First Kiss of Seoul.

First Kiss of Seoul.

I remember. It was back one year ago. The wind was crispy, the green was everywhere around the corner of Paris. Pink color of cloud was up of my head. I tend to whistle "La vie en rose" every day, even though I was so bad at making tunes.

Ils Saint Louis- Paris, France

I was sitting with him on the river of the ile Saint-Louis, one small island on the Seine river, Paris. It was the moment out of expectation. We drank wine and talked for hours. We talked about our favorite music, art, life, travel, every single topic what just came out of the mouth. I was sincere at that time, young and bright girl, and my eyes were only telling the truth. My heart was pumping with full of unknown. 

I remember the date exactly since I write diary every day. 

The day was June, 30th of 2013. 

The summer came back again.

The same fresh air was touching my nose. Yesterday I just finished moving out of my studio here in Seoul, South Korea. The studio where I lived was one of the most expensive ones in Seoul, according to the estate-agent. It had big window where I could look down all Shinchon area, two-floor, and I could feel the sunlight everyday whenever I woke up. I enjoyed past four months of living in there.

However, I decided to move out of the studio and move to the cheapest place in Seoul. The former house was too big luggage for me. I paid almost one-third of my monthly incoming for the studio and I realized that my next big travel journey for South America is not that far away but my saving are not enough.

seoulmania.tistory.com Seoul, Gwanghwamoon Square

The breeze of fresh Summer has come back again to my life, without noticing that time is going with its own generosity. I recently realized that this is my first time in Seoul in my whole life. I have never spent my summer in Seoul and in the sense 2014 Summer in Seoul is meaningful too me.

I was born and raised in Busan, Southern beach city of Korea spending 15 years of Summer there. I spent my high school in Gimhae, one hour far from Busan, to go to my foreign language boarding school that I spent three years of Summer there. Then I entered my current University here in Seoul.

I spent my 2011 in Beijing, to take summer course in  Beijing University in China. I spent my 2012 in Jeju Island, to work for media team of the IUCN for the international conference. I spent my 2013 in Paris, to say exactly almost here and there of Europe since I was always travelling.

Finally, I spend my summer, here in Seoul, one of the most dynamic cities in the world.
I decided to participate in the Musical, Mamma Mia, organized by the French Faculty of my University since I decided that it might be a rare chance for me after my graduation. Considering that French Embassy and several official french organizations are supporting for this Musical, I feel a great responsibility.

First Kiss.

I would play a role, Donna, 50 year old woman who has a daughter called Sophie. By practicing songs of Donna, I could feel that in some sense I am a little like to her character. She wants to be strong, independent, but in the sense she was always missing her true heart. She now became old woman, but she still misses her old love who left to France to marry with his fiancee there.

Summer always brings a lot of stories to our life. It is one of the most beautiful season of the year for its own brightness and energy. It brings with the unexpected story.

This summer is my First Kiss of Seoul.
I am excited of expecting for unexpected.