Subway Salesmen...

Once in a while, these subway salesman come through the subway train with their rolling carts, selling random stuff (usually crap - sometimes things worthwhile!) This man was selling a package of 5 magnetic clips to close food bags with for the equivalent of 75 cents! (Not sure how he is able to make a living doing this!)


He gave about a 2 minutes shpeel about his product and showed ALL the different ways it could be used! Then he walked the traincar to see if there were any takers! Unfortunately, there weren't. Guess everyone already has food clips! I will say though, there have been some subway salesmen who have been so convincing that I had to buy their product! So, I have 2 pairs of gloves and 1 lent picker uper thingy at home! I'm a sucker, what can I say!

Happy Birthday Buddha!

The lanters have been hung, and the Buddhists are already beginning to celebrate Buddha's birthday around here!


It isn't technically until May 21st, but they decorate the town weeks in advance! (Kind of like we do for Christmas, minus the expensive trees, fancy wreaths and colorful lights!) I'm going to be staying in Busan this year for the holiday weekend (last year I went to Japan) and I'm planning to head over to one of the big temples around here to get some pictures of the lanterns! I heard it's stunning at nightime! Can't wait!

Top Ramen!

If you're a Top Ramen fan... this is definitely the country for you! You could have a different flavor for every meal for an entire month, I think! And this picture was taken in a 7 Eleven! Imagine how many more you could find in an actual grocery store!

Ajuma Naptime!

Looks like business is slow today! Nobody wants to buy peanuts or garlic... :(

I wrote a book!

I've done a lot of things in my life, but this is something that I am extremely proud of!

On March 8th, Aaron told me that for my 29th birthday present, he was going to finance the printing of my blog into a coffee table style 11x13 hardback picture book and that he had already found a company that would do it! He had even downloaded the program, so I would be ready to start right away! (www.blurb.com) If you know me at all, you can imagine my unbelievable excitement! I think I may have even jumped and let out a yelp! What an incredibly thoughtful gift, huh?!

So, after probably 300 hours of text formatting, placing 1895 individual pictures (HOLY CRAP!), adding dates, and spell checking the entire thing, the book is finished!!! ALL 286 PAGES of it! I am so excited to send it off to the printer tonight! Here are a couple sneak peaks for ya! (I did screenshots of my laptop screen!) This is the front of the book!

and these are some of the inside pages!

Aaron, Thank you for my extremely thoughtful birthday present and for always encouraging me to continue writing my blog! You have given me an awesome memoir of my 1st year here, and for that, I am super greatful!