I have my summer vacation this next week and will be spending part of my time at Jeju Island. It's part of South Korea just south of the mainland. I'm flying there which should be fun. I will get to lie on the beach and relax for a few days. I'm pumped.
On another note, I've lost 35lbs!!!!!
Yea I didn't believe it until I weighed myself. The fast paced culture and eating healthier really changed things. You eat a lot less over here not because there isn't food (which there is) or it isn't good (it's AMAZING). You just eat slower and better. A sort of more bang for your buck way of living. Also, the fact I walk EVERYWHERE and I'm on my feet all day as a teacher because I hate sitting down in class adds to burning off all those extra calories. Now I definitely do indulge myself with McDonalds, ice cream, pizza, etc. But even those places seem to be a little healthier in general from their US counterparts. Less Biggie sizing for the most part. Want to lose weight? Go to Korea for a bit. Everybody I talk to seems to have similar stories. I know a guy over here who got here about a month before me and has lost 85lbs!!!! He still has a bit to go but you can tell he's a lot happier now.
Anyway, I'll have a Jeju update later next week.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Back from Mudfest
It was an interesting weekend at Mudfest.
Mudfest is basically what is sounds like. It's called the Boryeong Mudfest and is held at Deachon beach on the west coast. 400,000 people over a couple of weekends flocking to the beach's mud stations to get dirty and party.
My expectations were high. I got there on Saturday afternoon and immediately found out that they were OUT OF MUD!!! Yup. Then it started raining which by 7pm was thunder and lightning on and off throughout the night. So the lot of us went back to our Minbak to eat and enjoy ourselves for the evening. A Minbak is simply a group hotel room. It usually is just an empty room. You get some blankets and that's it. Your back doesn't thank you in the morning and depending on how you have fun your head might not as well.
Out of this did come one of the better experiences I've had in Korea though. We all ate dinner just outside our Minbak on a patio of sorts. A few of the group had brought a bunch of food with them that we grilled up. It was excellent. Even had some mashed potatoes! Anyway, towards the end of the meal, a bunch of Koreans in the 40s and 50s setup their meal at the tables next to ours. After a bit of Soju and beer they started to sing and dance. We clapped along to the beat one of the men was laying down on the barbecue with his scissors and tongs. It was fantastic! This went on for the next 3-4 hours. WE pulled out some Roman candle fireworks and started shooting them up in the street. One of the Korean ladies didn't exactly know how they worked and ended up shooting one time at the another minbak's door. We laughed, she laughed and then she swung it around a few times making us all duck and run.
The next morning it was still thunder and lightning. The beaches speakers came on and they warned us not to go on the beach. Yay. Thus, we cut our day short and headed to the train station. It seems all the people had the same idea in the area. The place was packed. Luckily we were at the front of the rush and got on a train fairly quick.
All in all, good experience. Will I go back next year? It's a 50/50.
Mudfest is basically what is sounds like. It's called the Boryeong Mudfest and is held at Deachon beach on the west coast. 400,000 people over a couple of weekends flocking to the beach's mud stations to get dirty and party.
My expectations were high. I got there on Saturday afternoon and immediately found out that they were OUT OF MUD!!! Yup. Then it started raining which by 7pm was thunder and lightning on and off throughout the night. So the lot of us went back to our Minbak to eat and enjoy ourselves for the evening. A Minbak is simply a group hotel room. It usually is just an empty room. You get some blankets and that's it. Your back doesn't thank you in the morning and depending on how you have fun your head might not as well.
Out of this did come one of the better experiences I've had in Korea though. We all ate dinner just outside our Minbak on a patio of sorts. A few of the group had brought a bunch of food with them that we grilled up. It was excellent. Even had some mashed potatoes! Anyway, towards the end of the meal, a bunch of Koreans in the 40s and 50s setup their meal at the tables next to ours. After a bit of Soju and beer they started to sing and dance. We clapped along to the beat one of the men was laying down on the barbecue with his scissors and tongs. It was fantastic! This went on for the next 3-4 hours. WE pulled out some Roman candle fireworks and started shooting them up in the street. One of the Korean ladies didn't exactly know how they worked and ended up shooting one time at the another minbak's door. We laughed, she laughed and then she swung it around a few times making us all duck and run.
The next morning it was still thunder and lightning. The beaches speakers came on and they warned us not to go on the beach. Yay. Thus, we cut our day short and headed to the train station. It seems all the people had the same idea in the area. The place was packed. Luckily we were at the front of the rush and got on a train fairly quick.
All in all, good experience. Will I go back next year? It's a 50/50.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Mudfest!!!
I'm leaving to go spend the weekend covered in mud, sliding down mud slides, mud wrestling, mud massages, mud fights, mud face painting..... you get the point.
MUD MUD MUD MUD MUD MUD!!!!!
MUD MUD MUD MUD MUD MUD!!!!!
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