Monkeys in our backyard
We just rolled out of bed after a text had come in earlier. Alya was coming to our neighbourhood; she asked if we were already awake. “She probably wants to meet up in the evening and is simply checking on beforehand,” Ina said. Turns out wishful thinking doesn’t always work, haha. Alya was already here, waiting for us in a There’s more for you to read!
When fear carries the biggest weight
Sometimes there are moments in which you can’t see straight anymore. As soon as fear weighs the heaviest, realism will be off the scale completely. The positive which usually outweighs the negative does no longer seem to matter. If it’s like this and this, you can either do this and this, but neither works out. No matter what you do, There’s more for you to read!
The pond of God
Ina’s feet were still red once we woke up. The plan of visiting Udo Island was wiped off the table and instead we decided to take the more relaxed option; visiting waterfalls. When I think about waterfalls, I associate it with a lot of walking because that’s how I remember it from childhood vacations with my parents. It is not like There’s more for you to read!
To the summit of the Hallasan mountain!
As pointed out in my previous post, we woke up at 5:30. The alarm clock rang which was equal to a canon getting fired in my dream. Seconds ago, Jack sparrow had been walking in front of me. Aye. Even though we haven’t slept much that night, it wasn’t hard for me to get up. It took a walk, a There’s more for you to read!
Exploring Jeju
Last evening we flew to Jeju-do Island and used our time in the evening to figure out what we’d do tomorrow. We decided to go to the Hallasan Mountain with the idea that we would still have enough energy on our first day. There are several hiking trails but only two that lead to the summit which is where we There’s more for you to read!
Gay supporters, OUT
Yesterday we encountered a protest against gay marriage and or sexuality. We were heading for one of the small palaces in Seoul after leaving the National Palace Museum of Korea. Right before the entrance of this place, people were sitting in rows while holding signs as they looked up to the stage in front of them. There were a few people There’s more for you to read!
Still trying
It often happens, that thoughts are creeping in. Sometimes they find their way inside slowly. Sometimes they come all at once. Often no one knows that this is going on. I might just be tired. Or annoyed. You know, something. It’s okay when I can hide it. Sometimes it goes away again because my surrounding helps getting me out of There’s more for you to read!
Nothing touristic, just Korean food
I have gotten rid of my jet lag and by now feel settled. These first few days we have mainly been out for food, (bubble) tea, buying a few essential things and meeting up with others. There are 5 others from Ina’s University in Seoul. One of them had her birthday on Saturday and Truci, one of Ina’s flatmates had There’s more for you to read!
Arriving in Korea
Sleeping on a plane sucks. I am writing this at 3:23 am, Dutch time after my 37th attempt to sleep has failed. I think I have tried every position in every possible creative way, but it’s simply not working. There is the foetus position, the with your head on the table position, the pretend the window is a pillow position There’s more for you to read!
The way things are
I really have trouble sleeping at the right times over here. Last night, on the first night, I think we went to bed around 1, but I woke up at 5 only to stay awake thereafter. Perhaps it is because it gets light here around 5/6 am, but with the little sleep that I had in the plane, I am There’s more for you to read!
Preparing my trip to South Korea
A month ago, my tennis trainer asked me if I was already counting down the days. My dad came with the same question one and a half week later while Yeşim has been saying I’m going to be so far away every time I see her. The truth is, no one really seems to be aware that I am leaving There’s more for you to read!
My last three years, playing football
Last night, my football team kept on recurring in my dreams. I wasn’t really aware the season was ending and that once it did; that was it for me, the end. Yesterday, I was not even aware when it became truly apparent during my last match. But now that I’ve been dreaming dreams about playing with them all night, I There’s more for you to read!
Like day and night
I always tell others: we are like day and night, my sister and I. It has been visible in our appearances; she always dressed more lady-like whereas I preferred comfort and did not care all that much. She liked to do the typical girl things and I rather played outside with boys. As we grew older these differences became less There’s more for you to read!
Goodbye, after 18 years
There is this house, hidden between the other houses, about 2 streets away from mine. It looks like every other house to any passer-by. They might not even see it, much less pay attention to it but I can’t help looking at it every time I come across it. All this time, every month and year that passed by, nothing There’s more for you to read!