have borrowed

This was from when Young Un and I were walking along the stream in the center. It is really famous but I have forgotten the name. It is a nice place to take a stroll though and it will be even nicer in the summer

torsdag 28 februari 2008

Orientated....

It was a looooong day today. But got to meet tons of supernice people. We had info, campus tour and free food. After we went to the local student pub. All in all it was a great day with great people. But now I will sleep cause walking around campus is hard work. They were not kidding when they said that it was hilly and surrounded by mountains. It makes it beautiful but hard to get around on foot.

onsdag 27 februari 2008

Meeting up!

Today I met my SNu buddy, Kim Gang I. She is super nice and really cool. Her major is international relations, and she will go for an one year exchange to Stockholm in september!

I also had my placement test today and met some of my future classmates, got placed in Level 3 which is ok. Tomorrow is the big orientation...

I also had sushi with Zhang Dann, my swedish classmate who will also attend SNU and live in the same area as me. In my kitchen I have discovered not only free kimchi but also some other veggies korean style! All I need is rice and maybe some seaweed and I have a complete meal. I love that food is so cheap here, the only problem beeing the lack och proper bread.

tisdag 26 februari 2008


From this sunday, when Cecilia, Jenny and Andreas and I went shopping in Mjong Dong. Great shopping area! It was a bit crowded since it was a weekend but I had great time! Seoul is a haven for shopoholics since shopping seems to be the national sport!

Crusing

I went to an area called Insadong today with Young Un. The snow was still on the ground, making walking a bit dangerous. But the sun was shining and that made it all alright.

The area is famous for its art and craft. It is cramed with small stores and galleries, mostly selling korean traditional stuff. So many beautiful things. I think will have to invest in a tea set...

We also saw a guy making rice cakes the traditional way which seems to mean that you beat the crap out of the rice dough with a large wooden hammar. It was great fun and it is an area I will definitly go back to when the weather improves.

I have at last unpacked the last of my things so now I have officialy moved in. I also talked to the manager of the place were I live. His english is better than my korean so communication will be possiable. At this place you get free noodles, eggs and kimchi. All I need, I even figured out how to turn on the stove...

I always thought that the Sun salutation was the ultimate workout because you can do it anywere. Well, my room is too small for it...that is how small it is. On the other hand it has floor heating, one of the great korean traditions!!!! There is a huge fitness center called Jamaica (?) fitness close by, will try to check it out some day.

måndag 25 februari 2008

Paper work sucks, and so does the weather...

It is snowing. Me and my friend were walking around in the snow, trying to find a cafe or a warm comfy spot to wait. We were waiting for our number to come up in the immigration office. It took a total of 3 h. Fortunatly we found a small japanese resturant were we overate on noodle soup.

The snow transform the city. Yesterday, when the sun was shining it seemed welcomning. Today it just seemed cranky. Most people seemed to like the snow even if they had to huddle under the roofs waiting for the bus. I hate snow so I was less thrilled. But hopefully this was the last snowfall for this winter cause spring is definitly in the air!

söndag 24 februari 2008

This is my first post in trying to keep you posted on my stay in Seoul. So far so good, I arrived 3 days ago and the City is feeling less scary. Today I have been to a huge Emart to get things like sheets...

My room is small, very small. But it is clean and it is quiet and the Internet is included, as is noodles in the kitchen and kimchi.

The big mission today is to go to the immigrations office and register as an alian (?!). Otherwise getting a cellphone is impossible. And surviving without a cellphone here is...difficult. I have never seen so many cellphones. Everyone owns one, from the little kids to the ajummas (older ladies). I need one, I want one! A fancy one with a camera and a dictionary!!! Wish me luck, I'll need it...