Stop and Stare

So I have no officially been here two weeks and I'm not sure if people are just recognizing me on the street or if all of a sudden I look approachable. Because lately, well since Monday at least, random Korean strangers have been coming up to me to show off their English speaking skills. Store clerks, restaurant owners, and mostly kids of all ages. I happen to walk by a school and playground everyday on my way to work. And everyday since Monday, one child out of an entire group of kids will say hello to me. I just smile and say hello back. And then everyone giggles and goes off saying something in Korean. But to tell you the truth, I don't mind so much. I commend their curiosity.

The much older folk here certainly have another approach. They literally just stop and stare at me. I'm not sure if its the blonde hair, the blue eyes, or the albino color of my skin, but they say nothing. They only stare.

So it is at this point in my stay here where I completely sympathize with Paulina. See my friend Paulina is quite tall and very beautiful. For example, last weekend two little old men came up to her in the street, stopped, and just looked up circling her like she was some sort of alien from outer space. No speaking, no hand gestures. They just stared.

I am not so certain if I commend the elders curiosity as much, however it is really funny while in the moment.