Exaggerated weekend

After a week straight of stress I am happy to announce that I am back on holiday. Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) falls on a Sunday this year and luckily for me I have the next six days off. Chuseok is a massive Exodus of people from Seoul. It's the best time of year in Seoul because unless you are a genuine Seoulite, everyone returns to their hometowns. If you watch local news it's all about the amount of time people spend in cars trying to leave the city. A simple two hour trip to the suburbs leaps into tales of absurdity of four to five hour long trips. I NEVER leave the city at this time and love the silence Seoul gives off. The big plans for the extended weekend are a couple of parties. On Saturday Teddy is having a "widow" party for us foreigners whose Korean friends have obligations and on Sunday Eve and Leonie are having a nice afternoon barbecue at their place. Without sounding cheesy, you do miss the family thing at these times but we make up for it by our "Seoul family" being able to get together removed from the normal weekend fun.