This past weekend was Chuseok, which is Korean Thanksgiving. Everyone goes back to their hometowns to spend time with their family, so the highways are a hot mess and hotels are in short supply. Still, some friends and I went to Busan, a beach city less than two hours away from Daegu.
In short, Busan was nice, but it honestly doesn't compare to Daegu. Obviously, I make that assertion based on only three days of experiencing the city, which seems unfair -- oh well, life's not fair. :-) Busan has awesome beaches and a much more diverse food scene than Daegu. But in every other way, Daegu wins out for me and has really become home. My friends and I echoed sentiments of happiness when we stepped back onto
our subway to return to
our neighborhoods. In such a short time, I've adapted to the Daegu lifestyle, and especially now that I've learned how to quickly create effective and engaging lesson plans, I have tons of free time. #capoeira #readingbooks. Would I like to visit Busan again? Sure! Live there? Ehh...nope, Busan might be for you, but for me, there's no place like Daegu.
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| Two of my awesome EPIK friends, Sophie and Brittany. *names used with their permission* |
Here's a quick photo walkthrough of my vacation. Please excuse the photo quality; these were all taken with my phone (but still look pretty good, if I do say so myself).
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My favorite picture from along the coast of Busan!
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| Jason and me, and some random guy messing up the picture in the background |
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| A friend and I were walking and stumbled upon the love motel district. If you don't know what that is, check this out. |
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| Entrance to Haedong Yonggungsa Buddhist Temple |
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| Looking out from near the temple |
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| Given that it was Chuseok, there were Korean people inside the temple giving thanks to their ancestors. |
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| I am actually not quite sure if this is Buddha, but this image can be seen throughout the temple area. |
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Just getting a different angle
Altogether, Busan was refreshing and it was nice to visit somewhere outside Daegu. But I'm happy to be back!
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