Sometimes I Just Go For It: Hongdae

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Saturday, 24 October 2015

My second half is in town

FINALLY! She has arrived! Terese is in Seoul for a week and we've been exploring Hongdae today.

Sunday, 13 September 2015

Saturday free market and pretty roomies

Yesterday me and Elin went around looking for Bring Me The Horizons new album "That's the Spirit", but without luck. Seems like that will be a quest for when we go to Japan in November instead. The day wasn't a complete failure though, since I found the cutest little plush unicorn at the Freemarket that I had to bring home with me. His name is Staffan Gregorius. I also brought/got as a birthday present from Elin, a skirt I've been eyeing for a while. I don't have any pictures of it though. Maybe tomorrow, since I'm wearing it for my birthday! whey!

Today we had breakfast at our favourite spot, The Bread Blue. EVERYTHING IS SO DELICIOUS! I've spent the rest of the day studying about Gender theories and the history of Gender studies... though I'm not a fan of the author to the book we're reading. I can't pinpoint exactly what it is that bothers me, but it does. Oh well, only 75 more pages to go.

I've got the prettiest roomie

Elin is forced to be my model whenever I have the urge to take portraits

We found this dirty skinny cat walking the streets of Hongdae

Murials 4-lyfe

Elin

Elin and me being a bit to overexcited during post-processing

Elin

Freshly painted. All I can think when I walk across these is that I should get a speed boost

Elin in Hongdae

Elin

Hongdae, our hood

Oh you know, I'm just out walking my sheep

MEET STAFFAN GREGORIUS!!! The Gender activist unicorn superhero

Saturday, 12 September 2015

The past week at a glance

Sunday, 30 August 2015

A new friend

We have made another Korean friend! His name is Jason and he studies at Yonsei. We met up with him today and had a great time discussing cultural differences among other things. :)

Jason snacking on some Swedish sweets

My friend Harry Potter

Saturday, 29 August 2015

Freemarket in Hongdae and all Korean bell-coffee

This Saturday has been pretty chilled out. Me and Elin had lunch at Sloppies, an organic restaurant here in Hongdae. Then we walked to the Freemarket, which is a weekly event here where locals sell things they've made themselves. I bought a few post cards that I absolutely fell in love with.

After walking around for a while in the boiling sun, we decided to have some fika. We found a cute café but were terrified when we sat down and were handed the menu. The menu was all in Korean, given to us in an old videotape box and to order you had to RING A BELL! First off, we had NO clue what we were going to order but the most terrifying thing was that we HAD TO RING THE BELL! Now, if you are a Swede (not the vegetable) or know anyone that's Swedish, you know how uncomfortable we get when we have to do something we have no idea how to, and on top of it all make a lot of noise that will alert everyone in the surroundings. It took me and Elin a long time to gather the courage to ring the bell, but we did. And then we managed to order and also get a free cake!!!! It kind of feels like we've won every competition in the world now.

Phonepictures of the adventures

Hongdae Freemarket (look at the cute pug with it's owner with a matching outfit!!!)

TERRIFYING

Sunday, 23 August 2015

The road to Seoul is looong

Finally! We have arrived. This is y second day in Seoul and so far I like it a lot. Every Korean that I've met have been really friendly and I feel welcomed. The best thing that has happened so far is when me and my friend Elin were picked up from Incheon airport by Vivian and her dad! Elin got to know her when they took the same class in college, in the U.S. She and her dad took us home to her home town. We had dinner at her mums restaurang and then Vivian followed us home to our apartmet we're renting through AirBnb in Hongdae.

Today we woke up feeling jetlagged but happy. We went to the Museum of Arts for the peaceminusone-exhibition which features one if Elins K-pop boys. It was interesting to see and I was fascinated by all the creativity. We accidently walked into a palace afterwards and later explored Hongdae.

Now, pictures!