Friday, October 22, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Africa with Elise!
So I made it back from Africa in one piece. I was not attacked by lions, leopards, or cheetahs. I did almost hit a hyena on the way back to Elise's house after dinner.
Flew into Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and got the quick run down of the town, booked our adventures for while we were there, and got settled into the house we were staying in while there.
The house was owned by a family friend that now lives in Kasane, Botswana and is taken care of by Robert and Unice (two of the nicest people I have ever met). The house was amazing and the bed was the most comfortable bed I had slept in in over a year or so. We took it easy the first night because the first couple of days were going to be killer.
Sunday we got up and went to see Victoria Falls. It's high season so there was tons of water going over the 1.7km long water fall that stands just at 100m tall. The Zambezi was very high while I was there which made the viewing of the falls not so great but amazing all the same. After about an hour of wandering about the paths by the falls we came up to the bridge that we would be jumping off of in a matter of how long it took us to walk there after we left the view. We are both chickens and thought we would both chicken out so we didn't want to watch, but as someone jumped we were glued and watched another 3 or 4 people go. Elise went first and jumped right away. The girl that was supposed to go before me chickened out and since we were the same weight, it was my turn. I had to have a little help but I did jump. It was such a rush and so amazing. Watching the water get closer and closer. Coming back up on the first bounce and being weightless and completely out of control before heading back towards the water. I really want to go again.
Monday we went white water rafting down the Zambezi River. The water was high so we didn't get to do the first 11 rapids but we did rapids 12 through 21 or 22. We did the paddle trip, so no holding on just bracing yourself with your legs and paddling till you got through the rapid and had a rest before getting to the next one. I got ejected from the raft on the first or second rapid (the small ones). I took Elise's dad with me when I got thrown out and then the raft moved over me. I was under the raft trying to get back to the surface. When there was no more raft above me I still wasn't coming up. I was coming up under the person I took out with me. They finally got me out from under him and back in the boat, took a paddle from someone in the back and gave it to me and the paddling continued. At this point I was looking for a way to walk the rest of the way...haha. The rest of the trip was great, scary as can be, but great. On the biggest rapid our guide told us, "Whatever you do not fall out on the first part of this rapid. If you do you will go down 3 rapids on your backside." Did I mention the whirl pools that would suck you under for 'most likely no more than 10 seconds' and could possibly suck your shorts off or you out of your life jacket? Or the boils that were hyper-aerated which caused your life jacket to pretty much be useless until you got out of them? So we watched the first raft go through and flip on the first huge wave. Our guide said, "OK, let's go get them, paddle as hard as you can!" We ended up with 3 of their 6 man team in our boat. One girl almost ended up going down another 2 rapids on her backside, we got her just in time. At the end of rafting we had a nice little hike out of the gorge. And by nice I mean beautiful view but killer. Elise and I were the first 2 out!!
The rest of the time in Zimbabwe we spent wandering around the town, shopping, and went on a sunset river cruise. I saw my first hippos and an amazing sunset!! Not sure how it happened but we ended up on the Senior Citizen cruise. It was nice and relaxing though and we had some nice catching up and reminiscing TAMU-Commerce.
We also had dinner at The Boma. Traditional African cuisine and entertainment. I ate crocodile tail, impala, wart hog, cape buffalo, and a mopane worm. Everything was great until the worm. It tasted like really burnt steak that wouldn't chew up. The entertainment was dance and drums and then they got everyone a drum and the entire restaurant drummed together.
We headed to Kasane about an hour and a half away. It was a beautiful drive. Went to dinner at a place that some friends of hers own. We played some Titanic, ate some great food, and I met some new friends. While in Kasane I went on another sunset river cuise and saw another amazing sunset. Saw tons of wildlife. Went on a bird count (exactly what it sounds like...count the birds on the water...if I never see a white faced duck again, I'll be okay) where I saw tons of giraffes, zebra, and many other animals. Kasane had wart hogs walking down the side walk with you.
Sunday after church we went to tea and started talking about what I was going to do the coming week while Elise was at school. I told them I wanted to go the the Okavango Delta if possible. With that said, it was as if i stuck a stick in a bee hive. Everyone and their friends/parents were working to get me a flight the next day, someone to pick me up at the airport, a place to stay not at the delta, and a spot at a camp. I can't thank them all enough. I had someone at the airport to pick me up, a couch to sleep on, and a huge boa constrictor capture.
