Summerstorms

This night it was a bit windy. It rained a little and some thunder to cap it of. I had to close all windows and make sure that they locked. Debris from all the constructionwork going on flew around in the air. All in all it was pretty exciting. I spent the evning indoors, but I guess a few people were out. Yesterday it was Clubday in Hongdae, when you, for a cheap price can go to a variety of different clubs. I was feeling my age and the howling wind and stayed at home, feeling virtious. This morning I was a bit suprised to see that everything was still standing. My roommate says that summerstorms with thunder will be pretty frequent later on. Since I am a huge fan of thunder and lightning I'm pretty stoked. It is the grandest show that nature puts on, and since we have a terrace I will be able to have some of the best seats in the house!
Today I have some Brazilian Jujutsu, that will probably be crowded since midterms are over.
The Koreans are a people who take studing and tests very seriously, I just wished that learning was part of it. So much effort is put into passing tests, that most cafe's last week were full of students. If effort is what counts then the Koreans are the champs!

This is pictures from my campus this last two weeks, everywere there is flowers!
The blue building and the space age looking one is from Hongdae. And the guys are some of the people I train with, having an after training talk.

There is a lot of great wall art in Hongdae, like this one. I will take pictures of the best ones and publish it here. This blog will now become an dedication to my hood! So many good looking details, people and buildings.
The picture of the construction going on outside my window is to show how fast everything changes. And the other one is of my new favorite place, the art and design libery ontop of Coffee Bean.

Concert time!

The §7 th of May I have tickets for one of the greatest Japanese rockbands ever(in my humble opinion)! I am so psyched! The ticket was roughly 100$ but it feels worth it! Hopefully they are as good live as they are otherwise.

Sunshine!

Yesterday it was 27 degrees, today it felt warmer and tomorrow they say will be the same. Me and Cecilia and Monica have found the perfect "study" spot on a big open space, it has chairs, tables and sun "umbrellas" (what ever they are called in english). We sat there yesterday and today, enjoying the sun, chatting and every now and then studing. Today both Monica and Cecilia drew tattoo looking pictures on my leg (cherry blossoms of Monica) and a funky plant looking fantasy looking thing on my shoulder by Cecilia. They are both amazing artists and it looks beautifull.
The best thing about this spot is the lack of people. Koreans, girls especialy, do not want to tan. REALLY NOT. This leaves all the good sunny spots for those of us who wants to. Tan I mean. Exept today I burned. Not badly but enough to invest in some sunlotion.
The lenght Korean girls go to to not tan is amazing. Alot of them cover up, some have umbrallas, some try unsuccesfully to use their books, purses or other parnelia to protect their skin. The amount of effort is on par with what westerners put in to get a tan so I guess it evens out.
Tonight we are going to find a bar with an outdoor courtyard, The temperature should have droped somewhat...

knackerd

After training session yesterday we went for dinner together. In Korea this means BBQ and drinking. Wich we did, and it was great fun. The people are really great and friendly and I got to practise my korean, chinese and charade skills. Today though, sunday, my sore muscles are killing me. Putting weight on my arms feels like a bad idea, however when you sit on the floor koreanstyle it is unavoidable. But I love that feeling. It means that you've worked hard, and though in pain now, it will become better and you will become stronger.
I have midterms next week and economics homework. This weekend was supposed to be dedicated to studing...flunked that one. Spent 2 h with the homework today and still don't understand it... Koreans must study alot of math in highschool cause this is supposed to be an introduction course. But it is fun albait far removed from reality.

The view of Hongdae subwaystation! The area around Seoul National University