Date Night with my 12 Year old

My 12 year old had a homework assignment to try a cuisine that is new and foreign to her. I wondered what kind of bs homework assignment is that. She goes to some bourgeoisie international school.

Lucky me, I got paid hourly for her to buy me a Greek dinner.

We went to Santorini's in Itaewon which is the the most famous (possibly the only) Greek restaurant in Seoul. Indian food is very good and popular here but Greek not so much.

Neither one of us were that impressed by Santorini's. She said she liked Indian food better, I agree. I think Indian food is more palatable to Koreans because we love curry already and also it is spicy like our cuisine.

I made fun of her because she does the Korean girl face pose in every picture. I have about 5 other pictures where she looks exactly like this:

Mousaka:

Gyro Platter:

Spinach Pie:

She is taller than me, and she has a better bag than me. Her bag is Miu Miu and she is....12.

I admit, I started doing the same face as her after awhile:

My boyfriend

Brian and I finally got asked today in public if we were dating. You may remember Brian from my previous blog posts, he is my coworker aka bestie aka only friend I like hanging out with in Seoul. Next time I get asked I am just going to go with it.

The hubby and me at Between in Itaewon. Between is fun and they have a very good looking crowd. I ordered a Grey Goose and tonic and the waitress thought Grey Goose was gin. Bless her heart!

Cafe in Itaewon

Yet another cafe in Itaewon. The main pasttimes of Koreans are to shop, go to a cafe, or go to a bar.

This cafe had pizza and because I am a fat girl I had to eat a pepperoni pizza with my americano.

Itaewon Coffeeshop

My friend introduced me to a hipster coffeeshop in Itaewon. I finally saw the nice part of Itaewon as opposed to the touristy part where all the trashy army people hang out. Itaewon has some really beautiful neighborhoods.

Typical scene in Korea. ciggies check, coffee check.

Itaewon

Itaewon is where the foreigners hang out. While the rooftop bar I went to was mostly white, the streets felt New Yorkerish due to the mixing of all different kinds of people. Also, rooftops bars are rarer here because people generally like to be pale and avoid the sun at all costs. It was a nice change.

This is where to go if you want a burger or vodka.