Dear diary, ( you happy now Steph)
Korea has become what can only be described as a city wide party. Thousands of Koreans were pouring on to the streets to watch Korea play soccer. Pretty incredible site to see. I myself joined Suzy, and a few of my coworkers to watch the game at City Hall, where 60,000 people were cheering and dancing. Before the game I had the distinct privilege of watching some of the finest Korean bands play. This included After School, one of the huge K-pop groups here. before I move on I would just like to mention that Korean music is Abysmal, and I simply cannot understand how it is doing so well. Watching the game was one of the most incredible things I have ever experienced. I sang danced, and was asked to take pictures with tons of Korean people who were ecstatic to see a white guy cheering in Korea for their beloved team. The game was a draw, but by the way the crowd reacted you would have thought they won a war. After yet another all night session in korea I went to class to teach with a lost voice, but loads of energy from the night before. Come Saturday night I was excited to watch both USA, and Korea play in what i thought would be my best night here. As usual the night started off amazing. This time the pre-game show in Coex featured "2pm" one of the biggest groups to come out of Korea, and the first K-pop I heard when i got here. It also started to rain really hard out, but we all bought ponchos, and the rain just made it better. Needless to say the night was looking awesome. My group of friends and I were even filmed cheering, and were asked a few questions about the game by a local News station. This was the fourth time I was on camera since I have arrived. Naturally as promised I gave a shout out to Steph. As you all know Korea lost, and this was just the beginning of my night going down hill. We moved the crew over to Itaewon, a big foreigner area in Korea to watch U.S. play. The whole night we were sitting next to this couple that was cheering for Ghana and pissing everyone off at the bar. This only added to the annoyance I felt when America lost. It was still fun to watch the game, and Korea really showed me a great time this passed week. I guess I can't complain. This weekend I'm off to deokjok- doe island for a July 4th party with about 20 co-workers and friends, so expect a good post next week.
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1) Awesome old guy in full blown devils attire
2) Korean friends for the night
3) My crew at the tail end of a great night
4) Saturday night Korean game. My co trainiees
5) Myself, Bessy, Omari, Laura, and some adorable Korean kids that I want to steal
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