Seoul, fourth day: chill day

Hello, long time no see! (as always)

So because of the jet lagged i felt really sleepy in the morning but i didn't want to stay in the hostel all day so i decided to go shopping, so i went to COEX MALL!

So this mall is quite different as any that i've been to, the reason why is because is the largest underground shopping center in Asia!! Yes, it's huge; yes, you can find a lot of korean brands and some international brands. It has a lot of restaurants and entertainment stores, there's even an aquarium!

So because i really didn't have anything to do that day i just went window shopping and got lost several times (i lost count, seriously) and then i got to i think the center of the mall and they were promoting the new phone by Samsung, the Galaxy Note 5, it had a few days since its released!

So yes, i had a phone but it didn't work anymore and i was looking to upgrade it asap, so i ran to the Samsung Store, looking for a more affordable phone of course, to see what i could find. And then i saw it, the Galaxy Note 5, it was so beautiful!!

Even though i was looking for a cheaper version of a Samsung phone i bought this precious baby and till now i'm happy with my decision because it's the best phone ever!!!

I didn't do anything productive that day but spend my money hahaha.

Sol

Seoul third day: Namsangol Hanok Village

So this day i went by myself to this place, Namsangol. I looked it out on one blog i found on the internet and i went as soon as i could because it was one of the places i really wanted to see! To get here just go to the Chungmuro Station (Line 3) and get out in Exit 3 or 4.

Namsangol is a hanok village from the Joseon Dynasty and it's a place that you should definitely go! The Joseon Dynasty lasted from 1392 to 1897, so it's basically five centuries :)

I went through the beautiful houses and i got to a place where you could taste some tea with benefits for the health :)

This place was the first hanok place i have ever seen so i was really amazed of everything. Every time that i go to a historical place i tried to feel like i'm living in that century (there's nothing wrong about dreaming, right?), this place transfered me to the Joseon Dynasty, trying to figure it out how did they live their normal days.

Can you imagine people going through this streets like is their everyday life? i wonder how it was living in this Dynasty.

I think because of the jet lagged i prefered to go back to my hostel, 14 hours of difference between my country and South Korea it's easy to say but not easy to achieve without feeling sleepy!

Sol

Seoul, second day: Insadong and Bukchon Village (+Namdaemun Market)

Long time no post! (As usual) but I'm back! (again).

Okay so because it was August, Seoul was really hot those days, but that didn't stop us! That day we went to Insadong, it's a place where you can find a lot of shops for souvenirs, a lot of korean restaurants and art galleries, basically Insadong is located downtown Seoul i must said and there are a lot of traditional places you must go and see.

To get to Insadong just go in the Line 3 to Anguk Station Exit 6 :)

We walked around there and then we decided to go to Bukchon Village, that it's really close from Insadong, if you're planning to go to these places you should go the same day

So we just crossed the street and walked like 15 minutes and we got to the Bukchon Village. This place it's a neighborhood with traditional houses, i saw some hostels around here so i'm pretty sure that it would be a really good idea to stay in some and experience the traditional house staying: yes, sleeping in a mattress, it's not as bad as it sounds like, at least for one or two days.

I love the traditional korean houses and architecture so for me it was a really cute place to be, plus that the day before we met three beautiful persons and as i would called it, i think it was the destiny because we met them randomly that day, without planning it.

Later on, we got separated (we wanted to do different things and go to different places) so i went with my new friends to the Namdaemun Market. Tbh i didn't know anything about markets here in Korea but i did know that they weren't as they were in Mexico so i went there and i tried to taste all the different street foods and trying to understand what the people were selling. Namdaemun Market is the biggest market in Seoul (I've heard) and it's a really cool experience if you want something different as the craziness of capitals.

There you can find candies, fruits, clothes, ginseng, accessories..

... And the most important (for me), you can find FOOD!!!

To get to the Nandaemun Market you just have to take the subway Line 4 to Heoyeon Station, and get out in Gate 4, 5 or 6. Have fun! :)

Sol

Seoul, first day: Myeongdong and N Tower

Hello :)

When i arrived Korea i was excited as well nervous; the subway, the buses, the everything scared the hell out of me. It was the first time that i was leaving my home country to go to another all by myself. I was dying of nervous but so happy to be independent! (haha, i was 21, please understand).

