Sunday, January 24, 2010

Korean for bangs

Yesterday my friend Leslie and I took the kids to Little Bear (indoor play place) since it has been too cold for them to play outside. This place it heaven for 3-4 year old, but I swear to you Jackson and his best friend Jayden have more fun than Marley and Logan. Once all of the children were sufficiently worn out, the mommies dropped them off at home and we headed out to get our hair cut. The girl that normally cuts our hair is on maternity leave until April (Koreans take a LONG maternity leave) so we decided to try one of the places that other moms go to. In the states they wash your hair and then cut it, but here they cut your hair dry and then wash and style it. Of course the girls there do not speak a word of English so I brought in a picture of what I was going for. I had no intentions of making a drastic change, I just wanted her to reshape my style. Apparently I must have given her the impression that I wanted bangs at some point in my pantomime, or she decided that I needed them. I have never had bangs before, but once she started cutting there was no turning back. I decided to wait until my hair was styled to make my decision on whether I was happy or not. First they wash my hair, which is usually my favorite part, but this time the water was a little cold and there was not that much head massaging going on. Next they move me to the chair where two women dry and style my hair. This was the most amazing part of my day. I cannot believe how wonderful this felt and that it only cost me $6 and a set of bangs that I did not want. I think that I will be going back to this place every week to get a wash and style and a little me time! In the end, I am still undecided about the bangs. I like them, but I think I am going to have to wash and style them myself to see whether I love them.

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