doesn't get more korean than this.

I am loving Seoul.

I lucked out with roommates. Living with two super sweet, smart chicks. Young? Hell yeah, but there is young and then there is young. These girls are rad. My agency has been super nice and helpful. I am working nearly everyday. It is hard to complain, honestly.

Being vegetarian is difficult. The options are there. But they aren't everywhere. It is expensive, and it takes a trip. I can't just eat meat-free wherever and whenever I want. Even kimchi is usually soaked in shrimp sauce. However, when I do find food - damn, it is good. And spicy. Korean food in America isn't even Korean food.

Seoul is crazy. The architecture is insane. The city is composed of super large streets, ten lanes wide, lined with the craziest buildings, ever. It looks like what everyone thought the future was going to look like back in 1970. Lots of silver. Behind all the big roads, are TONS of tiny alleys that twist and wind, go up and down. These roads are older, the buildings are smaller. They are rad because of how disorganized they are. There are no sidewalks. They are all one lane. But. Pedestrians walk the roads, and cars are able to drive both ways. I have no idea how it works, but it does.

I have to sit in a car all day while I go to castings. Some of the worst traffic I have ever seen, and at all hours of the day. Pollution is bad. However, the streets are sparkling clean. So is public transportation. This is crazy to me, because I rarely see trash cans. It is even illegal to throw cigarettes on the ground. And because I am in Asia, people follow the rules. Meaning, there are no cigarettes on the ground!

Models are nicer in Asia. I don't have a theory for it, they just are. There are a lot of Brazilians here, and I love hanging out with Brazilians. One of my roommates is Brazilian. Eighteen. The other chick is seventeen, and from Poland. For whatever reason, I really like Polish girls. They have proven to be incredibly smart, cultured, and mature girls. Anyway. Back to South America. Brazilian models are hilarious because they say things like this, Parties are cool. After parties with drugs are cooler. That is their attitude. They don't care. They just want to have a good time, and everything is all-okay, all the time. They aren't trying to be anything they are not. I can deal with that.

I am a way better person here. Been going to Buddhist temple sessions, hiking, exploring night markets, taking walks along the river, going to yoga, etc. I feel good. Korea is one of the most homogenous nations on the entire planet. However, I have been fortunate enough to meet a lot of rad foreigners (as most people don't speak English). In fact, I have been asked out on more dates (by hot foreigners) in the last couple of weeks, then in the last decade all over the entire world. I have also randomly met several Koreans who have taken me to dinner, shown me around, and taken the time to teach me about Korean customs. Koreans are the nicest people on the planet, and Korean kids couldn't get any cuter.

Tomorrow I am shooting a Samsung commercial. I am memorizing the script right now. As I mentioned, not very many people speak English. In fact, my first week here was incredibly disorienting. Menus and signs are never in English. If I stop someone on the street, or an employee in a store - they aren't going to speak English. Naturally, the script is barely in English. For example (an excerpt), Lets start with the design of ST100. This stylish camera is a life style (yes 2 words) gadget for the stylish prestige segment. This is going to be amazing. It just doesn't get more Korean than this.