The longer that I am in Seoul, the more I notice the different languages spoken here. Korean is still the main language spoken here, but in neighborhoods such as Itaewon (Ee-tay-wuhn), you can commonly hear languages such as English, Japanese, Chinese, French and Italian.
The Korean won (KRW) is the official currency of Korea. I don't like carrying a lot of cash in my bag, so I actually use my credit and debit cards most of the time. I can pay by card almost everywhere except for street food vendors.
A bottle of water costs about 1,000 KRW. When you're lucky, however, there may be a '1+1' deal or a '2+1' deal. The '1+1' deal is equivalent to the 'BOGO' deals in the United States - if you buy one bottle of water, you get one bottle of water free. The '2+1' deal works similarly.
I've been enjoying all of the delicious local Korean food, but this week I was craving something different. My friends and I found a taco restaurant 20 minutes away from our dorm, and we were pleasantly surprised! Foreign foods are widely available in Seoul, but they are usually sweeter or spicier than authentic food.
