Big Day

Today is a big day. Not only is it my one month anniversary of coming to Korea, but more importantly, it's my first payday. To help you understand how exciting that is, you need to know that I have two dollars left to my name and have been living off Ramen noodles and Frosted Flakes for the past 3 days. It's been feeling a lot like college again.

In anticipation of this big day, I opened a Korean bank account yesterday, all by myself. It was very easy. In only ten minutes, I walked out the door with a bank account, a check card, and some complimentary Hello Kitty candy. And so now my stomach and bank account, both empty, patiently await my first paycheck.

The first thing I plan on buying is a cell phone. It's hard to fit in here without a cell phone in my hands at all times. If there's a county more addicted than America to their electronic gadgets, it's got to be Korea. Since they pretty much make all of them, that's not too surprising.

The second thing I plan to buy is a haircut.

On Monday, I received a package from my ever-loving parents filled with some of my favorite books, a french press, chocolate, and an ipod nano. It almost felt like my birthday. The chocolate is already gone but I've been enjoying having portable music once again. I think the third thing I will buy is some Starbucks beans to french press. This instant coffee is just not cutting it.