Sometimes it seems as if working just gets more and more stressful. Maybe it is because I am working Saturdays now and I have only one full day to not think about teaching. Maybe I am just getting exhausted. Meh, only 7.5 more weeks!
This last Sunday, Emma and I went to Gyeongju with only one goal in mind for the full day: riding a tandem bike. We got to the bus station and walked right out to find a bunch of rental bikes ready to go. We paid the man 14,000 Won for one tandem bike for the day. Since we have become practically locals of Gyeongju, we knew where we wanted to go first: food place! We went to Sampo Ssambap. It is the best ssambap place that we have tried (Ssambap is one meal with about 1001 dishes).
After lunch, we had a great day just riding around and seeing how far we could go in different directions. Here is a pointer to anyone who wants to ride a tandem bike with Emma in the future: don't let her ride in front (that was a hilarious disaster). We stopped a couple times to hang out and walk around. One time was when we bought a kite and hung out in a park for about an hour. I never knew how completely amazing I am at flying kites. I am definitely up there with the other Franklin's who have made it famous flying kites (history joke...anybody?). The other time we stopped was when we decided that we had made it into the ghetto. We were (as it seemed) hopelessly lost. Luckily, since Korea is the most connected country in the world, I was able to whip out my iPod and look up where we were on Goggle maps (right there in the ghetto!!!I love Goggle!).
Well, needless to say, we made it back home and then built the best blanket fort this country has ever seen. I have pictures coming soon!
P.S. Here are the pictures from last week's adventure: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.680073690149.2171547.43804181&l=d49fe0998f&type=1
