Last night I met up with my good friend, Seth. He has been living in South Korea for the last year. He is going home on Friday the 30th. I was extremely happy we could meet up. It is amazing that someone you grew up with on the other side of the world is in the same area you are 7000 miles from home. His control of the Korean language is impressive. You can tell he worked his butt off studying. We met at subway station exit 2 off the green line in Seoul. From there we went to a local restaurant and had some delicious spicy food. They set your uncooked food on a grill in the center of the table and you watch it cook. You let it sit there simmering and stir it occasionally. You then pick at it with your chopsticks until it is gone. Sungjoo then left to meet the head professor of his department while Seth and I gallivanted around the area. We stopped in a little authentic Korean restaurant where I tried Dong Dong Ju, and Makalie. Dong Dong Ju and Makalie are rice wines that look like milk, with a much bigger kick. This stuff will sneak up on you, that is fore sure. Seth and I talked about college, high school, grade school basketball, friends, not so good friends, books and girls. It is the kind of conversation you can only have with someone you have known your whole life and while drinking. After drowning in Dong Dong Ju, Seth took me to one of the coolest, if not the coolest bar I have ever been to. It is called Gaya. It was dark inside with an awesome ambiance. The place was packed with drunken Korean college kids sitting around tables with their shoes off and slippers everywhere. Seth and I ordered Soju (more rice wine) and beer. With these two beverages Seth showed me a concoction that was delicious. For all of those who know what an Irish Car Bomb is, this drink is similar. You have one beer cup and two shot glasses. Do not forget you need Coke or Pepsi. You then place the first shot glass in the beer cup and fill the shot glass with Coke. Take the second shot glass, fill it up with Soju and place it on top of the first shot of Coke. After placing the shots in the glass fill it up with beer. Grab the handle and throw it back. All you can taste is the Coke with just a little kick. I am not sure how many of those we drank but I will say we had enough. They also brought us a tray of fruit. It is to this miraculous fruit tray I accredit my lack of a hangover this morning. The fruit, beer and Soju were a great combination. After we left Gaya Seth and I parted ways. It is a shame we did not have more time to hang out. I could learn a lot from him about life over here in Korea. I hope he returns for a visit (maybe with some more friends from back home).
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