The Delta was beautiful. We took a huge tank of a vehicle 2 hours out (through some meter deep rivers) where we met up with our mokoros (dugout canoe) and the polers. When we got to the camp we set up the tents and headed out for a bush walk. We didn't see much that evening. Dinner was amazing over a campfire. We were told if we hear something in the middle of the night...don't get out of your tent and if you have to use the restroom shine your light out first and go with someone. The next morning we woke up at 6 am, had breakfast, and then went for another 4 hour bush walk. We saw tons of giraffe (got to see them run and one bend down ), tons of zebras, and a few hippos. Then it was lunch and back to the mokoros for the trip back to the vehicle.
The last day in Kasane I packed everything and shipped my mom's huge drum home (almost made it in one piece). Went on a bike ride with Elise running (training for a half marathon). Had dinner with everyone I had met and watched a movie. Got on my transfer back to Zimbabwe.
Early morning, customs going into and leaving Zimbabwe. Flight left an hour and a half late causing me to miss my connecting flight so I got to stay a night in Johannesburg (I had no money so ate my heart out in the hotel and relaxed). Made it to Hong Kong and then to Seoul, where I found out my bag was "still in London" and responded "I was never in London" "Ok, your bag is in London". Filled out paper work to get my back back in a few days "after we find it". Flight left an hour late from Seoul, got to Busan and had to borrow money from Charlie (life saver) to get back to my Apt. Got home at 1:30 and had to work at 9 am the next morning.
Watched my bungee video with all my classes and got nervous each time. The kids loved seeing the pictures and watching the video.
Great trip... pictures to come in the next post
(sorry it's so long...it was a long trip and a lot happened:)
Flew into Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and got the quick run down of the town, booked our adventures for while we were there, and got settled into the house we were staying in while there.
The house was owned by a family friend that now lives in Kasane, Botswana and is taken care of by Robert and Unice (two of the nicest people I have ever met). The house was amazing and the bed was the most comfortable bed I had slept in in over a year or so. We took it easy the first night because the first couple of days were going to be killer.
Sunday we got up and went to see Victoria Falls. It's high season so there was tons of water going over the 1.7km long water fall that stands just at 100m tall. The Zambezi was very high while I was there which made the viewing of the falls not so great but amazing all the same. After about an hour of wandering about the paths by the falls we came up to the bridge that we would be jumping off of in a matter of how long it took us to walk there after we left the view. We are both chickens and thought we would both chicken out so we didn't want to watch, but as someone jumped we were glued and watched another 3 or 4 people go. Elise went first and jumped right away. The girl that was supposed to go before me chickened out and since we were the same weight, it was my turn. I had to have a little help but I did jump. It was such a rush and so amazing. Watching the water get closer and closer. Coming back up on the first bounce and being weightless and completely out of control before heading back towards the water. I really want to go again.
Monday we went white water rafting down the Zambezi River. The water was high so we didn't get to do the first 11 rapids but we did rapids 12 through 21 or 22. We did the paddle trip, so no holding on just bracing yourself with your legs and paddling till you got through the rapid and had a rest before getting to the next one. I got ejected from the raft on the first or second rapid (the small ones). I took Elise's dad with me when I got thrown out and then the raft moved over me. I was under the raft trying to get back to the surface. When there was no more raft above me I still wasn't coming up. I was coming up under the person I took out with me. They finally got me out from under him and back in the boat, took a paddle from someone in the back and gave it to me and the paddling continued. At this point I was looking for a way to walk the rest of the way...haha. The rest of the trip was great, scary as can be, but great. On the biggest rapid our guide told us, "Whatever you do not fall out on the first part of this rapid. If you do you will go down 3 rapids on your backside." Did I mention the whirl pools that would suck you under for 'most likely no more than 10 seconds' and could possibly suck your shorts off or you out of your life jacket? Or the boils that were hyper-aerated which caused your life jacket to pretty much be useless until you got out of them? So we watched the first raft go through and flip on the first huge wave. Our guide said, "OK, let's go get them, paddle as hard as you can!" We ended up with 3 of their 6 man team in our boat. One girl almost ended up going down another 2 rapids on her backside, we got her just in time. At the end of rafting we had a nice little hike out of the gorge. And by nice I mean beautiful view but killer. Elise and I were the first 2 out!!
The rest of the time in Zimbabwe we spent wandering around the town, shopping, and went on a sunset river cruise. I saw my first hippos and an amazing sunset!! Not sure how it happened but we ended up on the Senior Citizen cruise. It was nice and relaxing though and we had some nice catching up and reminiscing TAMU-Commerce.
