#sojourning

walked 500m from the dentist to seollem cafe :) i went out earlier thinking i’d be able to get in but i didn’t make the cut - there were 13 people in line / ahead of me and the clinic would close before it would even get to my turn. they unfortunately don’t take appointments (just walk-ins), and i don’t like going out for just one errand so i didn’t want to waste the day heading straight home especially since i literally cut my sleep down to four hours just to get there early.

so so proud of myself for staying physically active while i'm in a different environment! i thought it was going to be challenging, but deciding to be active every day just comes so effortlessly to me now. even with food, i mostly eat vegetables. hindi na rin ako nasesermonan ng nanay ko because i hardly eat what she cooks. now i even ask her to cook gulay. yung tatay ko naman naninibago pa rin lol. ang sarap pala talaga ng balanced lifestyle no, kasi i swear every time i eat out i don't feel any guilt at all na because i know i eat clean and healthy most days and i exercise every day.

anyway i guess the only thing i haven't been able to keep up with here is reading the book i brought with me (the stranger by albert camus) and journaling. it's always so noisy here so i'm constantly overstimulated. i can't read properly when there are too many things going on around me. i still use my journal every day to plan my day / the week, but i don't get to write in my actual diary because i (probably) don't feel safe writing here. i've tried so many times to sit down and write but i couldn't so i just stopped forcing it haha.

6:14pm - on the way to the cafe. got there early and read for ~30 minutes before my friend arrived (she wasn’t late, i was just early). ordered the best sea salt latte i’ve had in the city.