TATTOO!!!

No biggie but yesterday I got a tattoo.

A TATTOO!! Yes, ME! Despite wanting it and being adamant on getting it for a year or so now I still can't believe that I actually went through with it. I did come close to running away a couple of times though while I was waiting and Seolhee had to calm me down on more than one occasion. She was the perfect person to have with me. She kept so calm and dealt with me and my all my freaking out extremely well. I'm sure anyone who actually knows me will agree that the poor girl deserves a medal for firstly volunteering to come with me and secondly getting through it. She let me squeeze her hand throughout and kept talking to me about a whole manner of things trying to take my mind off the pain.

And that brings me to my next point. The pain. Oh, the pain. It hurt like hell. I'm not going to lie. It felt like the guy was slicing my wrist open although he did keep reassuring us he was going as slowly and gently as he possibly could. I spent the whole time half crying half yelping and screaming while biting on my other hand to try and relieve the pain. It was quite horrific. However it certainly could have been worse. I think I psyched myself up for worse and it was over quite quickly too. One of the big benefits of having such a small design.

So you're probably wondering what I got, right? Well it's a Korean word pronounced 'heng-bok' meaning 'HAPPINESS' which I decided on after a considerable about of thought.

This tattoo perfectly sums up my time in Korea and what has been the most incredible two years of my life. It will always remind me of what I have achieved here and what I have learned about myself. Happiness comes from within and may I never forget it. ♥

"HAPPINESS"

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