Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Francisco CP-7
SungJin and I met today during teatime. It had been a week since I last spoke to SungJin and I was eager to hear from him. When we first sat down, SungJin handed me the gift he said he ordered for me from Korea. It is a little Korean chain that attaches to a cellular device. I thanked SungJin for this very kind gift and told him that I was indebted to him. At first SungJin did not understand this word but once I explained it to him, he said that I certainly am not. I asked SungJin how his weekend went and he said that it was a relaxing one. He then quickly inquired about mine sine I told him that I was going to be at bonnaroo for the weekend. SungJin and I are friends on Facebook and he mentioned that he saw the pictures of my friends and I at bonnaroo. I asked him if he would ever attend such a musical event and he laughed and said "no, my parents would kill me." SungJin said that it is not customary for people his age to attend a concert that lasts four days. People are still considered "babies" in Korea at the age of 25. I was baffled when I heard this and inevitably asked the question of when SungJin will be considered an adult. He said when "I have kids" and we both laughed. SungJin and I talked about our futures and how he plans on moving to Utah with his brother in August. It was during this subject that SungJin told me that his girlfriend and him split up. I told him that it is a very difficult thing to hold a "long-distance" relationship and that it is probably for the best. SungJin did not seem too upset and said that it is fine I will "find another one." I laughed and complimented him on how well he seems to be dealing with the break up. As our conversation came to an end, I invited SungJin to go out and have dinner on Wednesday night as a farewell. He loved the idea and said he will pay for it. I said it is unnecessary but he insisted saying it is customary for him to do so. I said "we will see" and we both laughed.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Cell phone charms! haha, Those things are so funny, my aunt lived in Japan for a while and apparently they're really big over there too. She had one of a lucky cat, even your cell phone needs an accessory I suppose :-)
ReplyDeleteAlso thats intereseting about how people are still considered to be young/dependent until through their twenties. I feel like the U.S. has one of the most independent view points when it come to raising kids. Most here are out of their houses by their early twenties and its considered strange to live with your families past that age. That however is not the case in the rest of the world. Spain really opened my eyes to different ways of living. A lot of my 21+ friends over there were living with their parents still and wouldn't move out until they got married! Or at least more financially stable. (I personally wouldn't make it, hahah)