Miscellaneous vegan experiences in South Korea

Ok this post is going to be random. It is comprised of a series of one of two photos chronologizing (is that a word?) events that happened in a series of three weeks or so. They all are centrally located around veganism, so I think it is appropriate to put them into one post.

Whenever one of my students has a birthday, their parents are required to bring a cake and other essential goodies for the students as well as the staff. I usually don't eat anything, because I can't, but recently I was given a little somethin' somethin' by one of the parents for their child's birthday.

Tomato cake

Tomatoes are treated like a fruit in South Korea. Yes, I know they ARE a fruit, but in South Korea, they are TREATED like one. So I was very fortunate enough to get a bag full of tomatoes. I wish I could get free vegetables fruits every day.

Last week I went to a thai restaurant. It is called Buddha's Belly and it's in Itaewon. Honestly I have nothing really good to say about this just that they manage to accommodate for me by taking out the eggs and making it vegan. I got the pad see ew but it was more like the boring dull ew. No real flavor, and no exciting moments occurred while eating this meal. Basically when I was done, I was 13,000 won poorer. It actually made me quite homesick because there is a FABULOUS vegan thai place in Los Angeles, and basically I wanted to go there instead. I will eventually, but it is going to take nine months and one week.

It even looks boring in the picture

That same week I went to Buddha's Belly, I also made it to a awesome vegan potluck that congregates once of month. It was really exciting to find my own kind, like hearted souls that care for animals and eating well, so I had a good time. Like an idiot I forgot to take any pictures of the food that was made by my fellow comrades, but I managed to get a aftermath shot of what I ate. Someone, some beautiful brilliant someone, made vegan cupcakes which I ate like five of. Another person made delicious pepper tofu, and another person made focaccia bread that made me think of the good food back in Los Angeles. All in all, it was a great experience, and it made me so happy and comfortable for the first time in a long time.

The aftermath, no one survived

 I've also been doing something special for myself once a month. Every month, I have been buying a package worth of vegan goodies from iherb.com. Even though I keep getting chastised by some of my coworkers, I find iherb purchases to be really beneficial and comforting. I find that recently I have been feeling a bit lost and bored. Having a bunch of american goodies have made me feel a lot better. It is hard having to deal with the same annoying stuff day after day, so having a fancy peanut butter now and then makes it all worth it.

Delicious scottish oatmeal

Vegan iherb package

four boxes of hemp cereal brudda...

I have also had a idea for the blog that I thought might be kind of fun. I thoroughly enjoy writing about all the cooking posts I have made so I thought it might be interesting if I write about every meal I have during lunch. I might work at a hagwon, but I make my own meals every day. This day I had green tea with a tomato, green pepper, and walnut, salad, pistachios, and dried mango. What do you think about me writing about every meal I make? Would you like that?

I wish I could only eat 24/7

So what do you think about all the stuff I did?