Motel Olympia, where we stayed for our first night in Busan. Reminded me of home!



Haeundae Beach in Busan, how beautiful! It was so amazing to get away for a weekend at the beach, it was almost like a mini vacation! It was one of our friend's birthdays so a few of us from Dongtan went with the group to celebrate. We took the KTX train (dad- its one of those bullet trains. they do have those here!) on Friday night after school, and got back to Dongtan late Sunday evening. I was exhausted at work Monday morning, but it was a refreshing and fun weekend.



Some of the group at the beach.



(BEFORE)

There was this huge stage set up on the beach for the soccer match later. Korea has gone crazy for the World Cup and this beach was PACKED later on in the evening with people cheering Korea on. In case you didn't catch it, Korea beat Greece 2-0! Made for a fun night filled with Korean soccer fans in great moods!




(AFTER)

The beach filled up later for the soccer match! This was so much fun!





If my friends did this to me, I would not be pleased! Needless to say, it was hilarious to watch though.



How cute is this little guy?! He had the most adorable blue and white striped outfit on, with a matching hat, and sand all over his booty! He was just running around the beach having the best time ever.



I'm in the ocean! The water was freezing, but it was so cool to be in the ocean on this side of the world.



Tyler comes to visit! This was seriously one of the best meals I have had in Korea, and it made it even better that Tyler was there to share it with! I had so much fun with all my visitors but it was sad to see everyone go.



Tyler and I on top of Seoul Tower! The tall things in the background are these really cool light fixtures that wave around in the wind, and then on the railings there are thousands of locks attached with messages written on them. Pretty cool! And if you look closely, you can see Seoul in the background.



View of Seoul Tower from the gondola ride down to the bottom. We hiked to the tower, and then ended up taking the gondola down to the bottom of the mountain. It was a weird perspective!



Tyler and I biking around Dongtan.



You see the most random things at the subway stations!!



Me in Suwon



Cool picture of Insadong Market. This is a 4 story shopping area off the main market. My parents and I found some really cool things here!



Bri, Katie and I at Everland! Everland is pretty much the Disney Land of Korea, with 3 different parks. We only went to the amusement park, but they also have a zoo-like area and Carribean Bay, a water park.



The group at Everland.



Amy and I



They had the most amazing flower displays at Everland!





This is in front of this beautiful fountain area in the middle of Everland. It kind of reminded me of being in Europe!



Setting up for Children's Day!



All 5 or 6 hundred kids from GGUM school and LCI school together waiting for Children's Day activities! It was madness having all these kids running around, it's a wonder we were able to keep them all contained.