Part 2 of 2

Then there was the weekend we all went hiking. Our plan was to take a cable car up and then hike around this mountain (Gymeuonsan?) to Beomeosa on the other side, which is the most famous temple in Busan, and where Dad and I hiked around when he was here. However, despite our best efforts we never made it there, something crushed the plans we made and knocked us off our feet.

Chris, one of my many Canadian friends, was hit by a car. Thankfully, he walked away with only a head wound, some scraped elbows and knees, and a sprain in his right knee. Imagine if he were standing a foot further to the right.

To end on a happier note, last weekend a bunch of us went to a Lotte Giants baseball game. There were a bunch of wei-gooks (foreigners).

Busan loves their baseball team, even though they aren't doing very well right now. That game, they lost 9 to 2, but it was still fun. Especially this strange tradition where we all put orange bags on our heads. The stadium literally became a sea or orange.

After that, we were trying to get some autographs from the players by yelling at them in English as they walked past us from the locker room towards their buses. After a 9-2 defeat they were not in high spirits. However, Chris (who was hit by the car a week earlier) and Allison (his gf) made friends with this Korean family, who were surprised at how tall Joel and I were.

Despite having a group of 13, they still took us all out for drinks and food at this awesome German pub. That stuff doesn't happen in America. I love Korea.


Til Next Time,

Aaron