Arrrrgreat Weekend!

Saturday a group of RAs and teachers decided it would be fun to escape the heat by heading to Caribbean Bay, a huge pirate-themed water park outside Seoul. Unfortunately, due to Saturday being Korean Liberation Day everyone else in the country had the same idea! We arrived at the park around 12 only to learn that we couldn't get in until 5 since the place was over capacity. Stupid overpopulation! However, after pondering for awhile about what we should do, some fellow foreigners told us that we could buy the tickets to Caribbean Bay and get into Everland, the amusement park next door, for my favorite price of FREE! So...we spent about 5 hours at Everland where I rode a couple rides (including the T-Express...the best wooden coaster I've ever ridden), ate some great burgers, sweated out every cold drink I purchased. By 5 I was ready to hop into the pool! When we got to Caribbean Bay it was still packed. After finally finding a locker we hit up the wave pool, which looked more like a wave of human bodies. It was fun though because instead of many waves in a row. there is one big tidal wave that pushes everyone back about 20 ft. See video here (but with even more people!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQleV-uw_yY&feature=related. We also went on an awesome waterslide that was like a rollar coaster because we were in tubes and the slide went up and down hills. Tons of fun! Not to mention we had a great time floating along the lazy river.

Even though I was pooped after a long day of fun, I decided to join my friend Christine and head to Seoul to visit Sylvia, another friend who used to teach at TCIS. We spent the night catching up on our summer travels, current lives, and the new school year. The next day we slept in and met some of Christine's friends for lunch. We ate at Dos Tacos...a pleasant hole-in-the-wall Mexican restaurant. Such a great find! It was a fabulous weekend, but today I'm exhausted. Time for some much-needed rest. Good night!