Today I went for a run up to the Daegu Aboretum, which when I first heard about it, I thought it was a burrito place (aBORETUm sounds like burrito). The place is really awesome and pretty close, too. It is filled with aromatic and herbal gardens. It's also filled with old ladies with the blue masks over their mouths. Sometimes I see them put the mask up over their mouth before I run or walk past, which makes me feel good. Most of the people there were actually really nice, spread out and smiling. That was a good change from the normal urban atmosphere.
Over the weekend I had some weird stomach issues going on. I could barely stand without getting cramps on Saturday. It was difficult to teach both 3 hour classes. Afterwards three of the teachers that I work with and one of their boyfriends invited me to a barbecue on my rooftop. It was a chilly night and the city lights were really pretty. We made some kind of fish and some vegetable kabobs. A break from Korean food was probably good for my body.
Yesterday (Sunday) was my day off. I met Mikey from work downtown for brunch with some of his friends. It was my first real experience of downtown Daegu. I was actually kind of impressed. I live in a really cosmopolitan and neat city. We went to a Canadian place and had mimosas. If I felt better I probably would have stayed out and walked around more, but I just came back to Wolbae (my neighborhood).
Someday soon I will post more pictures of all of this.
