Movie on the beach!

Last night, I took Aaron out (every guy deserves to be taken out once in a while!) to an awesome Vietnamese restaurant in Gwangali for some yummy pho and spring rolls!   Nothing like being greated by a life size Vietnamese statue when you walk in!

After dinner, we walked along the beach to the far east end for the Gwangali Beach Theater!  I've always wanted to come to the beach to watch a movie, but for whatever reason, I've never actually made it, until last night!  Aaron was a good sport and sat with me through Street Dance, a mediocre British film about street dancers teaching ballet dancers how to dance!  haha 

When the movie started, we got comfy on the sand, while sitting on my Thai sarong, which is much more Asian than a beach towel!  The sky was stunning in pinks and purple as the sun went down behind the mountains! 

I've gotta hand it to Korea.  They're always trying to come up with new ways to bring in tourists!  I don't think a movie on the beach is gonna do it, but it's definitely a fun start!  

After the movie, we went over to Seven Luck Casino for a couple games of roulette!  Lucky for us, we were both BIG winners last night!  I won 94,000 won ($87)  and Aaron won 140,000 won ($128.00)!  Thank you Seven Luck... AGAIN!

I stole Serry!

Well, I didn't really steal her, but I did take her for a run and then up to my apartment for some play time before bringing her back! 

Oh, how I miss having a dog around!!

Running Partners!

I've always wanted a running partner!  Problem is, I've never been a good runner, and most people with running partners get together and run miles and miles everyday!  I needed someone who could run a 1/2 mile... stop... rest... and then another 1/2 mile back!  Well, lucky for me, I've got myself a running partner, and a new friend!  I met Meagan when my school's volleyball team played hers a little while back.  Turns out, we're neighbors and live less than a 5 minute walk from each other!  We had dinner together on Thrusday and decided to become running partners to get our summer bodies ready for the beach!

We mapped out our jog/run with www.mapmyrun.com (which is awesome by the way!) and did a full pace run for 1/2 mile to Home Plus and then jogged back .62 miles, stopping at the convenient store for some ice cream at the end!  I realize this completely negates the calories we burned during the workout, but we felt we should celebrate our first day of running together!  

 

May there be many more neighborhood runs to come!

Crazy Hair Punishment!

Some of the teachers at my school are extra creative when it comes to punishments for not turning in homework!  헤란, the 5th grade teacher makes the boys put girls barrette's in their hair....

... and the girls have to put half of their hair up in a loop on the top of their head for the whole day!

Is it bad that before I knew this was a punishment I actually complimented her on her fun new hairstyle?!

K-League Soccer!

On Wednesday night, Aaron and I attended a K-League (AKA: Korea Professional Football League) FA Cup soccer game at nearby Gudeok Stadium between FC Seoul and Busan Transportation Corp FC. While the stadium seats close to 24,000 people, I'd wager that only about 300 people were at the game, most of which were foreigners living and teaching English in Busan!  Oh, and it was only 2,000 won (about $1.75!)

We plopped down in the foreigner section and had a great time laughing along with the guys behind us holding megaphones, chanting things like, "Give me a (insert alphabet letter)" ultimately spelling out "B-u-s-a-n  T-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t-a-t-i-o-n  C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n  F-o-o-t-b-a-l-l  C-l-u-b."  It took nearly 10 minutes to spell the team's name!    

My 2nd favorite was to the tune of "If you're happy and you know it".  "If you ride the Busan subway, clap your hands!  If you ride the Busan subway, clap your hands!  If you ride the Busan subway, and ........... (Can't remember the words), If you ride the Busan subway, clap your hands!"  Funny because the Busan team is owned by the city's transportation department!

But, I'd have to say... my favorite part of the whole night was when the sky lit up in gorgeous tones of pink and purple, Aaron put his arm around me, and the first goal was scored!

Unfortunately, it was a goal for the other team!  FAIL... Better luck next time Busan!