I just came back from spending an amazing couple of days in Busan, South Korea. My only complaint was that it wasn't longer. My group departed Friday night around 10:30 PM (We were hoping to defeat the holiday traffic by leaving later at night time). Needless to say, even with the later departure time we didn't arrive in Busan til 6 the next morning. Luckily, I was able to sleep a little bit on the bus. My friend Stef and I roomed with two other girls whom happened to also being teaching in South Korea. They both work for a hagwon around the Seoul area. We stayed in a hotel literally across from the beach. The hotel was interesting to say the least. We found out that a double bed actually meant a circular bed that could maybe hold two people. It looked more like a love motel than anything! Being the gracious people that we are, we took turns on who got to sleep on the bed. The first day in Busan I took a boat ride and wandered around to a world famous fish market. I couldn't believe how many different kinds of seafood there was in the market, and many of the items (i.e. sea slugs) didn't exactly appeal to me. A brave gentleman in our group ate a raw oyster that was literally squirming around seconds before he ate it! The nightlife of Busan certainly is a different environment from the daytime. Stef and I walked along the beach, had a few long islands and then hung out on the beach and watched many Koreans lighting off fireworks. It was a very pretty sight to see, although a few times they looked they were a lil intoxicated and when they were lighting the fireworks, they seemed to have been pointing them right at us!! We survived however, and were able to visit a beautiful temple set in the mountainside the next day. We spent the whole next day in a spa seeing that it was raining but I certainly wasn't complaining. After already experiencing a jimjil spa, I was less timid about walking around in my birthday suit in front of a lot of other Korean woman...my new friends however, well guess we got to know each other kind of fast, haha. The spa was beautiful and my favorite memory is sitting in a spa with a room size glass window. The window overlooked the city and beaches of Busan and was located on the fourth floor, an amazing view and the neat thing about it is that I took it all in with my birthday suit. I could see out, but they couldn't see in ;) Simply breathtaking....and alas back to work on Monday. 
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Sep 25, 2010
Chuseok Vacation
I just came back from spending an amazing couple of days in Busan, South Korea. My only complaint was that it wasn't longer. My group departed Friday night around 10:30 PM (We were hoping to defeat the holiday traffic by leaving later at night time). Needless to say, even with the later departure time we didn't arrive in Busan til 6 the next morning. Luckily, I was able to sleep a little bit on the bus. My friend Stef and I roomed with two other girls whom happened to also being teaching in South Korea. They both work for a hagwon around the Seoul area. We stayed in a hotel literally across from the beach. The hotel was interesting to say the least. We found out that a double bed actually meant a circular bed that could maybe hold two people. It looked more like a love motel than anything! Being the gracious people that we are, we took turns on who got to sleep on the bed. The first day in Busan I took a boat ride and wandered around to a world famous fish market. I couldn't believe how many different kinds of seafood there was in the market, and many of the items (i.e. sea slugs) didn't exactly appeal to me. A brave gentleman in our group ate a raw oyster that was literally squirming around seconds before he ate it! The nightlife of Busan certainly is a different environment from the daytime. Stef and I walked along the beach, had a few long islands and then hung out on the beach and watched many Koreans lighting off fireworks. It was a very pretty sight to see, although a few times they looked they were a lil intoxicated and when they were lighting the fireworks, they seemed to have been pointing them right at us!! We survived however, and were able to visit a beautiful temple set in the mountainside the next day. We spent the whole next day in a spa seeing that it was raining but I certainly wasn't complaining. After already experiencing a jimjil spa, I was less timid about walking around in my birthday suit in front of a lot of other Korean woman...my new friends however, well guess we got to know each other kind of fast, haha. The spa was beautiful and my favorite memory is sitting in a spa with a room size glass window. The window overlooked the city and beaches of Busan and was located on the fourth floor, an amazing view and the neat thing about it is that I took it all in with my birthday suit. I could see out, but they couldn't see in ;) Simply breathtaking....and alas back to work on Monday. Sep 17, 2010
Friday before the Chuseok break
I can officially say that I have now been in Korea for two months. Yesterday was my last day of work before the Chuseok Holiday (similar to Korean's Thanksgiving). Needless to say, I was in my weekly meeting with my coworkers on a Friday
afternoon, when the principal started to carry in bags
and bags of presents for all of the teachers. I felt like it was Christmas. Among some of my presents, ah yes, as you can see a huge supply of SPAM, haha I thought that was sooooo funny. I also got a huge supply of seaweed, grapes, and some really nice homemeade soap and pretty bathtowels. To top it off, when I came back to my apartment carrying all of my "presents", I also received a box in the mail from a good friend friend from home, complete with books, candy! (Korean candy isn't as sweet as candy back home I have noticed), and various personal items...It was a great day. To top it off to celebrate the beginning of the holiday, I met my friend for dinner and then we walked around Uijeongbu eating icecream and looking at all the sites. It's a terrific start to my Chuseok Holiday. I know you're all jealous of my huge supply of SPAM!!!
afternoon, when the principal started to carry in bags
and bags of presents for all of the teachers. I felt like it was Christmas. Among some of my presents, ah yes, as you can see a huge supply of SPAM, haha I thought that was sooooo funny. I also got a huge supply of seaweed, grapes, and some really nice homemeade soap and pretty bathtowels. To top it off, when I came back to my apartment carrying all of my "presents", I also received a box in the mail from a good friend friend from home, complete with books, candy! (Korean candy isn't as sweet as candy back home I have noticed), and various personal items...It was a great day. To top it off to celebrate the beginning of the holiday, I met my friend for dinner and then we walked around Uijeongbu eating icecream and looking at all the sites. It's a terrific start to my Chuseok Holiday. I know you're all jealous of my huge supply of SPAM!!!
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