The Best Place To Eat Out!

Last night, Monica treated Aaron, Ok and me to dinner at a gorgeous restaurant who's name, when directly translated, is
"The Best Place To Eat Out!"  

I'd say that that was a pretty accurate name for it!

We ate lots of kimchi, of course!

... and I drank my very first full glass of red wine!  Look at me being all classy!

Ok and Monica, my two fantastic co-teachers!  Monica is retiring this year, so she's been on a high about life lately!  She asked Ok, Aaron and I if she could take the three of us to dinner to thank us for working so hard and to celebrate her retirement!  We gladly obliged!

We feasted on galbi (beef), kimchi, mushrooms, rice, doenjang soup, ice cream, fruit, and wine! Monica does not mess around! :)  This year has been such a great year working with these two and having Aaron in my life!

Music Mondays love

I've never posted something other than a K-pop music video for Music Mondays, but I am in love with this song by Kari Jobe from Gateway Church in Austin.  It would be a dream for me to attend one of their Sunday services! One day!  For now, I'll just resort to youtube!

Kari Jobe: Gateway Worship

My Everything

Trick Art Show

Yesterday, Gill, Sam and I met up in Centum City at BEXCO (Busan's convention center) to check out the Trick Art 2 Show!

The original Trick Art Museum is located on Jeju Island (South of Busan), but some of their pieces were brought over to Busan for us "mainlanders" to enjoy!  For $9.00, we were in and spent the next hour or two playing around, snapping pictures, laughing hysterically, and enjoying some amazing art!

Where's Gill?

Mirror image...

After the Show, we walked over to Shinsegae for lunch and then over to Gill's for some girl time, movie watching, and good ole' Bi Bim Bap!  Can't beat a day with the girls!

Jiller's style cooking!

I have been eating soooo healthy for the past 4 weeks, but last night I decided I would make soft pretzel bites for dinner, from scratch! Yes, I realize this isn't exactly a meal, but if I was going to spend 2 hours making them, I was sure gonna call it one! 

So, that's what I did!

I told Aaron I would cook dinner for him (which he was really excited about), and went to the grocery store for all the ingredients!   I told him he couldn't come in the kitchen while I was cooking because it was going to be a surprise! I think I did this more-so because I didn't want him to find out what I was making and say, "Jillers! That's not a dinner!" haha.

Here are my yummy little dough balls, all ready for the oven!  

I have a bad habit of grabbing my iphone to take pictures these days.

And here they are, in the oven, getting baked!

and here they are, all READY TO BE SERVED!!

Unfortunately, the look on Aaron's face when I told him dinner was ready and he saw what I had made was not the look I was hoping for!  haha.  Oops! Good news was, they were pretty yummy, if you like sourdough pretzels (not sure why they tasted that way) and Aaron was happy!  I think I'll try cooking something a little less snackish next time.  

Saturday School!

For decades, South Korean public schools have been in session from Monday through Saturday!  It wasn't until recently that they went from having school every Saturday to every other Saturday!  This was a really exciting change for both the students and the teachers!

Today, February 11th marks an even more exciting change in the Korean public school schedule, because for the first time ever, THERE'S NO MORE SCHOOL ON SATURDAYS IN KOREA!  That's right, kids can go home on Friday after school and actually have 2 full days to relax and be kids! 

Congratulations little Korean kiddos!  I hope you spend your Saturdays in the sun running around, playing with your friends, riding your bikes, and giving your mind a little break from studying!  We all know you deserve it! :)