The Last Adventure

I came back to Korea early and still had a whole week before my winter class.

I'd spent a lot of money in America, so I decided against going to another country.

Instead, Korean Boy and I decided to visit a new province - Gyeongsangbuk-do! 

(It's on the east of Korea)

It was snowing when we left Bucheon, but the snow wasn't very deep in the mountains.

We were visiting a hot spring, but on the first day decided to visit things in the mountains.

First we saw a giant turtle.

Then a Buddha (with people praying)

Then some lions holding up a pagoda over a Buddha:

A pair of frozen waterfalls:

Some interesting characters:

We also visited a Museum of Roads, which was hilariously lame.

It had a bunch of random Inca artifacts in it too, but mostly talked about the history of roads in Korea.

This was the first day.

The second day we were going to visit many more interesting things.

Unfortunately when we were driving, the car suddenly died, as if we had run out of gas.

Korean boy started it again (we were rolling down a hill) and the engine sounded TERRIBLE.

I made him pull over and call a tow truck.

Unfortunately, the engine had no oil in it, so he had basically ruined the engine.

I would have teased him, but he was pretty sad.

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Unfortunately it would cost more than the worth of the car to repair, so we decided to ditch it.

We had to empty all of our stuff and carry it through the snow to the tiny shed of a bus station in the

small mountain town we were towed to.

After walking for 20 mins, we had to wait in a freezing shed for a bus for about 30 mins.

It then took us to a slightly bigger city, where we could get a bus back to Seoul.

Korean boy also met with a guy at this station who would take his car.

We were a little disappointed...I saw almost allof Korea in that car.

We were pretty silent on the ride back to Seoul.

Korean Boy just kept saying "I have no car..." over and over again.

I'm not sure when we'll be able to go on another adventure. 

When we do, it will probably be tour-bus style.

It's the end of the era.

We are very sad.

Oh, and we almost got eaten by baby polar bears, too.

Terrifying creatures.

RIP, Korean Boy's car. 

You served this blog well.

More America Pictures!!

Here are some more fun-filled pictures of America!!

Playing cards!!! 

I do not play with them. I never win. 

Twerps!

They were less annoying than I remembered. I guess they're growing up. 

:'(

Snow in the mountains!!

Logs and Korean man who is responsible for my meeting Korean Boy!

(Also, my father. x.x )

That's all. I didn't really take pictures.

I wish I could have seen you all more, but everyone was so busy and I got very bored in Battle Ground.

I came back early in order to have another adventure.

That adventure will be covered in the next blog post.

Be excited.

America!!

I went to America, as most of you know, to surprise my family for Christmas!

It was great to see everyone, but I felt kind of like a guest in my own country. I think I actually got more culture shock coming back than when I first went to Korea!

Some things that surprised me about America:

Random people smiling/talking to me. 

(This just doesn't normally happen in Korea. It's strange to ask random people questions).

So much space.

(Everything is more spread out, you must drive everywhere).

1-story buildings.

(Pretty much unheard of in Korea).

Everyone drives really slow.

(Yeah, you do).

WHY IS THERE SO MUCH SPACE UNDER THE PUBLIC BATHROOM DOORS?! Creepy!!

(In Korea there's only about an inch gap).

Knives and Forks

(I missed my chopsticks...they really are easier to use with certain foods).

CHEAP PRODUCE!

(I want allll the avacados, which are about 6 dollars each in Korea).

Spanish everywhere!

(In America it's English/Spanish, in Korea it's Korean/Chinese/Japanese/English).

Animals! Nature!

(Where are the skyscrapers?!)

 So much alcohol!

(Koreans drink a lot, so it's probably good they don't have this many choices of beer).

Really bad food that gave me stomach problems!!
(It was worth it).

 TACO BELLS

 REAL PIZZA

TERRIBLE AMERICAN CHINESE FOOD!
(I gained about 4 pounds being back).

Dogs are very large and smell bad.

(Sorry mom, they do. I grew up used to it, but I think I'm a cat person now).

I still love Goleta though. <3