Hanging out with my friends

Last weekend, some friends of mine were visiting Korea, so I met up with them in Seoul and spent a day and a half with them, which was great. They weren't from Texas, so I haven't seen them in 2 or 3 years, so it was fun hanging out with them.

On Thursday night, we went to the Hongdae (the nightlife) district, which wasn't as big as I thought, but maybe we weren't in the main areas. We went to this spicy seafood stew place for dinner, which might've been a mistake because it was too spicy. In fact, we were dunking the red-coated shrimps and rice cakes into our water before eating it, and even then, our lips were on fire.



After breathing fire, we decided to hit up a nearby Noraebang (aka Korean Karaoke) for some singing fun, and even though I've been here for like 6 months plus, I haven't done it, so off we went. It was really fun, in fact! They had a TON of English songs as well, anything from oldies to pretty new stuff. We were singing old 90s pop songs like Spice Girls, TLC, and Savage Garden - it was so much fun!





We sang for quite awhile, and by the time we got back to their hotel, it was already 1, so we went to bed ready for another day.

The next day we were pretty lazy in the morning, but we did manage to hit up Insadong during the early afternoon. So after that, one of my friends' relatives came visiting from China, so we all went out for lunch, which was Bulgogi - two kinds in fact. One was grilled on the grill thing, and one was boiled in a soup, which later the broth was made into a noodle soup. The meat was tender and oh so delicious.








When our bellies were full, I wanted to show them Dr Fish, so we all went to that cafe where they bursted out laughing as soon as they put in their feet, since it was an oddly ticklish sensation. Still, we had a pretty good time.





The friend with the relatives left with them after that, so me and my other friend, we walked around the lights of Gangnam a little bit, before taking the subway to Dongdaemun, where they are supposedly some night markets. We didn't find too many stands, but there were some little stages with shows like belly dancers, and even a nausea-inducing looking ride. We stopped here for dinner, of which she had tofu stew and I had galbi (beef short rib) soup, delish! We just walked around the area and finally went back to the hotel.












The next day, I had to leave and come back to my apartment, and so that was my weekend. Click here to read more

Mexican Food and Dr fish in Seoul

Happy July 4th, my fellow Americans!

However, since we are in Korea, not America, we weren't able to wolf down greasy food while watching fireworks, so instead we did something else.

First, we were craving Mexican food, being from Texas and all, so we went to Dos Tacos in Seoul. We got a burrito, taco, quesadilla, and chimichanga. It was pretty pricey for the Mexican food we're used to, and not completely authentic, but it was still pretty yummy all the same.





After that, we decided to do Dr Fish. This was located in a cafe, which seemed very comfy and cozy. We first bought some drinks - a pumpkin latte and a green tea iced latte, which both were pretty yummy. And because we bought drinks, it also came with free unlimited bread, coffee or tea, and some snacks. We were pretty full because we just had Mexican food AND all this food and drink as well!




So after eating, we did the Dr Fish. After taking off our shoes, we first washed our feet in this sink thing, and then we stuck it in the tub filled with the tiny nibbling fish. At first it tickled a lot, but then your feet get used to it, and it just feels like little nips on your feet. It was a bit weird, but not too bad. You get used to it. We were timed for 20 minutes in the Dr Fish tub.





Apparently my feet were tastier than Aaron's feet, since all the fish seemed to have all crowded over my feetsies and not as much on his, although they did seem to like nibbling on his leg.

aaron's feet

my feet

Here's a video of us comparing the fishes on our feetsies.


After our Dr Fish adventure, we went to a new foreign food store called Hadden Supermarket and then to Costco, where we bought some new foods as usual. Click here to read more