Dynamic Busan

This weekend was busy but fantastic! It started quite early on Saturday. I woke up at 7am so that I can make it to the school by 9am. Yes, it is a Saturday but there was an assembly for the students. It was the end of the semester and the start of the summer holidays. It lasted about an hour and a half so it wasn't that long. However, the principal informed So Hyea (senior English teacher) to let me know that I have to say a speech in front of the entire school! I was very nervous because I didn't know what to say! I pretty much scribbled something along the lines of, "Good morning everyone. Congratulations for finishing your semester. Have a wonderful summer holiday. Be safe, have fun and remember to keep working hard. Hard work will help you achieve your goals and dreams. Congratulations once again! Kamsamnida. Yeah, it was kind of cheesy and short but I honestly didn't know what to write in two minutes before the start of the assembly.
Right after the assembly, the school staff went out for lunch to a fancy restaurant. They asked me to come as well but I had other plans that I already committed to. From 1:30pm to 4:30pm I was interviewing elementary school students in English to determine where they stand in terms of their knowledge of the English language. It was an official work but we got paid separately. It's not too difficult of a job but it was nice to interact with the little kids than the middle school students.

The best interview I had went like this:
Me: "Do you like your teacher?"
Kid: "No!"
Me: "Why do you say that?"
Kid: "She's ugly!"
It was priceless! The kids were so adorable, and knew the language more than some of the adults that I encountered during the weekend adventures. The job allowed Nav and I to meet more foreigners in the city and to expand our connections, just in case we need any assistance. It's always good to meet new people and new friends, right? Anyways, Nav and I went out for late lunch near the Haeundae beach with a friend we met earlier in the day. The beach was filled with thousands of people! Proof, just look at the picture below.
Right after that, Nav and I went to the Busan Aquarium! It was 18,000 wons each ($18) but it was well worth it. We won't be going there every weekend. I am only going to post some pictures here. The rest will be posted on my Facebook album titled, "Busan Aquarium" because we took over 100 photos from my iPhone and if I posted everything here it'll become cluttered with pictures only.




After the Aquarium, Nav and I needed to kill some time before our 9:35pm movie. So we played some games. First it was baseball throwing game. Nav won 2-0 surprisingly. I was shocked to lose in a sport related actively but I redeemed myself nicely by defeating Nav 2-1 (3-4, 5-4, and 7-2) in air hockey.

Finally, we went to watch Transformers 3 in 4D! It was an awesome experience! Well worth the admission price of 18,000 wons ($18). I wasn't able to take any of the pictures of the theatre or the seats because my iPhone died on me 20 minutes before the movie. The seats were comfortable and they moved too. Also, depending on the scenes there were gushes of wind or water being sprayed. It was almost like a roller coaster ride.

The next day we woke up pretty late because we were so tired from the previous day's adventure. For lunch we went to "Hello Kimchi" which was actually a Mexican restaurant. After that we walked around for bit looking at random stores and we headed into a PC Bang (Internet Cafe) where we found out that Laura and her friends will be at the Gwangalli Beach. Nav and I decided to join them as well. It was my first time at a Busan beach and I liked it a lot.
There are supposed to be another 3 more famous beaches near by so that shall be my mission for the remainder of the summer. We hung out for a bit, then had dinner at a Vietnamese restaurant and finally we headed home around 9pm. Overall, it was a great weekend and I can't wait to go to the beach again!