드디어 가을이 됐다. (Finally, it's fall.)

I keep thinking of things I want to write about on this blog, but by the time I am able to... the moment has passed. I hear there's a mobile app (or some way to post via your phone, anyway)... I may look into that, cos maybe then I'd write smaller less time-consuming posts (for all involved).

It's definitely autumn here in Seoul. The leaves are changing, the weather is getting cold. It's still, on average, about 65-70 degrees Fahrenheit (14-20 Celsius). I actually thought I was doing pretty well with metric units (we use our own units in the US...) until the teacher, yesterday in class, asked me how much gas cost per liter in the US. I had absolutely no idea how to convert gallons to liters (turns out it's about 4 liters to a gallon... 3.78 to be more exact). I'm getting pretty good at feet to/from meters, degrees F to/from degrees Celsius, pounds to/from kilos. Still, what the heck, US? Get with the metric game. It's base 10!! So much easier. Except degrees C/F. For temperature, I still like F more. It's a lot more precise (as everyone pretty much drops the decimal in C), though I do appreciate 0=water freezing and 100=water boiling, instead of seemingly arbitrary 32 and 212, respectively.

Aaaanyway... the trees are really pretty. I finally took some pictures on the way to class today... I think J was embarrassed by my constant shutter sounds, but.. y'know.




Fall foliage on our way to SNU. Pictures aren't in chronological order.^^
And the poor, pretty flowers are a little confused as to the season, I think...

Speaking of trips to school, we live near the district office. A few weeks ago, they put up a display with lots of umbrellas, and a stage for afternoon singers/etc to perform. The umbrellas each had a long fishing line hanging down, and every time I walked past, it took everything I had not to pull on the strings...^^



Gwanak District Office.

Level 4 midterms came and went. I had a pretty terrible time w/ the listening section... though, most people didn't do too well, either. The last three levels, I got over 90% average each time (and level 2, I had the highest grade of everyone in the level).. but this time, well, I got 80.5% at midterm. I basically need 100% to get an average of 90% (for the certificate) this level, which will never happen. :( Ah well.


The "Mid-term test" column says Reading (of 20), Writing (of 30), Listening (of 20), Speaking (of 30).

J and I were partners again in class this week, and we had to make a travel ad. We chose a town in Portugal, where you can swim with dolphins, eat cheap and tasty food, and the beach is really nice (as is the weather!). Obviously, we should have both become artists.... Look at that realistic dolphin!



Finally: food! We made steaks, salad, sauteed mushrooms, and mashed potatoes for our friend's birthday. So much food, so many people. It was fun. :) They also have a street food in Korea that's basically deep-fried red-bean stuffed dough, in a fish shape. So delicious... and only 3 for ~90 cents! :)




Seriously, going to try writing shorter, more frequent blog posts from now on but... it probably won't happen.^^