So in Korean, you cannot end a word in a consonant. So when they learn English they always add vowels to the end. So beach sounds like beachee or yes sounds like yes-uh (they have a vowel which makes a uhhh sound). Anyway, we kinda joke about it. So these past two weekends have been beach weekends.So the first weekend we went to Busan for their sandcastle festival.
This I guess is the beginning of summer and when Haeundae beach gets crowded. It was a three day weekend because Monday was Memorial Day (one week after American Memorial Day). Well since it was a long weekend, I got to meet other teachers from other parts of Korea who came down.
There were so many foreigners, for a while I thought I was back in America or another English speaking country. It was nice to be around everyone because since Korea is conservative and do not really wear bathing suits (if so one pieces) we did not feel uncomfortable in our bikinis. 
Everyone was wearing bikinis and laying out. Koreans do not like to get darker, so they were under umbrellas and parasols, almost fully dressed (even in the water). So Saturday was kinda chilly, well windy. It was nice but we didnt bring our suits to the beach. Alot of people were in suits but we opted out of it. We spent the day walking around, meeting new people, running into other Daegu people and just hanging out at the beach. I met Sophia's mother and aunt also that day. They had come for the week. That night we went out and ran into alot more friends. 
Amy (the girl I stayed with who lives in Busan) only lives one metro stop from the beach, or a 2200 cab ride. 2200 is about 2 dollars. Its cheaper to cab than metro with more than one person. The next day we pretty much the same as the first but alot warmer and no wind. Bikini day! Whoot Whoot. We went for some burritos for lunch, I met up with one of my co teacher, Vicky and we just hung out. Sunday was alot more crowded than Saturday with the warmer weather which brought out more Koreans. I felt a little more in Korea but not completely. 
Too many waygooks (foreigner in Korean). I think after being here for over 3 months, I love seeing waygooks. It makes me feel more at home. I have also been craving waygook foods, especially Mexican food. After Mexican, some of the group headed back to Daegu for a relaxing Monday off. We headed back to Amys for a nap and dinner before heading out for the night. That night, we ended up going to Pukyoung National University area, where orientation was. Then later headed back towards the Haeundae area and finally home. The next morning, I
was able to wake up and go for a run down the beach, where I ran into Sophia and her family. Running down the beach reminded me of Gijon, Spain where I would run down San Lorenzo beach in the mornings. It is bikini season and mudfest is coming up, got to get in shape! 
For lunch we went to this restaurant called Hello Kimchi but it was Mexican-esque food. It was pretty good, but you know its still Korean Mexican food. After half the group headed back to Daegu. I stayed with Whitney and Amy. We didnt do too much more, headed to an area called Seomyoung which is a shopping area. We walked around for a while, window shopped and then Whitney and I headed to the train station around 730.
The weekend which followed (last weekend) we went to a Daejin beach which is about 2 hours from Daegu. One of Whitneys friends wanted to go camping at this beach so we decided to tag along. We even ended up meeting up with a girl named Amanda, who we met in Busan. She works in a town called Gumi which is 30 minutes outside of Daegu. There were about 15 of us total camping. The beach ended up being almost completely empty beside from the few divers.
The weather was perfect for just laying out, relaxing, playing beach games and hanging out. We met Whitneys friend Kevins friends. One of the girls is from Vienna orginially, which was kinda cool. So close to me. So we see this Korean driving a tractor thing with another Korean in the front part and the driver was swarving and going pretty fast. Two of the boys ended up getting a ride in the tractor thing also. So ofcourse me and Jinae wanted a ride. It was awesome. I thought I was going to get thrown out of the trailer. We had to hold on tight as he jerked us back and forth. Probably not the safest thing we could have done but definately worth it. 
We went to dinner to have seafood bibimbap (well I didnt eat any) came back to the camp fire. We made smores, well best we could without graham crackers. We used this cookie things which had a layer of chocolate on them. Played campfire games and then went to bed. The tent we ended up in was pretty big for about 25 people but maybe 15 could fit comfortably. With such a big tent, we actually did not plan very well and didnt bring any blankets. It was so cold at night, we ended up in like a 5 person spoon to stay warm. I had to sleep with my arms inside my sweatshirt. 
The next day, we just hung out, got in the water and chilled. Took down the tents, cleaned up and left around 4. When we got back to Daegu, we went to this new Mexican restaurant called Caliente. It was better than the last two places. I had a chicken and avocado burrito. Overall two great weekends!
