Traveling Within Korea

While in Korea I've been able to do more than just teach English. I have been able to also go to a few places. For example, I've been to Seoul, Busan, Asan, and Masan.
Seoul is huge! There is like 4 x the amount of people in Seoul than there are in Toronto. It's so big and I haven't even seen a corner of it. In Seoul there is an actual English district. In this district you can find so many foreigners. The frist time that I went I was in shock and didn't know what to do with myself. It was shocking to hear so much English being spoken when I had not heard English spoken that much for 4 months. Some of the restaurants that you can find that you can't find in Jinju are Subway, Burger King, and Outback. To get to Seoul it takes 4 hours by bus, but it is a good trip and worth it.
This is Susan and I shopping for sunglasses in Seoul.
Busan is a nice place to do shopping. There are a lot more stores that have bigger sizes than in Jinju. It also has some great beaches, being on the coast. I've been able to find some very nice clothing there. The beaches are very nice. About a week ago I went and enjoyed a little time in the water. The water was a little to rough to stay in for too long as the lifeguards wouldn't allow people in the water at times. I was also able to find some nice Western resturants. There is Starbucks, TGIFs, Outback, and Bennigans. These are not found in Jinju. It takes 1 1/2 hours to get to Busan by bus.
The picture on the right is of all those nice Western restaurants in Busan.










The picture above is of the beach area in Busan.
This is a picture from the Busan Aquarium. Some very cool things can be found there.
Masan is quite small and there isn't much that can be done there accept for a little shopping and visiting. There are some good bookstores in Masan. The shopping is good because I can buy some Western foods to cook with. I can find Campbell's soup, mild salsa, and Jelly Belly Jelly Beans. I can also find Wal-Mart here. Not that I can buy all the same things I can at the Wal-Marts in Canada, but it's a taste from home. I also have one good Christian friend there that I met through my friend Susan. Her name is Sonja and she's from America. It takes 1 hour to get to Masan by bus.
This is a picture of Susan, myself, and Sonja (right to left) in Masan at Pizza Hut.
Last is Asan. I went with Susan for a nice spa trip weekend. We went away for 2 days. The spa was so relaxing. It took 6 hours to get there by train.
The picture on the left is of part of the spa. It's like a hot tub, but there are no jets and the water is scented like green tea. Very relaxing!