Captain America: Going to the Korean Movies pt. 2

So over the weekend, I went to the movies with a  friend of mine to go see Captain America 2: the Winter Soldier. Omo it was so good! I am not going to go to much into the film because I am not sure how many of you have seen it yet and I don't want to spoil it for you, but if you have the chance to, try to go see it if you can!

It was really like a date since I was paying for everything ( I was paying her back for showcase tickets), and even still the prices were a little cheaper, if not comparable to the States. But the quality was much better. I love the fact that no matter what movie theater you go to, the staff is always really friendly, the floors are never sticky or dirty, you are able to pick the seat you want before you go into the theater and it is assigned seating so once you pick it it is yours, and the seats are super super comfortable!

We did not go see the movie in 4D (kind of wish we had now) but it was still really good. And I finally got to try the Korean popcorn! I got us a large "original" and a small of the cheese. The original was lightly buttered, but still really good even though I miss my super soaked butter, and the cheese was interesting because it tasted like powdered nacho cheese, but after the first few bites I was hooked!

another thing I find interesting and different here is that the movie ticket is printed out like a normal receipt, not cute little individual ticket stubs that I am so fond of collecting to save, but rather they are just plain thin recites. Great I guess for people who are not into collecting and eventually scrap booking, but for me I miss the whimsy that comes from holding the ticket stub in my hand and getting flashes from the movie night. But I digress, going to the movies is really fun here in Korea, usually you have to got to the top floor of a shopping mall, or if you are as lucky as I am go to the floor of an abandoned mall and take the elevator up to the top floor to get to your friendly neighborhood movie theater!

So, tl;dr movie theaters are great and if you get the chance to go, Go!

Mid-Term Update

So just a quick update since it is mid-term!

Kpop

• The rookie groups AlphaBAT and JJCC know me by face and name now (both the members and the management). Perks of being one of the few foreigners that go to their things.
• JJCC Pride Rock (the twitter fansite that I co-run) is going good. We currently have about 66 or so followers with the prospects for more as we start to publicize and reach out to the international JJCC fan community. 
• I went to the Mr.Mr. showcase last weekend and had an absolutely amazing time! Not sure if I am going to go to all of their promotions, but one or two on the weekend should be fine!
• My official KissMe goods have not come in, but my official BABY did a few weeks ago! (Don't worry Kaitlin, yours are on their way!)
• I am slowly trying to get out of the Kpop circle and start focusing on other parts of Korean culture that I want to do before I leave in about two months!

School

• Classes are going well and I am currently in the middle of my midterm week so everyone please send me good vibes if you can!
• So far my favorite class has to be my French class because I am pretty sure that I am the teacher's favorite. I think I am one of the students that has the best pronunciation and is the most fluid with my french, but everyone is pretty good. It is weird being the only foreigner in a French class. I am always the voice of America when we do presentations because my teacher keeps wanting me to talk about the States. 
• I had minor freak outs trying to register for classes and also getting my room for next year back at Sewanee. At first I was having trouble connecting to the wifi on campus on my laptop because I had to register for classes int he middle of my classes here in Seoul. Then I connected to the wifi, but it was suuuupppppeeeeerrrrr slow ( I blame all the people on Facebook in the middle of class). Then later I needed and override in to a required class, but eventually everything turned out alright.
• Getting housing was another matter. I had messaged people a few moths ago looking to see if I could set things up but I think we had communication errors because I really did not hear back form anyone. Then I had thought that I had a proxy, but then communication errors so I was frantically messaging people before my Korean Speaking exam. Long story short, I was able to find a proxy and got a really nice room too (sorry dad, not elevator this year either)! All in return for a CD and Candy from here in South Korea~

So that is about it here in Seoul. Mostly just same old, same old. Since some of my classes are not meeting this week because of midterms, I have a whole line of posts that I am currently working on and should have posted soon. 

Hope everything is going great where you all are!

Spring is in the Air

Happy April Fools day~

I am actually not going to playing tricks on you all today, but rather let you all in on what has been happening since my last update waaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy back in the beginning of March. Well since I have some time before my Korean class this afternoon, I thought it would be good to update you all on what has been going on.

• School has started up and everything is going well. I signed up for a french class, so having to deal with three different languages on some day is proving to be a little tough, but it is nothing I can't handle.  
• The weather is warming up and all the flowers are starting to blossom. nothing beats walking down the streets and seeing all the cherry blossoms start to bloom on the trees. Everything just feels like spring and everyone is in a good mood. It is like the dark dreary cloud that was winter is now been lifted and everyone just wants to take in the sun and wear bright colors again. 
• On the topic of the sun, I have realized how pale I have gotten while I have been here. Looking back at the pictures that I have from when I first arrived to now, I have lost my lifeguarding tan. But at the same time, I kind of gotten into the Korean mind set to enjoy the sun, but not too much for fear of sunburn and weird tan lines.
• I have made some really good connections in the entertainment industry and have become the go to person in my program for all things related to music. I have also been roped into running an international fan site for Jackie Chan's new group JJCC by the actual official fan staff. 
• I have learned to appreciate black coffee (although I still need to add three to four sugars to it..)
• My spice tolerance has gotten really good, to the point where I am able to eat food that I could not even imagine that I would be able to eat for fear of burning my mouth. But sadly, I am not at the level of the Koreans yet. 
• My hair has gotten ridiculously long. Like it should have been cut a month ago, but at this point I am kind of wanting to see how long I can get it/ dye the tips that I am going to be cutting off when I get back to the states in a few months.
• Speaking of getting back to the states in a few months, my time is kind of stuck in a weird limbo. i know that I am going to be going back to the States soon and am truthfully looking forward to seeing my family and friends again, but at the same time it feels like I am getting ready to go on a trip  to visit the states. I guess I am trying to say that Seoul is starting to feel like home; I have friends, a (set) schedule, places that I can recommend to people to eat at, I know how the city works; This is my home--and I don't really want to leave it just yet. There is so much that I feel like I should do, but I really don't have the time to do it all. (Maybe it just meant that I can come back again someday...). 

Anyway, just a quick update on what is going on right now for me. I know that I have been really bad at updating you all on what is going on. I promise to be better at it! 

Pictures: 

Some of the cherry blossoms that are around the campus and are pretty much everywhere in the city!

It is finally ice cream time again!

My friend's [R] and my [L] sign for JJCC (Jackie Chan's group)