I’m not having a very good week, so this blog might be pretty short. It’s nothing I really want to get into, especially since it seems like a lot of stuff has happened this week, and I just feel dejected. I’m also tired because I’ve been waking up really early for some strange reason and I can’t get back to sleep. Woe is me!
Anyway, last Tuesday, our friends from Seoul came to visit. We had such a blast! After they arrived, we went back to our place to drop their stuff off. We spent a little bit of time there for them to relax because the drive from Seoul can be pretty tiring. In the late afternoon we went for a short hike up one of the small mountains around town. It was a reminder to me that I need to get back into shape! *more on this later*
So after we did that, we walked around a bit more and went to a bibimbap restaurant that is pretty famous in our town. We even took a video:
What is bibimbap? Well bap in Korean in rice. I’m not sure what bi bim means, but altogether, it’s rice and vegetables mixed together with red pepper sauce. That place is really delicious and is super cheap for how much food we get. It’s under $5 a person.
After that, we went to a coffee shop. We had some coffee and were surprised to see two foreigners there. We haven’t seen any of the foreign teachers in town in a long while, so it was nice to see them.
After we had some coffee, we got some ice cream and then headed home. Once we got home, we decided to watch a documentary on the porn industry. I’m not sure if we liked it or not…I don’t think it was edited very well and it was hard to follow at some points. We had some good laughs though.
Wednesday morning was super lazy. Erin and Shadi went to hike a mountain in Yecheon while Renai and I stayed back and started planning our Southeast Asia trip. It was so nice having someone else there actually helping me. It looks like we are going to have a super great time too! I’m so excited I can’t wait!
We got a super late start on Wednesday and stayed in for lunch and watched a movie. Renai had never seen Orgasmo, so of course we had to watch it! It’s one of the funniest movies ever. After the movie, we walked downtown to get some cash for Erin and Renai, we put them in a taxi, and off they went. It was a great two days and I’m glad they were able to come down and visit us.
The rest of the week was pretty uneventful. Saturday we went for a hike up to the mountain top where Erin and Shadi went a few days before. We made sure to bring out video camera, but it was so windy:
It was such a beautiful day. We’re going to try to climb the mountain every weekend. That was the just the first peak, so we’re going to try to climb the whole thing at least once a week. I’m sure we can do it, we just need to motivate ourselves to get up early and do it each day. It’s hard on the weekends because those two days are our sleep in and relax days.We’ve been trying to talk every night and it’s been working out nicely, especially since the weather is so great. It’s important to get back into shape so we are ready for our vacation.
This weekend is teacher’s day. All of the teachers in Yecheon county have to go to Shadi’s school Saturday for a volleyball tournament. It should be fun, but last year it lasted the entire day because my school won.
Next Friday is Buddha’s birthday so there is no school. That should be a lot of fun and the students are really excited about the 3 day weekend.
The weekend after that we are going to Daegu to meet up with the girl I shared a room with at our orientation when we first came to Korea. We’ll be seeing a movie, eating some food, and catching up.
So Shadi has officially signed up for the foreign service officer exam. He is taking it Friday, June 11 in Seoul. That weekend since Shadi will be in Seoul all day on Friday, we have decided to spend the weekend in Seoul with Renai and Erin. We’ll be doing some shopping and final planning for our vacation. At the end of this month I’ll be buying the plane tickets for everyone, so it will be nice to get last minute needed items (like shoes) and iron out all the details. I’m so excited!
Well, it’s Wednesday afternoon. Lunch was great and I ate too much, but that’s okay. I hope everyone is well, and enjoying the blogs on a regular basis. I’ll try to get Shadi posting a bit too. Don’t forget to check out his haiku website!
Kathleen
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