First Week in Seoul without Adult Supervision

Woo, I haven't been as up to date with my blogging as I had planned. Seoul is freaking awesome so far. I can't even fathom how I should begin to describe it. First off, Seoul is HUGE. It's so mindblowingly large I haven't even begun to explore the superficial parts of it (landmarks, palaces, touristy stuff). It's divided into 25 districts (or gu) and each district is divided up into neighborhoods (or dong). Do date, I've only been to 3 districts and each district in and of itself contains so many stores, businesses, offices, etc. I've started making a list of where I want to go and how I'll get there thanks to this handy website:
http://www.lifeinkorea.com/travel2/Seoul/
It's been very helpful in the compilation of my little list, problem is that I don't think I'll really enjoy these sights without friends and at least one person who speaks Korean. My Korean skills are severely lacking and I hope to improve it ASAP!
Anyways, here's a quick summary of things I've found notable:
1)Going out to eat everyday is not friendly to the pocketbook, even if food is dirt cheap. I need to cut back on the eating out b/c I'm quickly going broke.
2) I saw a guy to looked like Max (Changmin?) from DBSK on the subway. I stared for a bit
3) There's this old man who lives down the hill from the Dorms who bikes EVERYWHERE. He's always in his riding gear and he I always see him haul his bike up the stairs at his house. For a 70-80 year old guy, he's in great physical condition. Everytime I see him I think "Old man, when I grow up, I want to be like you"
4) Korean yogurt is watery but I like it. The drinkable ones are like 1.20 a teeny bottle but I love em. I have to buy yogurt in bulk b/c I've turned into a yogurt fanatic here
5)Korean men either look really young or fairly old. It's like I see guys who look like they're in their late teens/early 20's and then I see men who look like they're in their mid 40's. It's like, where did all the 30something year old ajusshi's go?
6)Koreans love their drinking. It's a social thing and it seems like everyone does it. And they love their drinking games too, boy do they love them. Koreans are a very boisterous bunch after a couple of beers and shots of soju. Personally, I'm not much of an alcohol person and I don't want to become one. I just don't handle alcohol well and I feel like that'll hinder making friends here (b/c bonding happens when drinking...)
7) Guys are very feminine here. I only find a few of them attractive
8) On the note of attractiveness, there's this Bungeo-ppang stand here with a REALLY cute vendor. *sigh* This makes me wish I knew more Korean
9) Students are really studious here. They have the work hard play hard mentality down pact. I can't wait til school starts so I have some sort of set schedule and improve my study habits (it feels like I haven't been in school in forever).
10) My KU buddy Seah is really nice and helpful. I have a feeling I'll keep in touch with her throughout the semester
11) My phone battery life is 4 hours which REALLY REALLY sucks -__-
12) I have to trek up a giant steep hill to get to my dorm. Here's to a toned tushie!
13) Korea University's campus is humongous and gorgeous! Buildings seriously look like castles here (I'll post pictures soon)
14) I tend to almost lose stuff here a lot. I almost lost my camera on orientation day and I almost lost my keys at McDonalds
15) I really like the milk here (Maeil). The McDonalds softserve is made from Maeil milk and I really love it (YUM!)
16) Drivers are crazy here. They honk all the time (as do drivers in all big cities) but they drive and park up sidewalks and merge into other lanes like no other. They're nuts, I would def. get into a crash the first day I drive here. Oh! One thing I found interesting is the steering wheel is on the left side here (like in the US) and the side mirrors on the cars fold in so other crazy drivers who try to maneuver through the tight allies don't knock the mirrors off! I've never seen that before. Also, drivers have no regards for lines here (pushy/crazy drivers win in this city). One thing that ticks me off is that motorcyclists or people on mopeds basically have the power to go anywhere with no regards towards the people they cut off/almost crash into. Like, they can weave in between cars AND they can freakin ride on the sidewalks. I'm irked by this b/c I'm used to pedestrians usually having the right of way and for motorists to yield for pedestrians. But that isn't the case here, If you walk, and a motorcyclist is riding down the sidewalk, you better get out of the way b/c he isn't stopping for you.
17) Kim Yuna is HUGE here. Especially at KU. It's crazy. National pride yo.

That's all I can think of so far. I haven't really done anything productive to this date but I will update you all later (and post pictures!).

WWL~