5 down 7 to go!

Well its been five interesting, fun, and sometimes surreal months in Korea I have experienced what i feel is alot of culture! many may remind me that i am yet to visit a temple or tour outside of my home city of seoul (not sure i would get a job writing for the Lonely Planet guide on South Korea) ha ha but general everyday life is different and i feel i have been some what cultured by even people watching! (yeah being nosey basically)

I don't know whether its because i am a lazy person but i moved here, got cracking with my job, made friends and am living here like i would in any other city. I am not venturing out every free minute to see something different but am ultimatley trying to settle myself into being a korean resident and get on with daily life. I like it like this and it suits me fine.

When i lived in Liverpool it wasn't really until i had visitors that i would do the tourist places. When things are on my doorstep i tend to like the fact that they` are there and if i want to i can always check them out. Its the same here. I am not on a years holiday (although sometimes thats how it feels) but i am in a routine and when it comes to the weekend its nice to relax and take things easy! Well i say that but i am currently recovering from a heavy friday and saturday/sunday morning night out. So today is my day or rest. Its has to be.

Reading a fantastic book at the moment (The devil wears Prada) its a brilliant read. I got the DVD today too of the book cause i heard it was out luckily it didn't spoil my read. If i was a normal person i would either read the book then watch the DVD or vice versa. I have read half the book and watched the film today.

Today it stopped raining. I can honestly say that without fear or being called over dramatic that anyone who has lived here through the rainy season will know what i mean when i say i walked to work feeling like someone was tipping buckets of water over my head for my 20 minute walk! I laughed all the way because i could believe the rainfall i experienced. I was both scary and exciting, i mean yeah of course living in england i have seen some good rainshowers but nothing like this! it was crazy!

Trying to look generally respectful and smartish for work before i leave the house has now become a pet hate of mine! I either arrive looking like i hot, hair frizzy mess, needing to shower again and feeling generally hot and bothered, or soaked to the bone! hair stuck to my face and wet trousers that absorb all the rain water in seoul for the rest of my working day! yes that bit was an exageration. Roll on the cold weather ! yes i will probably be moaning then too, ha ha.... but i get used to this,i just wasn't designed for this type of tropical weather.

more updates soon..... just going to sit in the freezer for a bit to cool down.

Lea xxxxxxxx