Korean Barbecue

For lunch on Wednesday Ron and Mr. Saunders (the Vice Principal) took us to a traditional Korean Barbecue restaurant. We sat down on the floor to eat and they brought probably a dozen bowls of side dishes.  Everything from vegetables to kimchi to seaweed…and then came this huge plate of raw beef.  Ron then cooked it all on the table (like hibachi) for us to eat.  The meat was delicious!  You could mix it in with some soy sauce, or there were pieces of lettuce-like leaves that you could wrap the meat and other sauces/veggies around.  It really was very good!  A few things were a little spicy, but not bad as long as we had a piece of meat or a drink right after.  They even had Pineapple Fanta (Mom!!) to drink.  Unfortunately this restaurant is in a different town, so I’m not sure how to get back there, and I think it was bit pricy, but it was a nice treat! 

After lunch, they drove us up this mountain where we walked up about 100 steps to this giant gazebo-looking platform to look out over the water and the city.  We could see the beach in the town where we ate, and a good portion of Busan.  As we drove back to Haeundae (where we live…pronounced “hay-oon-day”) we saw Haeundae Beach, which we still need to venture out to see!  It has been raining off and on since we got here on Sunday, and it’s a good walk to the beach so we’re waiting for a nice day for that.  Also on our drive back we went through quite the shopping district, which we are told isn’t even the most popular place to shop.  We saw an Adidas store, Tommy Hilfiger, The North Face, DKNY, “TG Maxx,” Puma, and several others that we can’t think of right now.  It was pretty funny since some of those stores your rarely see in the States. 

After we got back we took a walk around our area and found a bread shop, a farmers’ market-like store that has fruits and vegetables, and found a very nice River Walk.  We walked along the river until we got back to our apartment complex.  It’s good to feel like we are starting to know where things are and where we can buy certain foods and things.  We are hoping to also hike up into the mountains pretty soon.  

It has been good to hear from some of you!  Until next time...