The Past Few Weeks

Hello loyal audience. I'm back to report on my doings these past few weeks. So, first up. I'm a third degree black belt in Taekwondo! I passed my test with high scores and so moved up a rank. Yay. The test itself was kind of easy but I tested in the world headquarters of Taekwondo so that was awesome.

Immediately after testing I took off on a roadtrip to Tongyeong, a coastal city literally on the other side of the country. I went with a collection of exchange students and english teachers. More than half of whom spoke German. (I'm resigned to not speaking in English anymore)
The city was beautiful.

We climbed the local mountain. This is Mi-yeon and Anna, my two German-Korean friends. And took a nice boat ride around the islands.

Last weekend I attended the wedding of one of my old Masters from White Tiger.
The groom, Master Yu, said his vows and then did a back flip in his tuxedo. Oh, Taekwondo people...
Speaking of which, my friend Ashley from the US has been studying abroad in the Japan for the past semester and came over to visit. She took this great picture of me at practice.

We toured around Seoul. And went to something I've been thinking about since I got here. Dr. Fish! These little fish from China and Turkey eat dead skin. So, they're used for beauty and medical purposes to clean the skin. They really tickle when they bite but it works. My feet were definitely smoother afterwards. And of course a picture of friends at dinner. I'm spending alot of time hanging out with friends and trying to do everything I can before I go home in 52 days!