The Jim Jil Bang almost killed me!

Friday night, Kevin and I went to a whole in the wall, and somewhat ghetto Jim Jil Bang by our house (Korean style public bath house). While I was there, I got into a spa that no one else was in. I was so excited to have it to myself! When I stepped into it, it felt like there were teeny tiny jets of water spraying from all different directions, and I thought... "Wow, this is awesome!" I sat down on the bench in the spa and put my hands under the water to find where the jets were, and I immediately realized, they were not jets, I WAS BEING SHOCKED!!!! It completely freaked me out, so I jumped out. I told Kevin about it and he said the same thing happened to him in a spa on the guys floor! We couldn't believe it! But, since it happened to both of us, we figured it was some sort of Asian relaxation technique and didn't think much more about it.

BUT, during lunch today, I was telling the teachers about my experience and they were SHOCKED (no pun intended!) They couldn't believe that I was being electrically shocked under the water and said they had NEVER HEARD OF THAT HAPPENING TO SOMEONE! They said, "Alexis, Never go back there. It sounds like that place is very dangerous!" Which, trust me - I will NEVER go back there!

Could you imagine if I died from being electrically shocked in a spa at a Jim Jil Bang?! What a lame way to go!

Gwangalli Beach!

Yesterday, Kev and I went to Gwangalli Beach with Jess and Carlos! They live about 5 minutes from this beach! As much as we love our area, we are jealous everytime we visit them! (It takes us 30 minutes to get here from our place, by bus.) Next to the beach, there is a street lined with cherry blossom trees that we walked along! It was stunning! Here are some pictures from our day:

Carlos, Jess, Kev, and I at Gwangalli beach, with the skyline behind us.


I absolutely love this picture!!!


Carlos and Jess

The street lined with gorgeous pink and white Cherry Blossom trees!


This little boy was throwing the cherry blossom petals in the air... He was adorable!


Jess and I, walking together...




After we were finished at the beach, Kevin and I wwalked to Mega Mart, which is equivalent to Target, I guess. We wanted to pick up a couple things for our apartment. Unfortunately, we live 30 minutes from the Mega Mart, so we had to walk a ways with the furniture and rug on our backs and then board a busy bus! It's was the first time I kind of wanted my car back! At the same time, we laughed a lot and got some good exercise. This is a picture of Carlos carrying our table to the bus stop, and me holding our new rug like a backpack! :)