Long time, no escribe. We have been quite busy for the past few days, starting off with a trip to a Buddhist temple to experience life the way the Buddhist monks do it. I really don't have much good to say about this trip: the monk food was unpalatable, the schedule bringing one to tears from boredom (we once spent 50 minutes in meditation, sitting down and staring into nothing), and we slept on a hard wood floor with naught but a blanket between us and the ground. I woke up with a seemingly broken back; needless to say, all 50 of us were thankful when it was time to leave. Enough of that.

For a weekend getaway, we traveled to Busan, the second-largest city in Korea. On Friday, we traveled there by bus and experienced (purely for cultural purposes) the movement and interaction habits of Koreans when occupying in large numbers the same spatial area. ^-^ Then we ate a a wonderful noodle place -open at 5 in the morning- and after that, watched the sun come on on the beach. After a trip to our hostel for a 5 hour nap, we were back on the beach and enjoying the sun, sand, and speedos.

Today is a free day to; I think a group of us will go experience the public saunas, and for the next four days, SEOUL!!! I can't wait. Well, I'm off to go scavenge for breakfast -they don't feed us on the weekends- so adieu!