Spicing up my life.

So on Monday night we went to Nurebong (Karaoke Rooms!) for the first time - or as it said on the door a 'singing practice room'. This was not practice. From the performances that came out that night you'd think we'd been preparing for this for years (I have been). We were truly mesmerising. Finishing off the night with a total of five Spice Girls songs (yes five - I'm not sure how many they performed at the closing ceremony but I'd imagine we sang more) we walked home in the pouring rain, which is becoming more and more frequent after our first week of HOT KOREA. No sideways rain as of yet though, which is always nice to avoid.

A couple of days before our concert, we went to the Presidential retreat I mentioned last time. Unfortunately it was raining there as well and we found solace in watching a fountain display from an umbrella. Luxury. The soundtrack to said fountain show was bizarre and varied, with the Pirates of the Caribbean theme tune making an appearance, as well as some K-Pop and Time to Say Goodbye. Ironically, this was not the final song as we had assumed. Oh no. This was far from over. Forty minutes later we wondered what we were still doing there. Everyone else had bailed by Dancing Queen. There's only so many dance moves a fountain can perform. Please see below one of the most popular ones.

Apologies for the tree in the way. He wanted to watch too. I'm pretty sure he didn't stay for as long as we did.

I'm becoming more and more educated in K-Pop every day. My favourite K-pop song is below for either your enjoyment or your resentment:

Monster by Big Bang

I've also found out about my school and my new upcoming life in Sunchang-gu. My apartment has a bed, a desk and a wardrobe (which is more than some people get) and a lady down the hall who plays her TV really loudly and doesn't shut her front door. I hope she doesn't disturb me while I'm trying to watch some K-Drama.  My school has a total of around 25 students. That isn't a typo. The ENTIRE student body is made up of around 25 children. I'm actually really excited about it!

There's a handy sign in the toilet that urges us not to put wooden chopsticks down the toilet (making me wonder if we are allowed to put metal chopsticks down there - I must remember to ask at the front desk). I'm really trying my hardest not to but it's just so tempting. It's actually worrying to think how many people decided to do this before it had to become a rule.

Gamsahapnida for reading!

Rainy Spice