alcoholism

Thank you, Costco. It was almost too rich, but I ate it all. I think that the sodium content would have made me insane, if I paid attention to it. I drank like 9 glasses of water after this.

I know you're wondering why the title of this posting is what is. Well, you see, alcohol is a very important part of the Korean culture. It is used in wedding ceremonies, at every single social gathering, and the method of its usage is considered a sign of respect. Defining alcohol as a drug is not by any means a fallacious thing for me to say. And, having said that...

I feel a little like a drug addict who doesn't know that they're addicted yet. I don't think that I will ever fall into full-blown alcoholism, (famous last words, huh?), but seriously now, why do I feel like that? Because I rarely go longer than 3 days without a drink of alcohol. I admit, many of those times are by my own decision and can not be exactly correlated to the Korean culture, but there are so many times when I find myself drinking just because everyone else is drinking. Do you know what soju is? It is this substance that kind of tastes like watered down vodka, but a little sweeter. It is so prevalent around here, you should see some of the people buy it in bulk at the supermarket, it amazes me. Bottle after bottle goes into their cart, they don't even look like drinkers. I don't want to get into the scientific facts about what alcoholic beverages do to your body, but I really wonder if the people here consider that kind of thing? Because they don't appear to...

I never went to a traditional University so I kind of missed out on the whole fraternity party keg beer thing. I am confused why people in their 20s's lives revolve around alcohol and loud noises and rhythmic gyrations. Yes, I have gone to a few dance clubs lately and it is fun and weird and damaging to one's hearing. I learned many moons ago that I always need to carry ear plugs around with me wherever I go, and even though I am one of maybe 2 people in the entire club wearing hearing protection, I don't care if I look a little strange. My ears are happy. And I can still appreciate things like listening to lossless digital audio files. And I plan on doing so until I can't hear anymore.

Today I have not had anything alcoholic to drink and it feels good. I have eaten spinach and beans and multivitamins and vinegar and I am feeling charged up and ready for tomorrow!