Relationships

I went to see the Cannes International Advertising Festival and then went out to dinner with Jungsuk (JS) and another girl (JH) from work. In the middle of the dinner, I realized I have been slowly but surely building a friendship with JS over the past three months or so. I felt comfortable enough to call her unnie: In Korea, unnie literally means an older sister, but if you have female friends who are older than you, you also call them unnie. I hadn't felt comfortable enough to call JS unnie up until last night, when it just came out naturally.

It had been a while since I made a new friend I could actually connect intellectually and emotionally, especially in Korea. I cherish that feeling of having established a solid connection over time, and it was really exciting. There still are a lot of differences in our backgrounds and experiences that hold me back from sharing a lot more with her, but the fact that we have become close has been a good surprise to me.


Life back in Seoul hasn't been too bad ;)