today was one of those days when nothing really happened but i was in a good mood and smiling all the time.

in eleven minutes it is going to be already tomorrow. hopefully as good as today. good night.

oz's kitchen. randomly picked pizzeria in samcheong dong that turned out to be fully vegetarian (vegan by request). what a luck! the place was really cozy. i had mushroom spaghetti. yum.

i've never lived in a dormitory until this summer. i was quite excited about it and i imagined i would have the best roommate ever and we would become bff. the reality turned out to be quite the opposite. im really thankful to sony for their noise cancellation earphones. despite all the downsides, i enjoy this experience (especially now when my roommate moved out). my favorite part of dorm life are night talks on the roof with quite a nice view over suwon city.


welcome to my room.


it's very small and there is no intimacy whatsoever. my bed is on the left.


the other side of my room. two beds, two desks, two closets. that's it.


the kitchen. my room is right opposite to it. i don't get people that cook at 2 a.m. and don't bother to close the door.


the fridge is always full.


all the food has to be labeled or otherwise it will be thrown away by cleaning ladies.


the washroom.

next time i would choose 4-bed-room. the rooms are bigger and it sounds like more fun.

my new hobby is to wander around on streets of seoul and discover new places.

there are a few areas in seoul which i truly love. one of them is samcheongdong. the place is full of little cafes, art galleries, boutiques and street vendors. perfect place to spend your sunday afternoon with friends.

last week i took a road trip to the southern part of the south korea. i was surprised how different it was compared to seoul. the sky was everyday blue, the traffic was okay and there was much less people. and mountains. there were mountains everywhere! in one village where i stayed overnight, at 4 am a song was played to wake up everybody. the day starts there a bit earlier. people had much darker skin and often didn't cover themselves from the sun as much as in seoul. they were also very friendly and kind. it was a really nice experience.

the first 10 days in south korea has passed so fast. it feels good to be back here but i needed some days to readjust. there are so many people here. only in seoul there are 3 times more people than in whole finland. im eating so much! the food is just too good here. last four days i spent traveling around in the small cities and villages. it was really good experience. more about it in the next post.

(im trying to catch up with reading everyone's blogs but my google reader still says that i have over 380 unread blog posts...)

tomorrow i'm going to south korea! it will be my third visit. i'll spend there 8 weeks traveling and studying. i'm excited to see old and new places and to be an exchange student. it will be my first time living in dormitory. i hope i will have nice roommate(s). but foremost i can't wait to see my friends. i've missed them too much.

this will be a tremendous summer.