Korea vs. Argentina (대한민국 v. 아르헨티나.)

While Korea unfortunately took a beating last night 4-1 (even accidentally scoring one goal FOR Argentina!!!!), we had a great time with our co-workers at a Chicken and Beer hof.

World Cup is a HUGE deal here and Park Ji Sung (plays for Manchester United) is a GOD. We beat Greece and that was an awwwesome game. I went down to City Hall with about 30,000 other fans standing in the rain cheering on the Red Devils.

Everyone is really excited about Korea potentially moving to the next round. Hopefully Korea beats Nigeria next Tuesday...








After Korea scored....

Mr. Kim's House

The owner of our hagwon (school) and 3 others, took us all to Everland for an end of semester fun day. Then we went back to his awesome house for a incredible buffet dinner and hilarious drinking games.



K poppin bottles with a giant spoon

Kelvin: "Eye docter...eye docter!"
Me: "Ok, how many fingers am I holding up??"
Kelvin: "Five! Three! Airplane!"

Everland

Went to Everland with last Thursday - what a way to spend a school day! It was a perfect day for rollercoasters and the T-Express was maybe the best ride I've ever been on...

Kelvin's Daughter's 1st Birthday

First birthdays are a huge deal in Korea. 100 days after birth a HUGE party they will never remember is held in their honor. Kelvin, one of the managers at our school, invited us all to his daughter's tol. It was held at a weird hotel/conference center and the food was bomb but no booze. One year olds are dressed in traditional Korean clothes (in her case a "hanbok") and given a tray of objects (money, notebooks, brushes, pencils, etc) which they are meant to select. The object the child selects apparently foretells the child's future. If the child picks up a pencil or book, he/she is destined to be a scholar. If he/she picks up money or rice, she/he will be wealthy; cakes = government official; sword = military commander (I didn't see any sword at ours, I wouldn't really trust a 1-year-old with one).

It was a great party, and Harry's (my little brother!) first night. We went out to Hongdae after and had a blasty.