Hotel Shin Shin Busan

... to stand butt naked with his ass right in front of my face so I decided that it was time to leave. I rinsed off again and hopped into the steam room were I only stayed for a few minutes. After the steam room I jumped into a freezing cold pool which was about 3 feet and swam the length of it and I was done. Overall the experience was a good one but I still would rather wash myself at home.

... day actually!! I got to play catch (with a baseball, but still cool) with one of my students. I haven't played in years... Sometimes I have dreams that I'm playing softball. I've even skipped out on opportunities to play because of a weird kind of fear that I would suck, and embarrass myself...or hurt myself... Muscle memory is awesome!!!!!!! I mean, sure, I'm not as fast as I used to be ...

... we c*nnot w*it until dinner *nd even though it's 1630 *nd dinner is scheduled for 1830, we tell P*t th*t we c*n't w*it, *nd he s*ys he'll guide us *round. He h*s never been to Bus*n before, but is much more use to the cities h*ving been here 10 months *lre*dy. So, we he*d into the red light district bec*use this seems to be the only close pl*ce to w*lk with diners of *ny sort. Finding * pl*ce bec*use, *nd ONLY bec*use, we like the sight of the ...

... of South Korea is actually more of what North Korea is like. South Korea is a newly democratic society caught in between it's formerly communist ways, and it's relatively recent emergence into the modern world. This combination makes Korea both endearing and quirky to western travelers. Korean's sense of history and pride cannot be explained in words, but is worth experiencing for yourself. Their desire to be a part of the world is huge ...

... shots, then he proceeded to go on and on about how he misjudged me. :) HA! (Just kidding...well not really, he was a jerk). He said some really nice things though, which is really cool. He said he thinks I'm sincere, and he was very impressed with the fact that I brought the Rice Krispie Treats to share (yeah, smart move!!). He said he's never had a foreign teacher that has ever brought anything to share, and been so willing to get to know ...

... not to do any sightseeing that day anyway. I slept in and then took a bus to Daejeon. In Daejeon I changed to a train, and not just any train, but to the KTX service, the Korean 300km/h high speed train. Fifty minutes later I was in downtown Seoul and went quickly to the Bong House, where I stayed before. The owner Bong gave me the last advice about tomorrow and that night I talked way too long with English teacher with a Bengali background, so I basically slept only 1 hour. After ...

... that's how it is. All of my 2nd graders are 14 or 15, but in the U.S. they'd be 12 or 13... So, my co-teachers tried to tell me I was 31!!! I was like...um....no. I'm 29. I have one more month in my twenties, and that's all there is to it :) No big plans for the big day. I plan on making a year celebration of it anyway ;) The actual day is in the middle of the week. I might try to go to one of the local islands that weekend. My school trip to the ...

... too... The people are generally really nice and patient with me. The weather's not too bad (I've experienced sunshine, rain, and wind so far...). My only gripe is probably the size of my apartment, some of the random smells, and the ritual of going straight to the bathroom in the morning after my long-ass walk to school, so that I can cool off and stop sweating before I walk into the teacher's lounge. :) I'm sure there'll be more, but so far so ...

... massive and gorgeous, it perfectly sets the tone for the serene, gorgeous landscapes to come. The only problem about Soraksan is that you must experience the great views with so many others. It is hard to walk anywhere without encountering someone else on the trail. However, it is well worth it to battle the crowds and make it to the top. When we made the trek it started to rain at the steepest and most treacherous part of the trail. To make things ...

... my stake, and annie was down by 20-30,000 as well, we sat back, chilled, drank a G&T, had a bite to eat (didn't we annie?), and then recomposed ourselves before going back to the tables. it went slightly better for a while, but once i'd come down to 50,000won left in my hand, i called it a night. so overall, i was up about GBP27 or so. but more than that, i'd drank my fill of G&T's, eaten relatively well, and had a lot of fun in the process. i forgot to mention in the first entry ...