Songtan

Ok, so we just got back from Songtan, and I had a great day. For the most part, it wasn't anything super interesting. Just lots of little shops selling a bunch of knick-knacks, souvenirs, clothes, jewelry, DVDs, and other random junk. :-P I did manage to buy quite a few things though. I bought a beautiful comforter and shams for only $40. Dark brown, kinda silky with an asian-type pattern. They match the wall-hangings I bought last week in Seoul really well, so my room is now fully decorated in an asian theme. Besides a comforter I bought a couple DVDs (Juno and season 1 of The Office--which btw, series seasons are way cheap here so if you want one, let me know!), a necklace, some postcards, maple syrup, and microwave popcorn. Both of the latter are very difficult to find in Korea, but Songtan is right by the U.S. Air Force base so things are smuggled off and sold on the outside. It was so weird to see Americans everywhere and hear some many people speaking English, however, the best part of the day was lunch...MEXICAN FOOD! We had been hearing all about this amazing Thai restaurant in Songtan so everyone had pretty much decided that's where we were going for lunch. But, when I was walking I saw Mexican food and talked Anna into going with me. When I posed the idea to the rest of the group, almost everyone else joined us. It was surprisingly really good...I even had horchata! The smells and the decorations were just like every other Mexican restaurant I've seen. Needless to say, my craving for Mexican has been met and you don't have to figure out a way to mail me tacos! :)