My Vacation in Busan!

I know I have only been in Korea for a very short period of time, but I have already had a small vacation. I got three days off from work for summer vacation and the weekend, so a total of five days free from the tiny humans! A lot of the teachers I work with took trips out of the country, but I haven't been able to save up too much money since I've been here, so staying in Korea was the only option for me.  Busan is the second largest city in Korea. It is second to Seoul of course. It is located in South East Korea.  I went down by myself to just explore and see what this new city had to offer. For the most part I had a pretty good time.  The only downside is that I kept getting asked if I was Russian. Which, in Korea and a lot of Asia essentially means that they were asking me if I was a hooker. Proof that it's not always convenient to be pale, blonde and traveling by yourself. Some of my trip highlights included seeing a baseball game, having Mexican food at a restaurant called Hello Kimchi and enjoying the beach and ocean!

Jellyfish!

Broke back shark!

Quite a silly looking fish.

There were just a few people at the beach.

...and just a few umbrellas.

I got to see a Lotte Giants baseball game! It was really fun and made me feel like it was really summer!

Koreans love to sing at sporting events! It's quite entertaining, but a little hard to join in because go figure...it's all in Korean.

Go Giants! We did totally win by the way!

You are probably asking yourself, what the hell?!

Believe it or not, this is how you support your Lotte Giants.  These are two cool English guys I watched the game with.

Self portrait on the beautiful coast line walk to the APEC house.

APEC house

The conference room where the meeting took place.

Do I look like  I belong?

The Diamond Bridge at night.