ASHLEY ANNYEONG: May Recap

May started off on a pretty rough start due to some changes and just as things started to return to normal, the temperatures have soared. Ughh. I can't believe this is my 3rd summer in Asia, I feel old!

June is going to be a good month... My Canadian friend is marrying a Korean guy next weekend and they are doing a traditional ceremony. My Thai friend from Korean class wants to climb Mount Bukhansan soon. My Korean class finishes in a week and a half (phew). Six of my exchange-student friends from Japan who live in Korea are planning a road-trip around Daejeon later in the month.

I've decided to go backpacking through Thailand and Cambodia for two weeks before heading back stateside and have started to plan for that. Hello, elephant rides!!

May Recap:

Week 1: Work was incredibly boring with midterms. Other teachers are swamped with grading but I essentially had nothing to do. Grabbed street food before Korean class. Started feeling domestic and made Korean bulgogi!

Bulgogi

Took 3-hour lunches during midterms week..

This rice cake shop near my place has the cutest old guy. I always stop by to buy something on Friday afternoons. :)

Street food. Bought the red stuff - so spicy it burns!

Week 2: Packed up stuff to mail home and drop off at Beautiful Store. Wandered all around the city in search of the perfect Mother's Day presents. Began bubble tea binge.

Homeward bound~~

Waiting for the subway..

Mother's Day cards :)

Week 3: Teacher's Week in Korea. Went to the Seoul Lantern Festival with Justine. Went to Damyang and Boseong (see here) with Choi for Buddha's birthday. Had a Sunday night board game cafe/pizza date with the girls.

Present from a student.

Downtown.

Losing at Uno is a major bummer.

Road trip!

Weeks 4/5: Discovered an amazing snack at a convenience store - strawberry ice cream inside a rice cake and made excuses to eat them whenever possible. Finished my last accounting assignment (hurrah!) Met Lauren for Moroccan food and bubble tea in Myeongdong on Sunday night. Had a school dinner at a cool Indian restaurant. Stood next to a British journalist I have a fangirl crush on on the escalator at Itaewon station. Was interviewed for TBS eFM Prime Time about shopping in Korea. Went out for celebratory drinks with my Korean classmates to have some fun before our final exams. Attempted calligraphy - I suck.