We also had dinner at The Boma. Traditional African cuisine and entertainment. I ate crocodile tail, impala, wart hog, cape buffalo, and a mopane worm. Everything was great until the worm. It tasted like really burnt steak that wouldn't chew up. The entertainment was dance and drums and then they got everyone a drum and the entire restaurant drummed together.
We headed to Kasane about an hour and a half away. It was a beautiful drive. Went to dinner at a place that some friends of hers own. We played some Titanic, ate some great food, and I met some new friends. While in Kasane I went on another sunset river cuise and saw another amazing sunset. Saw tons of wildlife. Went on a bird count (exactly what it sounds like...count the birds on the water...if I never see a white faced duck again, I'll be okay) where I saw tons of giraffes, zebra, and many other animals. Kasane had wart hogs walking down the side walk with you.
Sunday after church we went to tea and started talking about what I was going to do the coming week while Elise was at school. I told them I wanted to go the the Okavango Delta if possible. With that said, it was as if i stuck a stick in a bee hive. Everyone and their friends/parents were working to get me a flight the next day, someone to pick me up at the airport, a place to stay not at the delta, and a spot at a camp. I can't thank them all enough. I had someone at the airport to pick me up, a couch to sleep on, and a huge boa constrictor capture.
The Delta was beautiful. We took a huge tank of a vehicle 2 hours out (through some meter deep rivers) where we met up with our mokoros (dugout canoe) and the polers. When we got to the camp we set up the tents and headed out for a bush walk. We didn't see much that evening. Dinner was amazing over a campfire. We were told if we hear something in the middle of the night...don't get out of your tent and if you have to use the restroom shine your light out first and go with someone. The next morning we woke up at 6 am, had breakfast, and then went for another 4 hour bush walk. We saw tons of giraffe (got to see them run and one bend down ), tons of zebras, and a few hippos. Then it was lunch and back to the mokoros for the trip back to the vehicle.
The last day in Kasane I packed everything and shipped my mom's huge drum home (almost made it in one piece). Went on a bike ride with Elise running (training for a half marathon). Had dinner with everyone I had met and watched a movie. Got on my transfer back to Zimbabwe.
Early morning, customs going into and leaving Zimbabwe. Flight left an hour and a half late causing me to miss my connecting flight so I got to stay a night in Johannesburg (I had no money so ate my heart out in the hotel and relaxed). Made it to Hong Kong and then to Seoul, where I found out my bag was "still in London" and responded "I was never in London" "Ok, your bag is in London". Filled out paper work to get my back back in a few days "after we find it". Flight left an hour late from Seoul, got to Busan and had to borrow money from Charlie (life saver) to get back to my Apt. Got home at 1:30 and had to work at 9 am the next morning.
Watched my bungee video with all my classes and got nervous each time. The kids loved seeing the pictures and watching the video.
Great trip... pictures to come in the next post
(sorry it's so long...it was a long trip and a lot happened:)
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
AFRICA with ELISE HONEY!!!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
So...
The weather has finally decided to get nice. Up until the 1st of June or so it was cool enough to wear jeans and a long sleeved shirt. We had Wednesday the second off for "Erection Day" (election day but 'r' and 'l' are mixed up all the time) and it was finally nice enough to spend the whole day at the beach. Ever since it has just been nice weather :)
I ran my very first 10k on May 16th and finished in 1 hour 12 minutes (not bad for no training what-so-ever and not running at all for the 6 months before it).
Went to 2 Jim Jil bongs (Korean shower houses/spa) and got naked. After the awkwardness of being naked around a bunch of other naked women, it was pretty nice. I decided to go for the whole experience and paid extra to have an ajumma (older woman) scrub me down...I no longer have a tan and one of my tattoos is missing (just kidding on the tattoo part but serious on the tan :()
Went to the carnival near Gwangali beach and rode the Ferris Wheel, bumper cars, and these carts that have mechanical 'people' pulling. Also rode stuffed animals and shot pellet guns (I now have a monkey in my front window of my car because I hit the target 4 times)
I had a photo shoot with my two best friends and a great photographer at the beach and lunch.
Visited the casino too many times (4) can came out on top once, even 2 times, and in the hole once...not too shabby.
Had a scavenger hunt/clueless birthday party/going away party for one of said best friends. She had no idea and the only clues she got were really helpless pictures (except the picture of a woman showering and millions of eyes staring at her that I drew).
