Wednesday, September 15, 2010

The city that never sleeps

This past Saturday was one of my most favorite nights in Korea yet. When I was in Chicago having my interview for my Korean visa, I got to talking to Noelle, a recent graduate from Iowa and we vowed to meet up in Seoul. So, this Saturday Barry and I met her in Gangnam station and the first thing we did, fish pedicures. I have heard and read about this, but never in a million years did I think that I would actually do it.

I had read about Dr. Fish Café, I did not know what to expect but when you walk in you order a coffee and a Dr. Fish. While we were eagerly sipping away at our iced coffees a nice Korean woman came over to tell us she was ready for us. We walked to the other side of the café and had our feet rinsed and before we knew it, little fish were attacking our feet. These fish literally swim all over your feet eating off your dead skin. At first, it took everything for me not to pull my feet out but after awhile it just felt like nice Jacuzzi jets on your feet. Now, after the fish I am unsure whether the fish did the works on my feet but it was an experience nonetheless.



(I could not get a good picture of our fish, but these guys were next to us getting their feet done too)



(up close and personal)

After the fish were full, we met Janine, the foreign teacher at our school and headed off to an FC Seoul game at World Cup Stadium. It was foreigner’s day, so along with the 10,000 won ticket we also got a free beer and two hotdogs. It was very cool to be inside World Cup Stadium and to meet a bunch of new people. (I even spotted two buckeyes jerseys, I got close enough to one of them to exchange words and he gave me a hug-Buckeye nation or Buckeyes taking over the world?)



(after FC Seoul scored a goal)



After the game, we headed off to Hongdae, an area in Seoul with eclectic bars, all night dance clubs, the works. At around 7am we decided to call it a night and by 8am I was asleep for the night (day?) in good ole’ Dongtan.

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