I stayed here for two weeks, i think it's pretty good and well located, a little pricey for me but okay (excuse my finger) :)

I knew that my other mexican friend arrived two weeks before me so i met her the second day i arrived (i called it the first day because the real first day i just arrived to my hostel and went to bed directly, i was tired). She was with a german guy and i had to take the subway to her station, i was in Sookmyung University Station (Line 4) and they were at Mapo-gu Office (Line 6) and i arrived safely! (45 minutes later than the time we decided because i got lost, as usual hehehe).

Anyways, we went that day to Myeondong! (Line 4) If you want to shop that's the place!! 

You can find everything you want; from phone cases, makeup, food, to famous brand shops, electronics, cinema, and more!

You can see your favorite k-pop groups promoting different brands, like this makeup brand with SHINee!

Street food is the best!

Can we talk about desserts? because seriously, korean desserts are the best! like this bread in fish form with ice cream inside, delicious <3

To go there just go to Myeondong Station and go by the underground mall in the subway and you'll see the exit to Myeondong really easily. You can find pretty cool things in the underground mall, mostly clothes.

Because it was still early, we decided to go to the N Tower, plus it was really near from Myeondong so we just walk like 15 minutes and we arrived there. There are two ways of going, one is going by walking, it takes like 15 minutes and its all stairs to go there (it's a tower, of course you have to go up!), and the other way (the one we choose), or as everybody called it the "short way"haha, we payed 9,000 won for the round trip and we went by the cable way (now that i think about that it was pretty expensive, but anyways we did it). Once we were there i start to remember all the dramas that were recorded there, a lot of things happened there! hahaha

That's the view from the cableway, sorry for the blurry picture but we were a lot of people in a not so quite big car.

The N Tower: cool! It was a hot day that day and we were sooo tired that we just stayed there sitting on a bench.

There are a lot of padlocks along the tower. You can buy them at the store that it's at the tower or bring your own and lock it to the tower so you and your lover can lock their love so that way it will last forever. Romantic, huh?

Of course there are many couples all the time, it's like the perfect place to go with your love (actually i think all South Korea is made for couples, but i will talk about it later in another post)

Okay so the main reason we went to the tower was because of the amazing view you have from the city! Seriously i think it's the best, especially at night, as you can see here:

I'm still in love with that view, aren't you? :)

Okay so we stayed like half an hour more sitting around a little pagoda where kids were playing and we talked and talked and talked till we decide to go.

So yea, that's how my first day of being in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, went. Here's a view of the N Tower from my hostel:

It's good to blog, it keeps my mind away from overthinking, i like that.

Sol

Back to business!

Hello, i'm here again.

I'm the worst at keeping promises, i know that already, don't need to remind me. But wanting to change is the first step to make it better, right? Right? oh well..

Okay, to be honest, i don't know if i'm going to be active here, i always have something else to do rather than keeping my blog going, and it's sad because i really like to write, i mean, i was born for the Ethnography, you know? haha (jk jk, but i love it, tho).

So first things first: i've been here for almost three months (!!!). Time passes by really fast when you're having a good time! Anyways.. i'm gonna try to keep this blog "organized", and by organized i mean blogging as things happened. It's gonna be hard because i've done a lot of things already (like a lot, seriously a lot) so yea.. let's start! (again!).

Sol

I'm back! (idk for how long)

Heeeeelloooo

I'm back. For real. I think. I was talking today with some French girl and she motivated me to blog again. So i'm back. (Shout out to Laura if she ever see this haha :P)

A lot of things have changed in my life, a lot. I'm not in my homecountry anymore, i'll be really far for at least a year and i'm happy about it. I left Mexico and I came to South Korea.

First thing first: i came because of a exchange program. It took me like a year to plan this and finally i'm here. Korea is amazing, seriously

To arrive from Mexico it took me like 28 hours, but i was not tired at all, all i wanted was to explore!

The girl that picked me up was a girl i met 5 years ago through internet! Yes, it sounds weird but we met because of a YouTube singer called David Choi and since then we've been friends. I didn't have an idea about how tall she was or how she looked.. i didn't know anything besides her face, because that was all i could see through her picture in Facebook. So yeah, it was fun.


I'll post more things later.. i promise!

Sol

i don't have a name to this post

It's been a long time since i post something, i know. And the truth is that i've been busy with a lot of stuffs and i forgot about my blog, silly me.

I wanna go back to this, i like to write my thoughts and feelings without notice if someone would read it or not.

A lot of things had change in my life. Some good and some bad stuffs but i'm okay with that. Thanks to that i grew as a person and i can't be more happier.

I really don't have anything to say, just want to let "you" know that i'm still alive :D

Sol