Heart In Seoul

This Is Home

I woke up the next morning to the sound of birds and a light breeze, it was amazing, i looked up to see the sun shining thru the window, just enough space between the blinds and the window seal to let a little light in. I stretched and sat up in bed, i picked my phone up to type out a quick paragraph to my mom about how things were going and attached the picture of the cherry blossoms. I could hear alysa moving around in her room, walking barefooted to the kitchen in my boxers and favorite tank top i opened the fridge. 

After I ate walked into the bathroom to change and brush my hair, I had just died it a fresh shade of black with a blue tint. Ji had texted me while i was asleep that "Papa YG" wanted to meet me thursday, it's tuesday, the korean version of "pappa" is much the same, just drop the P. How exciting, i scratched my head and decided i would walk to the local barbershop and request a hair cut, shave the sides back down and trim the top of my mohawk, I often colored it myself and i had gotten some of the dye on my hands. I walked down to the corner where there was a park, pretty cherry blossoms blowing in the morning breeze, this was the one time i didn't mind my hawk being messed up. 

Around the corner sat the barber shop, it had the name written in hangul. I stepped in and sniffed the air, i could smell the shaving cream and wet hair. The buzz of the trimmers made me want to get a new tattoo,  standing behind the cash register as i waited to be checked in was an older guy, he came to the register and started speaking korean, "anyong, i'm sorry but i can't speak hangul fluently quite yet" "ah, come and sit, i'll ring Mr Lee up and get right to you Ma'am" "Kamsamnida" He rang up Mr Lee and walked to my side, "like wild hair i see, trim or buzzed?" "i need the sides shaved short and the split ends cut off sir, the one inch guard for the sides please, Kamsamnida" i said and he began. after being rang up i walked back to the house for a shower, i can't stand hair inside my shirt. 

After my shower i went back outside, walking up the street in the other direction, i went to a clothes store. I stepped inside and took a quick look around,  stepping in feather i could smell a light flower fragrance. I to my left lay some pretty bracelets, i picked up one and tried it on, i always had something around both of my wrists. The bracelet had a dragon on it in stainless steel, lucky for me because i am allergic to metal.  On the other side of the store hung a pretty black skirt, it was shorter in the front then the back, i was feeling adventurous in that moment and lifted it up of the rack, i paired it with a black sleeveless shirt and a pretty ruby stone necklace. This was the first time i had worn a skirt like that and i loved it, paying for it at the cash register and leaving before i bought more, i slipped my bracelet back on. 

After i walked a bit longer my stomach growled, i inhaled deeply and i could smell food. I walked into the dinner, i could smell kamichi, my stomach growled again. i ordered two dishes to go, by this time alyssa would probably be getting ready for lunch so i took her beef kimchi and bagodi, i had tofu kimchi and mixed veggies. The halls of the academy that she worked at were very clean, a bell rang and a crowded begin. Stuck in the crowed i began to panic, i felt claustrophobic. "lilly! deep breaths" alyssa said as she grabbed my hand and pulled me into her classroom. Before i knew it she had to go back to work, i headed home.