A long day out..

I  just got back from being out and now finally I have time to reflect.  Today was pretty interesting from start to finish, and I definetely had a fulfilling time meeting new people and getting established in Korea.  Unfortunately, there is a lot of construction outside of my building and when I woke up this morning, it was to the sound of banging and the crashing of hammers and drills.  I can now tell you, that is not a good sound to awaken to. 

I met up with a friend earlier, and we took a tour around Yonsei, looking at different sights and getting used to our surroundings.  To our amazement, we found a basketball court in the middle of the open with many people playing.  .   .   .  and the temperature was cold.  very cold.  However, the baller in me took over and I decided to play, right then and there.  Taking off my jacket, I shot around with a couple of Korean guys generous enough to share the ball.  Soon enough, we were drafted into a game, with the stakes being respect on the court. 

This one Korean guy, however, was totally prepared for some crucial basketball.  He had the whole basketball attire, and strangely enough, he actually was good.  Being that the temperature was freezing, I couldnt manage to make but one shot, but this guy was killing from the 3 point line.  I automatically felt insulted with every shot he completed.  Yet, I gave him his due respect..yet furthermore…the baller in me is now coming out.

I met up later in the day with a couple of friends, one I just met, and took the train to some area in Seoul.  There we met up with Joon and decided to go out and eat since tomorrow he is leaving to go back to America.  We met him in a bookstore in a famous mall.. CoEx I believe is the name, and went shopping for books.  There we also saw a Burger King, and I was more than excited to actually see an American shop in Korea.  A little later we met his father,  in a very scary restaurant where the people were overly nice and there were actually bodyguards outside who checked me and a couple of friends to make sure that we were safe.  .  .  like i said…man. that place was scary. 

That was my day.  Now I am cold and tired..and i think that i am in the beginning stages of coming down with a cold.  However, this is my life here and now and I have to live with the cards that I have been given. 

I will perhaps be getting my cell phone very soon, and for this I am very excited.