sports in korea :)

Dear Life,
Please slow down. Thanks!
-Amanda

Haha, ok, where do I begin? Gonna try to sum up the last few weeks of my life in one blog. Is it possible? We shall see!

The weekend of the 21st of May was spent in Daegu where I did some shopping with my friend Tracy & experienced my first Korean baseball game w/ an awesome group of friends. Back home my team is the Astros, so now I have adopted the Daegu Samsung Lions! The end result of this game was that after 12 innings, they called it a tie (7-7). A tie in baseball?! Crazy, I know! Two things I enjoyed compared to American baseball: beer chugging contests by the fan between innings & the food/drinks did not cost you hundreds of dollars! It sucked that it was raining, but we were equipped with ponchos and umbrellas. Speaking of rain, the end of my night was not so fabulous. I slipped down about 10-12 concrete steps. Flip-flops + rain = giant bruise on your @$$! Oddly enough, the bruise was shaped like America, lol. Today is June 8th and the bruise is finally close to being completely gone! I now own rainboots! :) Anyways, here are some pics from the game...I was playing with the color settings...again, lol.

The following weekend was spent in various places. Gumi, Sangju, Jeomchon, Daegu, then finally back to Gumi. That Saturday, in Sangju, I experienced my first EVER soccer game! I'm liking the whole sports in Korea atmosphere. Now, I didn't witness any beer chugging contests at this event, however, I'm sure some took place in the stands by fans. Jürgen, Dave, and I made friends with a few Korean fans in the stands who fed us bites of chicken, fruit, & cups of beer, lol. Now of course this game ended in a tie as well, but that's just how most soccer games go! Overall, I think I liked watching soccer more than baseball...mainly because it's constant action. I forgot my camera, but I took some pics with Jürgen's camera, so whenever her posts them to facebook I will update this post with soccer pics! 

The next day was spent helping my friend run errands in Daegu. Oh P.S. if you tell a taxi driver to drop you off at the SUBWAY, he just might drop you off at a place called SOBOYA hotel...just so you know, lol. Gotta love the language barrier! Our day was filled with buses, taxis, and the exciting subway system. I will soon be an expert traveler! Best part of Sunday...I now have two new books to read! I love the Kyobo bookstore...and I am now a member. 10% off, sweet! :)

Ok, moving to a new blog to discuss my most recent weekend. Decided it deserves it's own post, haha!

XOXO,
Amanda