After plopping our stuff into our tight hostel quarters, we went out to Myung-dong for food and fun. Myung-dong is one of many areas in Seoul where you can just get lost amidst stores, bars, cafes and lights. Everything is jam packed together and there is a constant electricity in the air.
Couples can be seen arm in arm en masse. It's rather sickening.. Put another way, why not me??
Ack, blasted auto-correct!
James could not get enough of the street food. Here you will find skewers of meat, roasted chestnuts, roasted squid, corndog/fry thingies, or fishcake stuffed with rice cake, or fried dough filled with gooey sweet filling:
In Myung-dong you will also find a gazillion skin care product stores. What's strange is that you will find the same brand store (for example, Nature Republic) about 20 meters from the first one, and then again. And yet again. Skin care is huge in Korea, and it's not just the women buying it up. Men can be seen buying and using BB cream, CC cream, and yes, Snail Cream. They boast of the hydrating qualities of snail secretion. I stocked up.
I found my crush, standing alone in Myung-dong, trying to endorse her product. I felt very shy around her. I wonder how she felt about me. We're still kind of in that awkward stage of not knowing what to say, but with time, I am sure we, too, will be strolling arm in arm with the masses in Myung-dong.
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