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Refreshing arrival back in the states.
May 6, 2009Last week I arrived in San Francisco for my little tour of the West Coast. After a year in Korea it did seem a little awkward being back in the states but it didn’t last long.
When I first stepped onto American soil, not surprisingly the first contact I had with anyone was with a homeless person. He was helpful in assisting me with some directions, so I decided to give him some some change. I remembered that all I had was a few hundreds and some Korean currency, so I pulled out a few Korean bills and told him that was all I had. He told me he lived in Korea and began naming off lots of places he visited there. I gave him a few thousand wan.
The first thing I noticed in San Francisco was the cultural diversity. It was quite a refreshing change from Korea where 99% of the people there are Korean. Almost everyone in San Francisco has some kind of foreign blood in them. Every combination of asian, hispanic, indian, whatever were there. It’s like race almost means nothing because everyone is some kind of different mix.
The food in California was also a refreshing change. Korean food is good, very spicy with lots of fresh vegetables, however it does become a little monotonous. Now it’s great to be able to easily get food from all over the world. I gained a few pounds as soon as I returned to the states. People say that America is a melting pot, it certainly is. Posted in Uncategorized |
Couch Surfing culture
May 1, 2009I decided to try out Couch Surfing during my trip to California. Couch Surfing is a social network used for people to stay with others when they are traveling. I didn’t just want to use it to save money from hotels, but also to meet some locals and possibly do some professional networking if I could surf with some people involved in web/graphic design. (more…)
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