One U.S. dollar ($1) currently equals around 1,465 South Korean won (KWR). That means if you had $10, you'd have around 14,650 won—sounds like a lot, right? Paper money comes in ₩1,000, ₩5,000, ₩10,000, and ₩50,000 notes. Coins come in 1, 5, 10, 100, and 500 won, although 1 and 5 won coins aren't used much.
A bottle of water here costs anywhere from ₩600 to ₩1,950 (about $0.41 to $1.33), depending on the water brand and bottle size. But most people don't buy plastic bottles because there are refill stations everywhere! Almost everyone carries their own reusable water bottle.
I had an amazing meal in Seongsu with my friend Giselle! I ordered Korean fried chicken with rice and rich, flavorful curry. It even came with pickled ginger on the side. Yum!
For dessert, we went to a penguin-themed café! I tried their Special Penguin Latte and a salted caramel egg tart. It was delicious—I'm still dreaming about that egg tart!
I went to THREE K-pop concerts in just two weekends! Crazy, right? Concert tickets in South Korea are way cheaper than in the U.S., so I took advantage of it!
On Saturday, March 15th, I attended Jennie's 'The Ruby Experience' at Inspire Arena in Incheon, South Korea. Jennie is a member of the popular K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, and she highlighted her solo album, Ruby, at this concert.
On Sunday, March 16th, I attended aespa's SYNK: PARALLEL LINE - ENCORE concert. Another popular South Korean girl group is aespa, and their concert was held in the KSPO Dome in Seoul, South Korea.
