Camp Peniel Weekend

Summer of 2009, I was lucky enough to work at a camp in Marble Falls, Texas called Camp Peniel. Some of the staff that I worked with also teach in South Korea. So, this weekend I had the pleasure of not meeting up with just one, but two of them! On Saturday, my Dongtan friend Nyeasha (met her in a coffee shop and we became insta-friends, how cool is that?!) and I made our way to Seoul to meet up with a group of people to go museum hopping! Here are some pictures from our adventure...

^ Nyeasha and I in the subway station... praying that we wouldn't get lost! ^

^ We found a bubble tea shop! (Bubble tea is a frozen drink that comes in several flavors with tapioca pearls... it has a unique texture and can be addicting!) ^

^ Nyeasha and her blueberry bubble tea. ^

^ Green tea bubble tea! ^

^ First museum, the Kimchi Museum. We got to try Kimchi at the end... and for once, I thought it was REALLY good... ^

^ Pots used to make and store kimchi in. ^

^ Nyeasha and I with Eileen, I worked with Eileen at Camp Peniel :) ^

^ Trying on traditional hats in the Kimchi Museum. ^

^ Streets of Seoul with beautiful mountains in the background...

 this picture doesn't do them justice :( ^

^ This adorable guy was performing on the street corner... the video below is him singing: Raindrops Falling on My Head. ^

^ I thought this graffiti was really cute... I don't like graffiti, but I can tolerate it when it's this sweet. ^

^ Gates of Gyeongbok Palace... stunning! I can't wait to see the actual palace ( preferably when the weather gets warmer!) ^

^ Second stop, the Hangul Museum. Hangul is the Korean alphabet. This is a statue of the king that created it. ^

^ When you first walk into the museum, you are greeted by a hallway with a mirrored ceiling... so, of course we took a picture in it :) ^

^ Group shot in the Hangul Museum. ^

^ Fun story: the boy standing behind me came up to Nyeasha and I and asked if we would answer some questions for him and his friends. So we stood there, filmed by the girl next to me, and attempted to answer Korean trivia questions. We passed... I think (?) and we believe they were doing it for some sort of scavenger hunt (?) *We had language barrier issues* Anyways, they wanted to take a picture with us before they left, so Nyeasha had to snag one too :) ^

^ After a LONG day, Nyeasha and I left for Dongtan, but had to snag us some dinner before we left. We both had Big Macs we were so hungry! ^

The next day...

Sunday, I met up with my other camp friend. I took a bus to a neighboring town, Suwon, and met up with Justin and some of his former Korean students.  We saw the movie, "Jack Reacher" (it was in English, Korean subtitles). I'm not a Tom Cruise fan, but I thought he was adorable in this movie. I almost felt like I was back in America as I sat there and watched it! I was really sad when it was over  :( Anways, after that we ate at a Korean cafe (while looking for a place to eat, one of the boys that was with us had his phone stolen... long story... ) and then we had some ice cream afterwards. These boys were so sweet and it was great getting to see Justin again... I guess that's why it's called "Sunday Funday!"