Dinner party, and my first trip to downtown Seattle

[nyankoframe]

I was invited to a dinner party this evening at a fellow Sri Lankan's house in Seattle, and I was somewhat apprehensive about going there, because I hadn't gone to Seattle before and I was afraid of getting lost. I've gone to the U District twice, but that's different. :P

So I ended up leaving almost half an hour later than I originally intended, and I got to downtown Seattle itself without any trouble on the 545 Express in about half an hour, which is pretty good for a Saturday evening. :P The fun started after I took another bus to get nearer to the house...

I ended up walking in the wrong direction twice, and I had to call the person I was visiting to get details on how to get to the road his house was on. And once I was there, I walked right past his house without even noticing it until someone called out to me and asked whether I was going to his house! Not to mention it was also cold...

But I had a great time there, having a really nice dinner, meeting lots of new people and talking to them (and their cute kids). And I actually ended up having a glass of wine (actually, two or three partly filled glasses) as well as iced coffee (both plain and mixed with rum) and a cup of tea. And I got a lift back, so everything was all good. :)

And I also got my official learner's permit (the plastic version) in the mail today (or should that be yesterday?), so I can officially start taking driving lessons and using it as an ID.

I'm hoping I can get what I need to do done in about 2 or 3 hours at work today. ^^;;;

Comments

[wao.livejournal.com]

zomg, streetdirectory!basket got lost? I must call Reuters


...and I will send my prayers to the people of Redmond once you get on the roads Nah, you can't be that bad. ...I hope.

[nyankoframe.livejournal.com]

Surprisingly, I didn't actually take a map around. This is probably where a PDA with a GPS would come in handy

And I'm not that bad...

[nakaemi.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you had a great time there. ^_^ LOL at talking to cute kids. And you really want to finish work fast, ne? :p

[nyankoframe.livejournal.com]

Yup! They ended up playing cards, which I didn't, but I did find some bridge players. ^_^ And there were lots of interesting conversations. ^^;;;

[itsacz.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you had lots of fun. And drank a lot. I'm glad you didn't drink and drive. :p Though you might be in the near future ^^;

[nyankoframe.livejournal.com]

It actually wasn't all that much, I think... Some people drank so much (or were just so tired) they fell asleep on the couch. ^^;;;

And I definitely know my limits about driving and drinking, I hope.

[chibi-nasu.livejournal.com]

Glad you had fun ^^

I have a feeling you'd be a good driver.

Did you still want me to record some basic Korean phrases so you can start practicing before your classes start?

[nyankoframe.livejournal.com]

Thanks ^^ Although it was quite a long walk there, and it was cold, and I'd forgotten my gloves, so my hands were a bit numb (in case I didn't already mention that) ^^;;;

And thanks for the encouragement ^^;;; It makes me feel a little less nervous about learning to drive. Though I don't think I'll be driving anyone just yet

That would be awesome! Thank you so much ^^;;; I hope I won't pronounce them too badly...