Jimjibang

So today I had my first bath house experience in Korea. These bath houses are called jimjibangs. Naturally I went to the largest and nicest one in all of Asia =).

I was nervous at first because in these places you have to strip down to nothing and bare it all for the world (or at least all the other women in there) to see. It was surprisingly only uncomfortable for about a minute. I guess being North American nakedness is something we're brought up to feel shameful about. What's more, I find that we North Americans are all so self conscious of our bodies. This was why I really enjoyed this experience. It not only was cool going into cave baths, herbal baths and champagne baths etc. but it honestly made me feel more comfortable in my own skin. Looking around at the tons of other women there I noticed that no one had the "perfect body". So why should I feel like I had to have one?

Yah I have a little more padding here and there than I'd like, but we all have something we don't particularily love about our bodies. How nice it was to be in a room full of people completely naked and not think once to myself about those inadequacies I feel everyday even when I'm fully clothed.

I think it's something every women should try once. How nice it would be if us women had the self confidence we should.


P.S. I like these songs =)

The One Thing I Know About Myself For Certain

I AM

Main Entry: indecisive

Part of Speech: adjective

Definition: uncertain, indefinite

Synonyms: astraddle, changeable, doubtful, faltering, halting, hemming and hawing, hesitant, hesitating, hot and cold, inconclusive, indeterminate, irresolute, of two minds, on the fence, tentative, unclear, undecided, undetermined, uneventful, unsettled, unstable, vacillating, waffling, wavering, weak-kneed, wishy-washy

...I've already decided to delete this post...*sigh*

There and Back Again

So I just finished watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy and it was pretty good...although there were a few dry scenes. I could also see how it would have been a much better movie the big screen but o wells.

On another note, I just came back to Busan from my two week "vacation" to Canada. It was fun but really tiring and must say I'm glad to be back in Korea. Kind of feels like home a little more than Markham now. I guess that's because I didnt really get a chance settle in. But i came to the realization that I'm definitely not ready to move back to Canada anytime soon. It feels like I've changed a whole lot but everything there has remained exactly the same.

Life is easier here I guess, I am free to do as I please because I live on my own and my job gives me the time to. My friends and I are all on the same page because we have the same job and now that I've figured out the culture and the language (to certain extent) I don't find myself running into too many conflicts.

I doubt that I will be renewing my contract in March because Wally will have to go home in January and I know a big part of my happiness here is having the extra time and space to be with him. I guess I realize that when I do move back, something's gotta give. So I'll most likely move out and who knows...maybe wally and I will be back in Asia again.