Hotel Oriental Busan

<br> A Korean bathhouse known as a &#8220;mo yok tang&#8221; was quite an experience. It is a complication of small pools of various temperatures. I paid a little over $3 and walked into the men&#8217;s side which is very similar to a locker room except that there were weights and a treadmill. This is the room were you get undressed and I mean completely undressed because in Korean ...

Just a quick entry! Today was my last day of summer school, and my students performed their plays. It was cute. As SOON as the plays were over, we looked out the windows at the solar eclipse. There were we all, lined up, with our heads out the windows!! I was way to absorbed with taking pictures myself, I didn't take a picture my class taking pictures! Thinking back now, I kinds wish I would ...

... liter*lly h*d to cr*wl through the door, he*d first *nd feet l*st, or vice vers*, to use the restroom. Awkw*rd. But WAIT! It's get's better! Once inside, you look *t the toilet, *nd then instinctively st*rt looking *round on the counter for the pixie dust or m*gic powder th*t is going to shrink your body to be *ble to comply with the thing. I'm thinking to myself "JESUS! Where's the grown-up potty!?" I guess I w*s expecting to find * vile of liquid ...

... And when you're young, it's really weird to see Mr. So-in-So dancing like a crazy man...?? That's what it felt like. It was bizarre... <br><br> <br><br> BUT NEXT TIME!!! I'm determined to join in. They were having so much fun, and I wanted to be a part of it, but I just couldn't! Next time. I'm even gonna try and learn a song in Korean to sing..... Well, we'll see about that...<br><br> <br><br> Bring on New Years!!

... that, I was surprised to hear there was a faculty dinner that night. On the menu was duck. It was alright. Mainly, it was nuts to have to go to dinner with 75 of my co-teachers! After dinner had been served, tradition called for the Principal, VP, administrative assistant, and some other position (that is apparently important, but unknown to me), to share shots with...well, everyone. They separated and went around the room sharing shots of ...

... On the way back to their home, they dropped me off in Suncheon. I thanked them very much and then I took a bus to Jinju. The following morning I first visited the local fortress, which was not all that special and then took a bus to Jirisan National Park. Here I visited the Ssyanggyesa Temple and continued walking until I reached the pretty Buril Waterfall. On the way back I had to wait for an hour and a half before there was a bus back in the direction of Jinju normally buses come ...

... I've been under a magnifying glass, I've been very careful to make sure that most if not all interactions and transactions are pleasant. I only go to one of the three veggie vendors on my street. She's really sweet, and starting to throw in extras--local veggies she wants me to try, and she's taking it upon herself to teach me the Hongeul names of the vegetables. She's very patient with me, doesn't overcharge (like the other lady tried too--not ...

... through my co-teacher's translation, I understood this: One of the students said that his science teacher said that American's call Korean's "flatfaces," and that I probably do to. WELL, the student's of course, had no idea what this meant, so they asked me if this were true. My co-teacher translates this, with a perfect smile on her face, and I'm thinking, "Holy ****! What do I say right now!?" I just said, "That is a negative term for Asians ...

... nice. Much bluer and cleaner than Busan water, the temperature is also pleasant. The beaches are packed, but not nearly as packed as Haeundae in Busan. However, massive tent-like structures make it hard to see. Similar to Busan, almost everyone in the water is using a raft to compensate for their inability to swim. Helen is one of those people. We decided to forego the raft the first day and I was responsible for ensuring that she didn't drown. This was ...

... the casino. at the lotte hotel they have a casino floor, where you can play roulette, blackjack, poker, slot machines, and probably a few other gambling games. i stuck to blackjack. we went three nights in all, the final one being the night before my flight out - rather than go to bed, we thought we'd have fun playing blackjack, eating a hearty breakfast and then i could catch the airport bus from across the road... it sort of went to plan... on the first night we went, i won 150 ...