We went to the beach this morning about 25km away from where we live. We were really surprised by how clean and nice the beach and the water were. There was white sand, clear, blue water and not many people at all. A few feet away from the beach there are some restaurants and stores and you can rent tubes and umbrellas for really reasonable prices.
The Koreans are a bit strange about bathing suits. There were a group of teenagers there and all of the girls went into the water with their clothes (long sleeve shirts with a cardigan over top, capris, hats, sunglasses, etc) and would sit inside an inner-tube while the guys (in their long shorts and t-shirts) pushed them around. Older women walked down the beach with visors that pretty much covered their entire faces, long sleeve shirts and pants AND carried an umbrella. Apparently many of them are afraid of getting too dark.
We went swimming in the water and had a great time...The only bad thing is that I have raccoon eyes because I wore my sunglasses the whole time and neglected to put on sunscreen. Apparently I didn't learn my lesson in Mexico! This time I am REALLY never going to let that happen again!!
We are starting to really like our schedules and the amount of free time we have. In a lot of ways, it really does seem like having a part-time job. Yesterday we went to the gym before work. It is REALLY cheap. It costs about $2 per day or $40 for the month and all the equipment is brand-new and pretty high-tech. There is a strange machine that Koreans are really fond of that basically vibrates your body. Apparently Koreans believe that it burns fat and increases muscle. We both tried it and it made us feel a bit nauseous. You put your feet on this platform and every fatty part of you just jiggles at a rapid speed. The gym also has yoga classes, belly dancing, aerobics, etc and it's still only $2 per day.
Tonight we are going to buy a basketball and play at one of the parks. The cool thing about the parks is that they all have exercise equipment there. You never really see kids playing a game of baseball or soccer here, but there are tons of parks around our neighbourhood.
We went out for dinner last night after work and one of the side dishes was a bowl of bugs. I can't really remember what kind of bugs but MaryAnne tried one and said it was the most horrible thing she'd ever tasted. She actually had to spit it out and the taste lasted in her mouth for about 20mins. It seems Koreans will just about eat anything and they seem to be most fond of unusual cuts of meat. For example, at the restaurant, they served the pig's neck. We have thought multiple times of becoming vegetarians while we are here!!
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