Back from another trip

I just got back from a week in the Bay Area. Other than the quick cruise ride on Thursday, I spent the whole week in Mt. View. Will have to get better at planning and executing. Anyway, I was mostly exhausted during the trip as it always takes about a week to get over the jet lag when I travel in the direction of Asia to America. On the plane back to Seoul, I slept for almost the entire ride which usually never happens.

Still planning on writing about my trip to Singapore and Hyderabad ... the next big trip will be the holiday trip to CA/NY in December!

A new haircut and a new friend

I got a hair cut today. Chopped off more than half of my hair -- all the curls I had! I'm back to a normal Asian girl with straight hair, hehe.

On my way home, I stopped by one of the earring stands on the streets of Gangnam. The vendor lady didn't look Korean/East Asian and I started wondering where she was from. While I was looking through hundreds of beautiful exotic earrings, I overheard her talking on the phone in Spanish. I ended up getting more than five pairs and bargained a bit (a habit picked up in India, haha). When she finally agreed to my first price, I said "Gracias" and she almost fell off of her stool. When she asked if I were good at "Español", I laughed and gave her all of the only five phrases I knew in Spanish, which really amused her. Turns out "Iliana" is from Peru and speaks fairly fluent English. After a short chat, she wrapped up an extra small pair of earrings with the ones I bought and thanked me for making her laugh so much. Incredible what my tinsy bit of Spanish could do!