Adaptation

Los Angeles has changed me. It is quite strange looking at my life now. I often compare it and use situations on how my life would be different. Currently I feel more Korean than I have ever been in my life. Has the Los Angeles Korean culture changed me? I don't know but if you were to tell me I'd be interested in Korean pop culture and would really love Korean food in Seattle, I would have laughed in your face. However, being out here has changed me. I'm adapting to the culture and K-Town/Los Angeles culture has sunk into me. I guess it is unavoidable when I live and work so close to K-Town.

First about the food. If you know me, I've never been too fond of Korean food. Sure I'd enjoy it when I'd have it, but it was something that I never craved and I would have been satisfied never eating again. Fast forward to now. I find myself craving Korean foods. I'm not just talking about 갈비 and meat but like soups and other foods. Wait a second, this isn't me..I only crave steaks, pasta, and a good old fashioned American BBQ. I have changed...As I type I don't think of a burger but I want some 부대찌개 instead. I found a KTown food buddy in James Park..haha..he can tell you crazy stories of our adventures.

If you get in my car right now and turn it on, you'll hear Korean music playing on the radio. Every Wednesday and Thursday, I look forward to a Korean drama 'Iris' to come out, on Tuesdays I look forward to the variety show 'Strong Heart' and on the weekends, I marathon a bunch of Korean variety shows. This has been my life since March. Let me share. So I had no interest in Korean pop culture at all. I think the last time I really listened to Korean music was my freshman year of high school. So I was out of the loop and I didn't really care. What changed? Josh Yu introduced me to the show 'We Got Married'. From there my interest just grew larger and larger. I was introduced to Yoona. Now if you didn't know I liked Yoona, we don't hang out enough..call me..haha..Anyways back to the subject. I instantly fell in love with this girl and started youtubing everything on her. This led me to watching more shows and I was back into the pop culture of Korea. The music it took longer for me to get into. i was listening to 소녀시대 (Girls' Generation or SNSD) stuff but the other stuff I had no interest. However, at work we have Jenni Bae, the ultimate KPop Enthusiast. If you didn't know this about me, when a song gets stuck in my head, I have to listen to it to get it out and sometimes it takes more than once to get it out. Anyways she would youtube songs I hated, songs that I found annoying. The songs got stuck in my head and slowly but surely I found myself starting to enjoy it. And that brings me to today. I have no clue how it happened but Korean pop culture is more attractive than that of the US. With this interest now, there is even more of a desire to go to Korea, but that's a different blog which is coming soon...

What was the point of this blog? Watch your environment, because sooner or later you adapt to your environment and become one with it. If I still lived in Seattle, there is no way I blog about this. Maybe I blog about Carrie Underwood or Red Robin, but that's not me anymore. I've adapted to my environment. This is the current me.

PS..everything starts with Josh..hahaha..he shows me something and I run with it..