My first weekend was successful, I'd say. I hung out with Eunhwa for the first time on Saturday. I met her at Tech in 2008 and we've kept in touch until now and she's back in Korea in university and actually lives in Bundang, which is where I am now, so that's convenient and really nice.
One goal I had/have for being here is to be a part of the Seoul Writers' Workshop. I found it a few months ago and applied for jobs specifically near Seoul so I could attend meetings. In Ruston, I had a writing workshop with some good friends. We met once a week over the summer and had dinner and then all read something we'd worked on that week and gave feedback to each other. It was super helpful and I learned a lot in that time. From what I knew, the Seoul workshop would be similar. And I knew I wanted in. So I joined on facebook and Sunday was the anthology launch party. So I took the subway to Seoul by myself to find Berlin Cafe, meet some people and hear some poetry. It was a success. I met some teachers at a few different universities in Seoul who have lived here for over ten years. I had a great time with them and also learned a lot about many different things - from the difference in the buses to work opportunity at universities. I knew I was in good company when I spelled "Dana Gioia" for interested ears. (I was only talking about the thesis I wanted to write. I wasn't shamelessly promoting him that time!)
It turns out there is a separate poetry workshop from the general one and it meets once a month. I'm excited about it. Now, I just need to get a routine going so I can write in the mornings before school. Luckily there's a coffee shop pretty much next door to the apartment I will move into December 1st.
I'm excited about moving into the real apartment too. I mean, it's not exactly spacious, but where I am right now, the teachers call "the box." So yeah.
My new question: How easy is it going to be for me to buy cheese here?
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