This is pre-work, I had just gotten up and frankly that's usually when my hair looks the best. So I researched places to get haircuts in Itaewon cuz I figured, at least then I could speak English. So I looked and found Jay's Hairdressing on Facebook. I messaged him and made an appointment for Saturday. Everything I read about this place said 'Toni and Guy trained hairdresser' and it made me laugh because I thought 'you know, he could have just been trained by one guy named Guy and some person named Tony (or Toni) and then he could SAY he was trained by Toni and Guy.' I highly doubted that was the case, but I can't help how my thoughts go. I also read a review where someone was angry that they thought the cut would be 5000 won, not 50000 won. I figure anyone who is expecting a haircut for 5000 won is a special case anyway! So through FB messages, we set the appointment for noon, so that meant I needed to leave Dongtan by 10am. I got to Seoul at around 10:30 and got coffee close to the cathedral. Then I took the bus into Itaewon and set out to find the salon. I found it fairly easy and ended up chilling across the street at Starbucks until about 10 mins before my appointment. I wanted to give myself plenty of time to get lost/have bus troubles/walk/any other circumstance beyond my control that could possibly make me late to the appointment. It's times like this that I really miss having a car you know. I mean traffic happens everywhere, but I'm not used to relying on others... which is still extremely true.
So I was walking up the stairs to Jay's and there was a man behind me. Turned out to be Jay! So he had me put my bag in a locker and then we went straight to the shampooing. I was so relaxed, I nearly fell asleep while he was washing my hair! Based on the scent, the shampoo and conditioner he used had tea tree oil in them. He straight up gave me a scalp massage, wash, shampoo, then something else (I don't know what, but he rinsed my hair 3 times). It was so relaxing and wonderful. We were the only 2 people in the whole salon. There was plenty of room for other hairdressers, but I guess noon on a Saturday isn't a busy time for him. He spoke perfect English and I showed him the picture of what I wanted. He got into the cut and was extremely thorough. It took about an hour and a half, but what I walked out with was amazing.
My hair was so soft and it looked so good! It might be a little short... this was the first time I've ever had a hairdresser use a razor on me! It's not quite a full pixie, but I think it's pretty darn flattering. So after this, I chilled at another coffee shop until my friends came up from Dongtan. They met me on the way to Vatos and we went for food and margaritas. It was really nice. We then decided to do a bit of shopping and then we came back to Dongtan. After hanging out in Dongtan for a while, we went to Suwon which has an American Army base. We went to a bar not too far from the base. It was called Country Bar. There were a lot of guys (obviously), the drinks were cheap (which was nice) and the music was... you guessed it... country! J was really funny because it was pretty much what she expects to see when she goes to the US. I plan on taking her to the Landing when she comes to WY with me some day. LOL. I did enjoy watching the people dance. Guys, really, if you can dance you're at least 30% more attractive than if you don't dance. Trust me. I really enjoyed watching one guy who I nicknamed Tex.
Gotta love the line dancing, right? I fell in love with the older Korean bartender. She was mixing some shots, had leftover in the shaker, and just downed it. I figured if I were an older Korean bartender lady, I'd do the same thing. So when things were winding down around 12:30 (the soldiers had to be back on base by 1am) we met a really nice guy who also gives good hugs. And that's when J realized that I really do enjoy a good hug. I mean, as huggers go, he was at least an 8 (strong without trying to crush you). I call it a win. Also studies have shown that women need at least 3 hugs a day just to maintain their sanity... I am WAY behind on my hugs here! LOL... at least I can hug Soju.
So we took a taxi back to Dongtan, everyone got in their respective homes by 3am, and a good time was had by all. Today my friend T is coming over to discuss the possibilities for our July trip. I was able to video chat with my bestie for 2 hours and we realized that thanks to the wonders of technology, we could even watch a movie together! It was really good to see her and her hubby! I'm also going to run to T and D's apartments to pick up things that they're giving to me before they leave. We're officially in the last week of them being in Korea. C and H are established in their apts, and they both seem really lovely. It's going to be a good year :) Basically my Sunday so far has been great.
One thing I'm kind of struggling with is my introverted tendencies and need to be sociable. For the most part, I think I'm balancing things pretty well, but I might need to not go out this coming weekend. It's been good getting to know people but I need a good recharge. I also need to get a sleep mask! Waking up at 6 am because the sun has come up is NOT good for me. I'm feeling pretty darned exhausted lately. I also have decided that I need to curb the going out... finding the balance of going out/staying in, spending/saving, socializing/recharging, etc is going to take some time.
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