Entry 14: 1박 2일

The ball soared through the air. The wind propelled it farther than I had expected. It had been a while since I had played catch. It had been a while since I had played catch at the beach. The sound of the wind and the feel of the sand between my toes as I dug my feet into the sand reminded me so much of California. The ball suddenly flew back my direction.
"Feels like home" I shouted.
"Yeah. We really should get a game going."

The football had become a magnet to the people from the US. In a matter of moments, we were able to start a 7 on 7 game. Beach football. We played until it was too dark to see the ball zip across the sky. The sweat dripped from my forehead and the sand stuck to my legs and found its way in all the nooks and crannies on my person. It made me homesick, playing football with friends, having a laugh after the game. Just the general atmosphere made me want to hop on the next flight for Austin. Then it hit me that I am in Korea, and I am a man on a mission. Learn Korean. The homesickness still lingers.

After the intense game, we stopped by one of the convenient stores, bought some ice cream, and headed inside once the storm rolled in.

What a relief after a tedious day of classes that we had ALREADY ENDURED THROUGH FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS. Our group even got a lecture from the coordinator for the numerous people falling asleep and skipping lectures. No one really blamed people for being bored out of their minds, we had already done all of this. We even received a certificate for it. It is somewhat frustrating when we are the only province that has to go through this second training session with Epik, the other English teaching program. Thankfully our accommodations and the food they serve us make up for this slight annoyance, and also the fact that there is wireless internet in all the lecture halls.

I took a shower and headed over to Grace and Aileens room, where we watched 1박 2일. Aileen was craving 라면, so we boiled the water, put in the dehydrated noodles, and feasted as we watched Korean television.

Tomorrow, sadly, there are more classes. Its fine, they still are taking us to fun places, like a fish market and Seoraksan. So all is well. I just need to find something to do while I'm those lectures.