My former roommate here in
China, Anthony (Panda), and I had purchased a ticket to South Korea last year
but never had a chance to use them, but an opportunity finally presented
itself. After eating dinner at his new restaurant in Tianjin, China, we flew to
Seoul. We called our other former roommate, Paul, who is Korean-American and
has returned home to Texas to finish college.
Three different factors
influenced our Korea itinerary: 1) Panda has been there several times and has
seen most of the major attractions 2) I was tired of doing the touristy “take
photos” routine and was expecting to put a lot of miles on my camera with a
trip to Beijing and Xi’an later in the week and 3) my brother and his wife were
taking an adventure vacation to Costa Rica complete with horseback riding and
kayaking. So I got back in touch with my Colorado “adventure” roots and decided
on wakeboarding in the river!
The food in Seoul was
great: I am an even bigger fan of Korean cuisine now! And the people were very
nice and seemed to enjoy having foreigners explore their city.
Saw Batman: Dark Knight
Rises, while in Korea since the film will not be released in China until
September.
There was definitely a chill that came over both me and Panda, since
the news of the tragic shooting in Colorado was still fresh. I know this
feeling must be even worse for those watching movies in theaters back in
Colorado and the other states.
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