Staying classy

With next to no castings and only one job this week things needless to say are slow on the modeling front. Keeping up with cardio in the morning, followed by strength training in the evening, I keep myself quite active.

This week involved much more socializing outside of directly with agency and my roommates.  I have been a member of a large expat community called “Internations” since I lived in Singapore.  Friday involved an outdoor group activity walking around the mountain known as Namsan and to Seoul’s iconic Seoul Tower. 

Communities like “Internations” provide an opportunity to meet people living in a similar situation as you. I enjoyed some great conversation with people from all ends of the world (minus Antartica). Following the walk I ventured into a more westernized part of town called Itaewon. Unfortunately with western population comes western food and makes it that much more difficult to find a Zach friendly meal. 

Saturday was another event for J. Estina. While not being terribly exhausting, I found myself tired yet again. So after a quick power nap, I bit the bullet and went out to the club for the first time here.  A literal 2-minute walk away is the Ritz Carlton and its subterranean club Eden.  

You see stuff like this

Not this

One of the perks of being a model is the treatment at clubs, frequently its no line, no cover and free drinks. Here was no different.  The loud bass and smell of cigarettes filled the environment.  Personally I can’t stand cigarettes, and being thrust into this environment is less than ideal for me, but I made due with the venue.  Be the party, bring the party and have fun.  I did just that, I made myself have fun and I did. 

Probably the most enlightening part of this experience was seeing the attire of the women at the club. Sluttiness outside of the Caucasian girls was few and far between. The women dressed classy and sophisticated and mostly conservative. I found this much more attractive than the skankiness I see floating around clubs in Canada, Thailand and even Singapore.  So ladies take note, class over cleavage. 

As I am not a big drinker, there was no hangover to deal with today so I was able to find yet another adventure today. Seoul’s world cup stadium was playing host to the K-League match between FC Seoul and Jeonbuk Hyundai. This was actually the first professional football match (I am outside of North America so I can’t call it soccer) and it was amazing to be in such a large stadium. The fans were boisterous but not obnoxious. I also picked myself up a souvenir from today’s game and will try and make it back for next Sunday.