Just got into Seoul after 3 long, exhausting days in Sydney. I've officially been to 4 out of the 7 continents, guys! Whoooooooooooooooooooooo
I finished my exams on Friday, said my goodbyes, and tried to get rid of my things. I was super proud of how much stuff I had gotten rid of until I realized that it still wouldn't fit in 1 large and 1 small bag. MERRRRRRRRRRRR. I had to sneak the extra kilos onto my flight and get rid of my things in the Sydney hostel. And because Australia has decided that it's ok to charge someone $90 to keep them from dumping electronic waste into the ground, my hostel is now the proud owner of a new computer.
Of course, by new I mean falling apart, completely wiped, and with some weird thing that made it so the root user does not exist (how I did that, I don't know), but yeah...new. The hostel was a bit dodgy, though, so they can deal with it. It was full of long-term workers, so that wasn't super conducive to having sightseeing buddies. The management was also able to scam me out of my key deposit because I had to leave early and the after-hours hotline was not so hot. So, not a great experience staying in Sydney :(
But Sydney was good! I think I would have enjoyed it more if I had been traveling with a partner. It's a bit loud, and the maps are a bit confusing for one person to navigate by themselves. But walking around alone makes you very, very time-efficient: in my 3 days there, I was able to see Chinatown, Darling Harbour, Bondi Beach, Newtown, Circular Quay, the Rocks, the Garden, the Opera House, and the Harbour Bridge. My feet were so tired! My last night I was able to catch up with the first person I met in Australia, which was cool but also sad.
After a 11 hour flight today, I arrived in Seoul, took the wrong train, had to catch another train, got caught in the train station and couldn't leave, got lost twice, but finally found my hostel, which is super charming. And then I got to see Hongdae, which is brilliant because it is busy late at night, dirty, and cheap. Boy is it cheap. I had dinner for $3.50. I don't know the last time I was able to go out to dinner that cheaply. But on the not-so-bright side, it's pretty muggy here and it plans on raining the next few days. I guess I shouldn't be too surprised that I won't be able to see the sky in such a large city....
