Long Time, No Write!!!

Hey guys! Sorry I've been MIA lately. With the holidays coming up, like right around the corner, I've been super busy. And honestly, I'm getting rather homesick and sometimes its easier for me to not remind myself of what I'm missing. =(
So, the last week as been really busy. I've met a slew of new people to hang with, so for everyone who was sending up good thoughts for me-- thank you. They worked. LOL. This past Wednesday, I went to a native English teacher workshop for the day at this Korean university. When I was first walking up the building, I was surrounded by Koreans and when I walked through the doors it was "Hello Middle America!" LOL-- There were TONS of people there from my province and they were all speaking English! It was like heaven for my ears.
I met my friend L there, the guy from Iowa, and we started mingling. Halfway through a conversation with someone, these girls came up and started speaking to me another language. I know my face was looking crazy for a second there, and L looked just as confused. I said, "I'm sorry, what?" And they were like, "You're American?" Uh, yeah honey. I said, "Yeah, from Michigan." Turns out they thought I was South African and were talking Afrikaans to me. I dont know what it is about me that screams "NOT AMERICAN!" but its starting to get a little concerning. That happened to me THREE times after that-- one guy even thought he knew me from Cape Town. Which leads me to believe that I dont look South African, only that I look like a CERTAIN South African person that everyone knows maybe. Who the hell knows?
We, L and I, end up spending the rest of the day with the South African girls, who are very cool and have awesome accents. The workshop ends at 5:30, and L and I go to catch the bus back to the subway terminal. So, we're standing at the bus stop and I turn around and guess what I see strapped on to some guy's back? A Morehouse backpack thingy. Immediately, I go wtf? I tell L that this guy went to my "brother school" and say I'm going to go and talk to him. So, I tap his shoulder and go-- "When did you graduate?" He says "May 08" I say, "Shut up! Spelman '08!" This immediately starts a conversation and we talk about Senior Week (he was drunk as was I), Homecoming (he wasnt at this one, I was) and how we've never layed eyes in each other before meeting in freaking South Korea. Luck would also have it that he is also in the same city as me too. Go fucking figure.
He tells his friends, "Hey guys, this is my Spelman sister!" and invites L and I to go out to dinner that night. L says he cant cause he's tired, but I say that I'm totally down. So, he and his friends and I go out to dinner and have an awesome time. One girl, a Korean American from California, is soooo cool and we become fast friends. She's hilarious too. She said her parents encouraged her to come over here because they want her to meet a nice Korean boy since she has a lamentable habit of being attracted to black guys. Ha! So, anywho, we make plans to spend the holidays together at Morehouse's apt and then hitting up another party later that evening.
So, that was part one of my week. That weekend, I caught strep throat but I didnt let that keep me from doing a little shopping. I met up at the mall with a new small town Canadian friend, who is also overweight, but this one is completely normal. She just walks reeeeaaaaalllllllyyyy slowly, which annoys me to no end. But she's really sweet, so that makes up for it. =) I bought two pairs of boots, a leather bag, a facial system from The Body Shop and some tights for about 130,000 won. About 95 American dollars. Whenever I'm down on Korea, shopping always takes away the bad taste in my mouth.
I'm going back to Seoul this weekend too. I'm headed to Itaewon, which is a huge foreigner district because its located right next the US base, and I'm super excited. Doubtless, I'll have plenty of stories to tell about that one. Its going to be interesting, cause it'll be me, A, Nice S.T. Canadian and a gay guy that I met going together. None of these people have ever met before, and I can only hope that they will all get along nicely. I dont know how thats going to work out yet, cause A has already started asking me, "So, is your fat friend going to be able to keep up? I mean, is the walking going to be a big problem?" And I havent yet mentioned that Nice S.T. Canadian walks reeeeaaaaallllllllyyyy slowly yet and dont think I'm going to say anything about it. She'll find out sooner or later, right? But I dont think, D, the gay guy will be a problem. Every girl loves a good gay guy, right? And he's from Michigan too. =) I'm planning on adopting him as my new gay friend since I dont have Tionne anymore. =( I miss that kid. Anywho, you have just been updated, my friends!!! Merry Christmas if I dont get to tell you later!!!! Love you all!