I wasn’t planning on posting my outfit, but I ended up really liking what I wore to Seoul today. A few weeks ago I ordered a few dresses from the US using a shipping service, this is one of them by Her Universe. I’ve not owned anything by Her Universe before as it’s kind of expensive, but I’ve been wistfully looking at all of their Studio Ghibli stuff for a while and decided to just go for it. And I’m really happy! They crease super easily which is annoying, but they’re well made, a good length, really comfy, and they have pockets.
I also recently looked through my jewellery box for the first time since coming here, and it was like looking through a little time capsule of me. I don’t know if that sounds weird, I guess I’m just really connected to my jewellery and as I’ve been feeling a bit depressed and lost the past few months it felt really special to find it again. I decided to wear my labradorite necklace along with this froggy pendant I got in Kyoto, and I’d totally forgotten about my Pandora bracelet too. It’s my travel bracelet and I like to collect charms of each place I go as a little souvenir. I promptly added one for Korea, it has a little traditionally dressed couple on it. You can spot the Shiba dog I got for Japan, the windmill I got in Amsterdam, my NYC charm, and Duffy bear from DisneySea.
I’ve been in Korea for exactly 3 months now, and in a bit of a conundrum. On the one hand I have the opportunity to go live in Japan again and I’m in love with that idea - I enjoyed Japan so much while I was there, I really vibe with Japanese culture, so many of my interests are based in Japan - Disney, Ghibli, art supplies and stationary (cheap Copic markers! Tokyu Hands! Traveler’s Company!), the street fashion, their love of hobbies in general and how easy it is to try your hand at literally anything. Can you tell I miss Japan? I’ve felt especially homesick for it since coming to Korea as there are some similarities. But I also kind of want to go home, get a cute little apartment, maybe a pet, and work on my illustration business. I can work on some of that to an extent from abroad, but I can’t travel to conventions, selling online is difficult when you’re so far away with higher shipping costs from most of your audience, and it can be difficult to engage online with such huge time differences which algorithms hate. I kind of hate how it sounds, but I also just miss my stuff. I’m a collector, and I like making my living space my own. I have a lot of hobbies, I like fashion and dressing up. It’s hard living out of a suitcase as a maximalist and there’s always the nagging thought at the back of my head that even if I settle somewhere I’ll have to get all of the new stuff I get home with me someday. I get too emotionally attached to stuff to be able to just throw everything away, and I tend to only buy things I really love - if it’s ugly and basic them I don’t want it, I’d rather save up for a cuter version. So I don’t know what to do right now! One day I’m convinced of going to Japan, then the next I prefer the simplicity of home.
I did decide to make the most of being in Korea by getting a Samsung phone. I actually used to own a Z Flip 3, but returned it before the cool down period ran out as I couldn’t get used to Android after a lifetime of iPhone iOS - anyone who says it’s easy to switch has either never only used iPhone, or is straight up lying. Everything was frustrating, nothing felt intuitive. I’m sure Android users feel the same on an iPhone, I’m not saying one is better than the other, but it’s a massive learning curve that I couldn’t cope with. Add to that everything I imported from my iPhone was horribly mangled - all of my photos were out of order and in weird folders that weren’t as easily accessible as photos taken on the Flip, my Notes were a mess, I couldn’t even find half the stuff that had been on iCloud, apps I’d always used were either different or straight up unavailable. But dammit, I loved that phone! I loved how customizable it was both inside and out, and it never stops being amazing bending your screen in half. Plus I love how some apps integrated that feature, allowing you to use the phone in a compact position. They’re quite common over here and I was getting a bad case of the “I Want”s so I gave in as they’re so much cheaper here what with Samsung being a Korean company and all (like, half off kind of cheaper). And I love it! I’m going to be keeping my iPhone this time so I won’t need to import anything and have that big headache, and now I don’t have to constantly switch out my UK and Korean SIM cards. I got the blue model, and I’m in love with it as it’s my very favorite shade of periwinkle.
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