Climb Every Mountain....

...Search high and low....follow every byway, every path you know....dum dee dum.

This past holiday weekend was busy busy yet I was able to rest up and relax all the same. The Koreans rang in the Lunar New Years which basically means I had an extra day off work - YAY!! My director so kindly gave me a gift set of instant coffee - 10 boxes worth with about 20 packets inside each box. I love coffee, but I hate instant coffee, especially when half of it is sugar, so I ended up passing some on to a co-worker and trading the rest for a big box of seaweed. Haha, that probably doesn't sound too appetizing either, but to be honest, I kind of love the stuff.

Anyway, Friday night was fairly typical. Lauren spent her last night in Gimhae passing off things she couldn't fit in her suitcases (I scored some spices and a shirt) and I left at a relatively decent time...I will miss her though...

Monday a bunch of Gimhaens decided to go hiking in Liz's neighborhood...Here we have (L to R) Me, Andu Mandu, Emma & Liz, Joe so kindly took the picture. It was a beautiful sunny day and we all agreed the fresh air was a huge welcome to our otherwise polluted lungs...

I was so excited to use my new hiking boots. We had an auction at Christmas where all the students brought in things to be auctioned off and one student brought in a brand new pair of boots. They fit my little toes like a glove and I was happy that no one bid on them. Well, some way up the mountain we took a short sit and I looked down at my shoes to find this....

My shoes are now in the garbage. Both soles peeled right off leaving me with a small sole and little grip. They weren't uncomfortable though and still functioned decently for the trek down. It was quite funny. At the top we stopped for a rest and here's a picture overlooking part of Gimhae...there are two temples nestled in their too...And here is the other side where you can see part of Busan.

Overall it was a great weekend spent with friends and nature...lucky for us there are so many places to do day hikes here so we'll have to make it a weekly tradition...hooray.