Dog Town & OZ Birthday Weekend

Last week I went to Deokcheon area to visit a fellow Canadian teacher. She left Korea back in October and came back because she missed the Korean lifestyle a lot. She wanted to learn more Korean and wanted to be among the Korean people. Her name is Victoria but I call her Victoria Cara Minzy Ajumma Cantaloupe Yoo KAJUN for fun. Her Filipino background and her Canadian personality gives a vibe of easy going and laid back but unfortunately she lives far away from Busan civilization in the Deokcheon area which is called the "Ghetto of Busan". Deokcheon is famous for the Gupo Market, which is the home of dog meat. Yes, you read that correctly. Dog meat. I was deeply disturbed by the picture and I apologize for making you see it as well. I am not a pet person and I don't pretend to be one but this is not something I would want to see happen to any living organism. Victoria's housing situation isn't the best either because there is a bunch of mold and rotted fish in her sink and because of that her room smells really funky. Also, there is a pigeon living in her gas room. I decided to name the pigeon Pidgeotto (a Pokemon name) but her current situation is a total mess. I hope it gets better soon though.

The weekend was Yana's 24th birthday weekend! Her birthday was on the Sunday but we celebrated it on Saturday instead. Saturday was also my Cultural Fusion potluck that I hosted. I made four different curries and made roti for the first time in Korea. The weekend was busy and hectic. Here is the picture of the birthday girl, my one and only friend from Australia that I met while teaching in Korea. I added photos of my potluck event as well. Enjoy!
Another busy week coming up and I hope to keep this blog up to date as possible. Until then, see you later!