Played in a volleyball tournament on the beach with 3 guys (they asked me to play bc they thought I could hang with the competition [blush]) and we lost the first game to the team that won the tournament :( only one of the 3 in our pool went to the tournament)
Met a guy on the beach and the first thing he said to me was that he liked my dreads:) ATE TACO BELL!!!!
Found the equivalence of Redbull in Korea called Hot 6ix (sometimes heard pronounced 'hot sex'...koreans really have a had time with that stuff)
Learned that my school has belly dancing lessons as part of an after school program.
ALMOST TIME TO GO TO AFRICA...36 MORE DAYS!!!
I ran my very first 10k on May 16th and finished in 1 hour 12 minutes (not bad for no training what-so-ever and not running at all for the 6 months before it).
Went to 2 Jim Jil bongs (Korean shower houses/spa) and got naked. After the awkwardness of being naked around a bunch of other naked women, it was pretty nice. I decided to go for the whole experience and paid extra to have an ajumma (older woman) scrub me down...I no longer have a tan and one of my tattoos is missing (just kidding on the tattoo part but serious on the tan :()
Went to the carnival near Gwangali beach and rode the Ferris Wheel, bumper cars, and these carts that have mechanical 'people' pulling. Also rode stuffed animals and shot pellet guns (I now have a monkey in my front window of my car because I hit the target 4 times)
I had a photo shoot with my two best friends and a great photographer at the beach and lunch.
Visited the casino too many times (4) can came out on top once, even 2 times, and in the hole once...not too shabby.
Had a scavenger hunt/clueless birthday party/going away party for one of said best friends. She had no idea and the only clues she got were really helpless pictures (except the picture of a woman showering and millions of eyes staring at her that I drew).
Played in a volleyball tournament on the beach with 3 guys (they asked me to play bc they thought I could hang with the competition [blush]) and we lost the first game to the team that won the tournament :( only one of the 3 in our pool went to the tournament)
Met a guy on the beach and the first thing he said to me was that he liked my dreads:) ATE TACO BELL!!!!
Found the equivalence of Redbull in Korea called Hot 6ix (sometimes heard pronounced 'hot sex'...koreans really have a had time with that stuff)
Learned that my school has belly dancing lessons as part of an after school program.
ALMOST TIME TO GO TO AFRICA...36 MORE DAYS!!!
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Australia Feb 2010
Week 1: Sydney
Got into Sydney pretty early Saturday morning and headed straight to Bondi beach. It took pretty long to get there and with my pack. By the time I got there I only had about 45 minutes (thank goodness, I was so burnt in such a short time) before I had to find my way back to a train station to meet up with my first couch surfing host, Art. The whole way to the meeting place I laughed, almost out loud, at the school uniforms. They looked very old school. They did look good. Made it out to Davidson which is right on Garigal and Kur-ing-gai Chase National Parks. The view was amazing, you could see the city in the distance and overlooked a forest. The house was amazing, great wood floors and the most amazing bed I've slept in in over a year. The bedroom had a Hollywood theme and had a Wizard of OZ poster in it...Love the Wizard of OZ and all jokes that have put Kansas on the map.
Over the next three days I visited Manly beach, the Quary area with the Sydney Harbor and Opera house. Manly beach is beach volleyball central. There were so many nets set up, it's a shame that the weather wasn't very good and there weren't many people playing. I did get to over-the-net pepper with a native indigenous guy and it made my day. At the Quary area/Sydney Harbor I saw some street performers, did some shopping, and found out the embarrassing way that the UFC was in town. Ran into a few of them thinking they looked familiar but couldn't figure out why. I actually went up to one and asked if they were the wrong name...I'm an idiot. Met a girl from Germany who was staying at the same couch host as I was. Ate some great food in the local pubs and tried many different beers. Ate a kangaroo steak that was rare and so unbelievably amazing!!
The last three days in Sydney I stayed in Newtown with Lisa. Newtown is known as the "colorful" area of Sydney. Many places that had live music. So many coffee shops and pubs. Shopping galore, second hand/vintage stores were everywhere. Visted Coogee beach.
