my gr8est mix for 2008

It can be difficult to narrow down your favourite songs of the year onto one CD, so this year I figured I'd make my life a bit easier and go with a theme. Since I moved to South Korea in 2008 to become an English teacher, I thought it was only appropriate for that to be the theme of my CD. I wanted to share my playlist, as well as my reasoning behind selecting this track listing. Ok so here it goes...

1. Me & My Man (Whitey vs. Chromeo Fly Whitey Remix) - Chromeo
I suffer from a little something known as the "travel bug" so naturally after graduating university I wanted to get away....

2. Far Away - Cut Copy
far far away....

3. Paper Planes (DFA remix)- M.I.A
so I hopped on a plane....

4. Thursday (The Twelves Remix) - Asobi Seksu
and moved to an Asian country known as South Korea (not to be confused with Japan, but Asobi Seksu is better than any K-pop out there)...

5. Embrace the Martian (feat. KiD CuDi) - KiD CuDi
I had to get an "alien" card from the Immigration Office once I arrived....

6. Blind - Hercules and Love Affair
and sometimes I find it very difficult to understand the things around me since I can't read anything around me, because I have yet to learn their alphabet...

7. Crying - TV on the Radio
so I cried a little bit for feeling illiterate...

8. House Jam - Gang Gang Dance
but eventually accepted Seoul as my new home...

9. Little Kids - Deerhunter
because I love teaching the little kiddies....

10. Talk Like That - The Presets
even though sometimes they make me a little crazy when they speak Korean....

11. Your English Is Good- Tokyo Police Club
they have amazing English skills for itty bitty kindergartens....

12. Say Aha - Santogold
They love playing this game where they repeat every. single. thing. I. say.

13. Plastic People - Kraak and Smaak
I think Koreans are very beautiful people...like plastic people...and because of my "yellow" hair, I occasionally get called a Barbie doll...

14. She's Expensive - The Virgins
They never let a fun night come to an early end because the bars are open forever!

15. The Vowels Pt. 2 - Why?
Now for the comforts that I miss....CHEERIOS!

16. Bryn - Vampire Weekend
and of course my loving father...bryn....

17. The Girl - City & Colour
but at the end of the day I'll live without cheerios for the year while I'm chasing my dreams by touring around the world...

the end.