MY VIRTUAL VACATION 

                     IN SOUTH KOREA

                                    

DURING THIS WINTER I DECIDED TO GO ON VACATION. SINCE I ALWAYS WANTED TO TRAVEL TO THE FAR EAST, I CHOSE SOUTH KOREA. CHINA WAS TOO IFFY BECAUSE OF THE VIRUS, AND I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET A HOLD OF MY FRIEND IN JAPAN, SO SEOUL WAS MY CHOICE. TRYING NOT TO LOOK LIKE A TOURIST IS NOT EASY WHEN YOU DON'T SPEAK THE LANGUAGE, AND ASKING EVERY PERSON IF THEY SPEAK ENGLISH. YOU MIGHT AS WELL WEAR A SIGN ON YOUR SHIRT SAYING TOURIST. MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT FITTING IN WAS TO TRY AND EAT LIKE KOREANS DO, SO I ORDERED THE SAME THING THAT THE MAN IN FRONT OF ME ORDERED.

WHAT I DIDN'T REALIZE WAS THAT HE WAS ORDERING FOR TEAM DINNER FOR 15.

YES THEY ALL GOT A GOOD LAUGH AT ME ASKING FOR25 TO GO BOXES.

MY NEXT ATTEMPT AT BEING KOREAN WAS TO VISIT A LOCAL BAR. THE NATIONAL DRINK AND THE BIGGEST SELLING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE IN THE WORLD IS SOJU.

SO BEING BRAVE AND ADVENTUROUS, I ORDERED A BOTTLE OF SOJU. THIS IS ME AFTER DRINKING PART OF THE BOTTLE.

THE NEXT DAY I GOT UP AROUND 2PM LOCAL TIME. AND ALTHOUGH I WASN'T FEELING TOO WELL, I WENT OUT FOR A LITTLE SIGHT SEEING. AFTER VISITING A LOCAL BUDHIST TEMPLE, THE NORTH SEOUL TOWER AND THE BANGO BRIDGE, IT WAS TIME TO GO BACK TO MY ROOM AND REST.

THE NEXT DAY I VISITEDMANY OF THE LOCAL MARKETS AND SHOPS. THIS IS ME TRYING TO FIND A BARGIN AT A LOCAL MARKET.

ON MY LAST NIGHT IN SEOUL, I DECIDED TO GO TO A HIGHLY RECCOMMENDED NIGHT CLUB AND DO SOME DANCING. THIS IS ME TRYING TO DANCE WITH A COUPLE OF YOUNG LADIES  AT THE CLUB.

AND THIS IS ME GETTING ARRESTED FOR SOLICITATION OF PROSTITUTION.

I HAD NO IDEA THAT SHE WAS ASKING ME IF I WANTED TO GO TO THE BACK ROOM FOR 75,000 WON.

AFTER THEY REALIZED THAT I DIDN'T SPEAK ANY KOREAN, AND THEY WERE PRETTY SURE I  WAS JUST A MORON, THEY LET ME GO.

THE NEXT DAY I FLEW BACK HOME TO THE GOOD OLD USA

THANK YOU FOR SHARING MY VACATION, AND STAY SAFE AND SANE.

UNTIL NEXT TIME

THE BEGGAR'S APPRENTICE