I'm in South Korea!

I haven't posted in a while because a lot of my time in South Korea has been very chill. I arrived in Seoul and it was just as cold, if not colder than Hong Kong. Ouch. My first night I met a cool Australian girl and we headed out to eat in Hondae (fun, young, going out area in Seoul). I quickly realized it would be a challenge to get around without someone who could speak or read Korean. We ordered dinner correctly but seemed to have ordered the wrong size beer. I figured the largest size on the menu was a pitcher but boy, was I wrong. The waiter brought over the biggest pitcher I've seen which of course grabbed the attention of a group of men sitting near us. They asked if they could join us and we talked throughout dinner about the regular topics (Bush, politics, we do this here, do you do that there, etc). When we were ready to leave the guys paid for our dinner. Normally, I'd be opposed but since I'm a broke backpacker I gladly accepted.

After a quick few days in Seoul I headed south to Daegu (read previous post for train ride story) and met up with my friend Alex. We worked together for a couple years and she and her best friend decided to move to SK to teach English this past summer. Daegu was a very cool city, surrounded my mountains and was much warmer than Seoul. Alex seems settled and happy and I'm so proud of her for moving away from home to take on a year (or two) of teaching in another country. She showed me around and it was great to catch up with her and meet her friends in Daegu.

Check out the beautiful cherry blossoms!

After 10 days in Daegu it was time to move on to another city. Next stop: Jeju Island