how i accidentally spent 400,000 won yesterday

let me take you a month or two back.

one of my friends here is having some back problems. she’s gone to acupuncturists and herbalists for years, but her back still hurts. when she explained the pain to me it sounded exactly like how my back hurt when i crushed my sciatic nerve. i suggested a chiropractor, since i had recovered so well seeing one.

she’s never been to one but started researching.

sometime in all this i mentioned it all to swon, and she said she had an old friend who was a chiropractor and he worked with some people in itaewon. he specialized in dealing with expats- excellent english and all. she said she’d get his info and get back to me, since she hadn’t been in contact with him for a while.

turns out, as she tried to contact him, he was opening his own practice. . . and he needed some interior design help. so swon got another job. . . and contact info for me.

crank up to yesterday. a few of us were loafing about town and swon called me to see what i was up to. i said i’d probably swing through itaewon shortly and she said i should see her friend. i said i’d try.

then. . .she sent me his info. . . ok, if i had time i’d check it out.

then she called him to tell him i would stop by, and i should get a discount. . . ok, guess i’m going.

then she had him look me up on facebook, so he would recognize me. . . so. . . that clinched it. . . i basically had an appointment (they just opened tuesday this week, so it was pretty quiet)

i mostly wanted my friend to check it out, but i don’t mind having an adjustment, and the price was similar to what i was used to in the US. . . so why not. my neck had been a bit stiff.

i felt pretty fantastic after the adjustment. . . and the place looked great- swon has great taste.

the doc told me about a deal if i signed up for ten sessions. i figured i could get to itaewon for ten sessions over a year, so i said sure. i didn’t realize i would be paying for those ten sessions up front. . . .iiieeeee!

guess i was lucky that i hadn’t sent money home yet this month.

good side- i have 10 standing appointments for adjustments.