Haircut

Having been here for nearly two months, it was high time that I got a haircut. Given the language barrier, I was understandably nervous. How could I ever explain what I wanted to someone who speaks no English? There are some things that hand gestures just can't adequately describe. So this past Friday, my co-teacher agreed to take me to a barber and explain what I wanted. On our way, she asked me, "Andrew, can you describe your hair style?" I was beginning to get nervous. She then convinced me that I should go to a "hair shop" if I wanted a good haircut. I trusted her. The end result has a very long, fancy haircut that required a lot of translation between myself and the woman who was cutting my hair. After she finished she shampooed my head and I was done. I expected the whole thing to be rather expensive, but they only charged me 10,000 Won (about 7 or 8 dollars). And since there is no tipping in Korea, that's exactly what I paid. Here is the end result: