For Chuseok, Korean thankgiving, I went up to Seoul for the weekend and hung out with new and old friends. On Sunday, I took friends Rogelio and Ginju to Din Tai Fung, my favorite chinese restaurant. In the evening I met up with Grace, a friend I had made at Santa Barbara City College when I tutored math. Grace introduced me to some of her friends and together we had some Indian food, and checked out some of the city before ending the night with ice cream at a cafe. On Monday me and Rogelio joined a friend, Subi, and went to Gyeongbokgong Palace where they had festivities. There was some traditional drumming and dancing, bboying, and beatboxing. I was part of the show too. The bboy crew picked me out of the audience and had me freestyle in front of 300+ people. On Tuesday I met up with a Korean friend, Sam, I had made at UC Santa Barbara and had some delicious Italian food.
Sun. morning from top: Din Tai Fung; instructions for dumpling, rogelio enjoying them dumplings
Sun. evening from top: Agra; Indian restaurant with new friends; "cheese"; pimping it; something nice; happy joy; me and Grace; I am LoRd and theRe is no God beside me, I girded thEE, though Thou hast not known me <Isaiah 45:5>; Ice cleam; looking fresh; we were all sleepy; having fun in the subway.
Mon. from top: drum w/ palace gate in background; water wheel; Subi and Rogelio in the background; restaurant decor; street music; kids playing w/ water; gate soldier and I; mountainside in background; mask of ancient guardians; our gang; drumming; pretty girl in red; bboy freeze; kids participating in bboy show; more drumming/show; me with bboys.
Tues from top: Italian restaurant Primo Bacio Baci in Gangnam; pretty salad; Sam! :)
