Happy Belated Easter to everyone back home! Easter is just another business as usual Sunday here and all the stores were open. The Easter bunny was nowhere to be found in Seoul, so on Saturday, Rosa and I sought it at High Street Market, a foreign market in the Itaewon neighborhood. Itaewon is THE foreign neighborhood in Seoul because it is adjacent to the U.S. military base (Yongsan).
Anyways, High Street Market is a small store but it was heaven. We were immediately greeted by a bag of salt and vinegar kettle-cooked chips. It went straight into our basket. The bag of English muffins also found solace in my arms. All in all, I was able to do a lot of statue-worthy liberating off the shelves but paid black market prices ($7 for a bag of chips!). Here’s what my Taste of Home pantry now looks like:
Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any Kraft Cadbury Crème Egg, but tortilla chips and Pace Picante Sauce more than made up for it.
I attended Easter service at Yeoksam Catholic Church because they had an English mass and it’s located within a 15 minute walking distance from my place (okay, to be honest, I cabbed it). Listening to the scriptures, I reflected on this new experience and chapter of my life. Thank you everyone! This opportunity only came because of the selfless and unconditional guidance and support from you guys throughout the years. I will try not to disappoint you.
Amen.
Happy Easter to you! Hope you're recovering from everything ok. By everything, I mean the eye stuff and traumatic lunch experience.
ReplyDeleteLunch is getting more traumatic. I couldn't take it anymore and asked a co-worker yesterday why no one talks during lunch. He said it's so that they can quickly eat and go back to work. The silence is giving me indigestion.
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