Week 2: Brisbane/Gold Coast/Byron Bay
I didn't buy a flight before hand because the were cheap and left almost every 30 minutes and I was flying out on a Thursday. Who would have thought that almost all would be sold out by the time I got there Thursday morning. I ended up paying double what I had originally expected and waiting in the airport for 3 hours, but I did make it to Brisbane. Not really paying much attention to detail, I was planning on waiting for my next couch surfing host at the beach. There are really no beaches in Brisbane only an hour away by train on the Gold/Sunshine Coast. So I headed into the city center where I relieved a little stress with some reading and a nice cold beer. Finally getting a hold of my host, he informed me that he thought I was coming in next weekend and that he was out of town. Thank goodness I had written down some hostels and addresses. Got to my hostel and dropped my bag off and relaxed for a bit before heading back into the city to meet up with Dave and Geoff, two guys I worked with at Lake Powell almost 2 years ago. We had some drinks and talked about Powell. They asked what my plans were for the weekend. I planned on hauling all my stuff down to Byron Bay for the weekend and then possibly heading back to Sydney early so I could just sit at the beaches there. They offered to drive down the coast with me and said we could stay at their grandma's on the beach and that I could stay at his house because they had an extra room. Friday morning, while listening to 7 swedish travelers talk, I packed my bag to put it in a locker at the hostel till I could pick it up later and meet up with Dave. Spent the day eating Subway, drinking redbull, and reading down by the river on the grass. There were a couple of showers during the day, but it was still amazing.
We headed down the coast on Saturday morning. I got to meet Marie (pronounced Mar-e) and drop off some stuff. Continued down the coast to Byron Bay where we did some sight seeing, ate some amazing meet pies, heard some live music, laughed at some surfers that wanted to wait for it to stop raining before going back to the surf, played in the surf (kinda scary but a lot of fun), and did some boogie boarding. Sunday we took a drive into the mountains and saw a rainforest. Monday and tuesday I sat on the back porch and read, moved to the pool for a bit, and the headed down the hill to the river for the rest of the day. At the river I just watched the birds fly overhead, clouds go by, leaves rustle in the trees, read, slack-line, and listen to music.
The people I met in Brisbane were so welcoming. I couldn't thank them enough for inviting me into their homes. I was very thankful that things didn't work out how they were planned, had they worked out I wouldn't have had as much fun or been able to relax as much as I did.
Overall the trip to Australia was amazing. I will live there/travel long-term there at some point in time. The only thing is that all public transportation was ridiculously expensive. I felt like almost every time I got on a bus or train I would pay with a five and not get much change back. It was hard to leave and come back to cold rain, but on an upside I got to see my family and my Luna!!
Got into Sydney pretty early Saturday morning and headed straight to Bondi beach. It took pretty long to get there and with my pack. By the time I got there I only had about 45 minutes (thank goodness, I was so burnt in such a short time) before I had to find my way back to a train station to meet up with my first couch surfing host, Art. The whole way to the meeting place I laughed, almost out loud, at the school uniforms. They looked very old school. They did look good. Made it out to Davidson which is right on Garigal and Kur-ing-gai Chase National Parks. The view was amazing, you could see the city in the distance and overlooked a forest. The house was amazing, great wood floors and the most amazing bed I've slept in in over a year. The bedroom had a Hollywood theme and had a Wizard of OZ poster in it...Love the Wizard of OZ and all jokes that have put Kansas on the map.
Over the next three days I visited Manly beach, the Quary area with the Sydney Harbor and Opera house. Manly beach is beach volleyball central. There were so many nets set up, it's a shame that the weather wasn't very good and there weren't many people playing. I did get to over-the-net pepper with a native indigenous guy and it made my day. At the Quary area/Sydney Harbor I saw some street performers, did some shopping, and found out the embarrassing way that the UFC was in town. Ran into a few of them thinking they looked familiar but couldn't figure out why. I actually went up to one and asked if they were the wrong name...I'm an idiot. Met a girl from Germany who was staying at the same couch host as I was. Ate some great food in the local pubs and tried many different beers. Ate a kangaroo steak that was rare and so unbelievably amazing!!
The last three days in Sydney I stayed in Newtown with Lisa. Newtown is known as the "colorful" area of Sydney. Many places that had live music. So many coffee shops and pubs. Shopping galore, second hand/vintage stores were everywhere. Visted Coogee beach.
