368 is the amount of profiles I now need to write wiki profiles for, covering the areas of Itaewon, Haebangchon, Hongdae, Sinchon, and Edae. I just spent 8 hours yesterday going through places that I missed in my first sweep through Edae, Hongdae, and Sinchon, and finishing up Itaewon and Haebangchon. Big fat blister on my foot ensued, as well as chafing from pants on my inner thighs to the point of nearly bleeding. At least I can now heal my body in front of computer for awhile, uploading images and prepping content templates. But I suspect that it’s take me no less than a few months of getting all profiles written up. And will likely take the rest of the year to follow up with the owners of each establishment for them to supplement with more content and their own images. And I bet my blisters that when I do another thorough walk-thru of the areas again after coming back from Canada in a year, that 30-40% of the establishments will be closed, given the frenetic turnover rate in these areas.

Today, I went to Hongdae and covered the area. About 65 profiles and images to upload. There are still some streets closer to Seongsu Stn that I didn’t have time to get to, so I plan to go back on Sunday and finish everything there. There are also some places in Sinchon that I couldn’t find in my first wave and I also want to cover more 하숙 locations. And I need to do the East side of Edae. Once that’s all done, the whole area from Hongdae to Sinchon to Edae will be documented with over 150 profiles on restaurants, bars, DVD bangs, board game cafes, and movie theaters. If I add 하숙 and 고시원, then it could easily go over 200, but I doubt I’ll have much time for that, as I need to move on to covering other nightlife areas before heading back to Canada. I’m going to need all my free time next week to cover Itaewon, Haebangchon, and Hannam.