What a Weekend

Saturday started off normal- English language Bible study. We had some good discussion. Then, after a phone call with the parents, we were off to Seoul- we meaning Tracy, Sue, Sam and I. Sunday was Tracy's birthday, so she wanted to have a big party Saturday night. The night (and morning) consisted of Korean version Greek food, a super fancy norebang, several bars, hot dogs, and a PC bang. Yeah, we were up all night. At about 3 am I was tired, and sick of being around drunk people, so Sue and I were going to go. But then she suggested that rather than searching around for a hotel we just wait 2 more hours for the subways to be running again and go back to Dangjin. Well, rather than staying in the noisy bar, I went upstairs to the PC bang to do some email and such. Once 5 am rolled around, Sue and I made our way to the bus station and slept the 1.5 hours back to Dangjin. There, I slept a few more hours before heading to 1:00 service. Then, another nap before the evening entertainment. For evening entertainment, I met up with Rainy and Jane with a collection of foreigners and Red Cross staff to go to the Sangnok Culture Festival that was finishing up in Dangjin. It was quite the happenin' place! It was pretty much the Korean version of a county fair. All kinds of food booths set up- some more like restaurants, others with fried food and food on a stick. Well, after getting free noodle soup from the Red Cross, they roped me into a singing contest. Thankfully Rainy agreed to do it, too. So, after waiting a couple hours "preparing," I sang. It was like norebang- the screen and bad canned music- except in front of a couple thousand people on a stage with lights! Crazy. I didn't win, but everyone got a consolation prize of 50,000 won ($50). It was cool. I finished out the day with Cori and Tracy, treating Tracy to some food for her birthday. Anyway, it was quite a weekend. Seems like I did more than possible in one weekend.