Week 2: Brisbane/Gold Coast/Byron Bay
I didn't buy a flight before hand because the were cheap and left almost every 30 minutes and I was flying out on a Thursday. Who would have thought that almost all would be sold out by the time I got there Thursday morning. I ended up paying double what I had originally expected and waiting in the airport for 3 hours, but I did make it to Brisbane. Not really paying much attention to detail, I was planning on waiting for my next couch surfing host at the beach. There are really no beaches in Brisbane only an hour away by train on the Gold/Sunshine Coast. So I headed into the city center where I relieved a little stress with some reading and a nice cold beer. Finally getting a hold of my host, he informed me that he thought I was coming in next weekend and that he was out of town. Thank goodness I had written down some hostels and addresses. Got to my hostel and dropped my bag off and relaxed for a bit before heading back into the city to meet up with Dave and Geoff, two guys I worked with at Lake Powell almost 2 years ago. We had some drinks and talked about Powell. They asked what my plans were for the weekend. I planned on hauling all my stuff down to Byron Bay for the weekend and then possibly heading back to Sydney early so I could just sit at the beaches there. They offered to drive down the coast with me and said we could stay at their grandma's on the beach and that I could stay at his house because they had an extra room. Friday morning, while listening to 7 swedish travelers talk, I packed my bag to put it in a locker at the hostel till I could pick it up later and meet up with Dave. Spent the day eating Subway, drinking redbull, and reading down by the river on the grass. There were a couple of showers during the day, but it was still amazing.
We headed down the coast on Saturday morning. I got to meet Marie (pronounced Mar-e) and drop off some stuff. Continued down the coast to Byron Bay where we did some sight seeing, ate some amazing meet pies, heard some live music, laughed at some surfers that wanted to wait for it to stop raining before going back to the surf, played in the surf (kinda scary but a lot of fun), and did some boogie boarding. Sunday we took a drive into the mountains and saw a rainforest. Monday and tuesday I sat on the back porch and read, moved to the pool for a bit, and the headed down the hill to the river for the rest of the day. At the river I just watched the birds fly overhead, clouds go by, leaves rustle in the trees, read, slack-line, and listen to music.
Your true traveler finds boredom rather agreeable than painful. It is the symbol of his liberty-his excessive freedom. He accepts his boredom, when it comes not merely philosophically, but almost with pleasure. Aldous HuxleyWednesday I helped Geof move into his new apartment in the city. It had the most amazing view of the city with a huge rap-around roof-top balcony.
The people I met in Brisbane were so welcoming. I couldn't thank them enough for inviting me into their homes. I was very thankful that things didn't work out how they were planned, had they worked out I wouldn't have had as much fun or been able to relax as much as I did.
Overall the trip to Australia was amazing. I will live there/travel long-term there at some point in time. The only thing is that all public transportation was ridiculously expensive. I felt like almost every time I got on a bus or train I would pay with a five and not get much change back. It was hard to leave and come back to cold rain, but on an upside I got to see my family and my Luna!!
Monday, February 8, 2010
Last Couple of Months
Some new things just because I'm bored and haven't posted for a while.
-Road trip with 2 Kansas boys and a guy from Illinois up to Seoraksan for Cheusok (Korean Thanksgiving)
-Was queen in a queen/king of the court volleyball cauldron (everyone plays against everyone with everyone) at Haeundae beach
-Became addicted with the Twilight Series and finished all four books in less than 2 weeks.
-Became addicted with the TV series Supernatural and finished 4 and a half seasons in a week and a half and now have to wait till Thursday to see the new episodes.
-Had the engine rebuilt in my scooter for 180,000 won.
-Had 9 people stay the night in my apartment (super small one room apartment)
-DREADED MY HAIR!!!
-Bought a plane ticket to Australia
-Watched a thousand people go swimming in the ocean the last day of January for the Haeundae Polar Bear swim
-Road trip with 2 Kansas boys and a guy from Illinois up to Seoraksan for Cheusok (Korean Thanksgiving)
-Was queen in a queen/king of the court volleyball cauldron (everyone plays against everyone with everyone) at Haeundae beach
-Became addicted with the Twilight Series and finished all four books in less than 2 weeks.
-Became addicted with the TV series Supernatural and finished 4 and a half seasons in a week and a half and now have to wait till Thursday to see the new episodes.
-Had the engine rebuilt in my scooter for 180,000 won.
-Had 9 people stay the night in my apartment (super small one room apartment)
-DREADED MY HAIR!!!
-Bought a plane ticket to Australia
-Watched a thousand people go swimming in the ocean the last day of January for the Haeundae Polar Bear swim
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Halloween
A friend had a house party that many people showed up to. Many very good costumes...I went as Tom Cruise off Risky Business, you know the look ;)
Ariel view of the apartment
A friend had a house party that many people showed up to. Many very good costumes...I went as Tom Cruise off Risky Business, you know the look ;)
Ariel view of the apartment
Tom Cruise and MJ
Cereal killer
Jelly fish and dead fish (later she had 'X' on her eyes)
Shoes, shoes, and more shoes...even Shrek's
Pro Wrestler and the kid that 'floated away with a balloon that was later found in the attic (Falcon)
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