Wow, a whole month already?

Time flies I guess. I've just been really busy the last month or so. At the beginning of April I finally joined a gym. 2 weeks ago, I started going to Level 2 Korean classes in addition to Level 1. So now I do 8 hours of Korean class a week. I still found time to go to Busan and Gwangju in the meantime; can't spend too many weekends in Samcheonpo haha. But the weather is finally warm, and I'm loving it (even though I sweat like a stuck pig) So these days, I leave my house at 9:30AM 4 days a week, and don't get home until 10PM.

First, the gym. My gym has a sauna. I had never really been in a sauna before this, though they're common in Korea. At my gym, there are 3 steam rooms, 3 hot pools, and a cold pool. I'm not brave enough for the cold pool. But it is great to relax in after working out. I'm definitely going to keep going.

Second, Korean class. I'm one of the better students in Level 1, but I'm the worst in Level 2. I just started, but still. It's really difficult. My classmates are really nice though. A few weeks ago we had lunch with a bunch of people from the center. Just a really nice, relaxed time. I was the only man of course, haha.

A couple of weekends ago, I went to Gwangju with my friend and his family. It was really fun. The bus station is fantastic. Theres a department store,  e-mart, movie theatre, bookstore, and a ton of restaurants. It's massive! We went to see an old friend of my friend. Their baby was having it's first birthday. We got to eat a really nice buffet, and I even got a gift. Then we just did some sightseeing around Gwangju.

The next week, we had a barbecue in Samcheonpo. I met a few of the new teachers who have been here a few months. It was great. Ate a bunch of food, drank a bunch of makgeoli (Korean rice wine) and just generally hung out. We had a ton of food, and everyone was really nice.

Now finally, last weekend was maybe the funnest I've had in Korea. A bunch of Jinju foreigners went to Busan for a Lotte Giants baseball game. First, we had some drinks of course. When we got there, it was just crazy. I was able to get a few souvenirs before the game, but none after. The game itself was a blast. The crowd was the best I've been in (outside of a student section of course) Constantly cheering, dancing, yelling. I even did some dancing myself haha. And of course drinking. You can bring your own food and drinks into the stadium! It's incredible! And it's dirt cheap; $12 gets you a ticket, and there aren't any bad seats in the house. After that, we went out. I got a burrito, I think I'd been talking about tacos all day, but it did the trick.

The next day we went to the beach. I'd been to Haenduae beach before, but this time we went to Waengoli beach. It was fantastic. Though one of my friends got a little too drunk haha. For lunch, I had another burrito. Mission accomplished, 2 burritos in one weekend. We finished up by going to a massive market. All kinds of street food, clothes, just everything you could want. And of course, before we left I got a hamburger.

So that sums up my month. Not much about Samcheonpo, but nothing else is really new. The beach is great right now though. Koreans don't go until around July, so for the next month and a half I've got it to myself. Gonna get my tan on.