Pre & Post summer MT!

Anjong,

the next morning.... was pretty cool! 

I think nobody had a bad hangover, maybe except Haritz...

The breakfast was a combination of of course ramyeon and this time toast! Of course we had no traditional toaster, but Lisa had the perfect idea! We used the grill! We had one package of as a leftover, so perfect usage! We started to prepare the 50 toasts and what can I say... all of them were gone in about 45 min.... And also all the ramyeon were gone after a while.... So the perfect intercultural breakfast.

 Here you see the toast-grill! Yummy!

Summer MT - Beach, sun, soju!

Anjong,

this weekend there was the first MT for ICEA 9th. And it has been the best MT till now.... We had a very nice place at Songjeong beach. 

We met at station Jung-Dong where the members had to achieve their mission. They had to buy stuff to prepare a korean meal and an international meal.... You will see what they prepared .....

Robert's Birthday!

Anjong,

yes, today is Robert's birthday! He turns 23, so korean age maybe 25...kkkk

Springtime!

Anjong,

since a couple of weeks its finally spring time in Korea! After a really long and cold winter, I think all of my visitors, from John to Julia can tell you how cold it has been, spring has arrived!

My campus is a wide open sea of flowers and there is a big curtain of green all over the university... 

Sport is like math!

Anjong,

today I went to the gym again and felt really familiar. Maybe because I like the trainer so much, maybe because I am here now for 8 month....

...but maybe it is because going to the gym is always the same! It is like maths... it is always the same, everywhere in the whole wide world!

Relaxing time...

Anjong,

referring to some other weekends, this one was pretty quiet and relaxing.... I didn't drink (so much) I didn't went to club, I slept a lot, did sport every day and if you believe it or not... I studied....

Eel = Aal = Amazing

Anjong,

yesterday I went for another very exotic menu with Youjung and Dawooon!

We went to a seafood restaurant, yes seafood again! You know maybe the big aquariums with all the eels inside... on the side of the street... waiting for the bad guy to take them out of the water, stick a nail through their head, slice the whole body into two and take out all the inner organs...

There they are!

Beer-can Chicken!

Anjong,

tonight I went with Robert to Seomyeon to do lots of stuff, of course a little bit shopping, hairdresser, and faceshop.... but the most important thing tonight was the food!

It turned out, that it was Beer-Night tonight.... and I think my brother will be very jealous...

After finishing everything on our list we went to a magical place.... I felt a little bit like in the land of milk an honey.... the only difference was, that the chicken doesn't fly into your mouth.... But the cook cut it for you, so you just have to eat it....

They put a beer can into the chicken and smoked it! So all the beer ( in our case it was in a mountain drew can) vaporized in the chicken and got resorbed by the chicken meat.... it was so tasty, I think I fell in love with beer chicken.... Of course we ordered more beer to drink....

Professors Dinner!

Anjong,

tonight we had Control Engineering class again.... sounds boring, even because we had 90min longer than usually, but afterwards we went to have dinner with our professor.

Here me working for our new computer....kkkk

Pre-MT - Mission failed!

Anjong,

yesterday I went with Kelly and Dawoon to Songdo beach. I have been there like zero times...

I felt like in summer holidays.... very nice weather, nice beach, happy people walking through the sand, some street stands, some music, restaurants..... Really nice!

But we had to work... we were searching for a Motel with a room for about 50 people (all ICEA members). It was more difficult than expected. There were two options, but both were too bad.... Thats why we have to change the area....

North Korea - No trees baby!

Anjong,

at the last day in Seoul me and my family visited the South / North Korean border. I thought it would be a thrilling ride to one of the "hot-spots" in the Korean Republic..... But in the end it was kind of stressful....

We had to get up at six o'clock in the morning to get the bus which took us to the tourist attractions in the DMZ (DeMilitarizedZone).

Seoul - The Soul of Asia!

Anjong,

my parents and my brother just left Seoul seconds ago and I am alone in the "Fully Guest House". So far so good.

The time we had in Seoul was so incredible cool! As u maybe recognized, I didn't post a thing on the blog for 3 days. That's because we did so many things in Seoul. I thought, that Seoul would be a little bit boring to me... First time with Robert, second time with John and now with my family, but I was 100% wrong!

We visited so many new places and of course savored so many new stuff! Like new cafe's, new food, new shopping malls...

Manjanggul Cave - The Lava tunnel!

Anjong,

yesterday it was very raining on Jeju, thats why we planned to go into the underworld! After sleeping a little bit longer we went by bus to the cave. 

We very supposed to walk about 20 min from the bus stop, but actually we took a taxi, because of the rain. The landscape changed again completely in compare to the last two days. We saw some colza fields , which were very beautiful.

Love Land!

Anjong,

last night I went with my parents to a special kind of amusement park. We took the taxi to Loveland!

It is a sexual themed park. Actually I just heard just good things about it, and if you google/naver Jeju there are lots of pictures of giant penises and vaginas.... So I wanted to check it out.

Jungmun Daepo - Columnar jointed Lava

Anjong,

the last natural tourist attraction for yesterday was the columnar jointed lava at the coast of Jeju! 

It was really fascinating seeing the fulfilled cooling process! Sometimes the surface looked like exploded rock bubbles... It was one of the geological most interesting things I have ever seen!

Cheonjiyeon waterfalls - Coconut?!

Anjong,

the second waterfall were located a 7min taxi ride westwards from the first ones...

Of course they were not as beautiful as Jeongbang waterfalls, but a visit worth! Even because there were some coconuts.... Of course my bro and me wanted to have one... and of course each one..... You will see later what happened....

Saeyeon Bridge

Anjong,

after visiting the first waterfall for the day we visited the Saeyeon bridge, and of course the island the bridge connects to the mainland!

After such a long walk yesterday the 1,2km on the island were pretty ridiculous to us! I don't wanna say so much, because there is not so much to say....

It was just a beautiful island with beautiful nature! So, enjoy the pictures!

Jeongbang waterfall - Paradise!

Anjong,

after a snowy day yesterday a kind of tropical feeling day followed!

We started the day with the Jeongband waterfall, which is located at the south coast of Jeju. We took the bus 5.16 Seogwipo bus terminal and afterwards a taxi for just 2.200Won.

The fee to explore the area was 2.000 and it was definitely worth it! They prepared all kinds of stuff to make the waterfall more attractive.

Mount Halla!

Anjong,

today my broadcasting takes place in Jeju-do! Me and my family took the airplane to get to Jeju. At our first day here we had our biggest and maybe best activity on Jeju!

We went hiking! And yes, we climbed the volcano "Mount Halla" which is located in the center of the island! It is 2000m high and our route was around 19 kilometer! So long!

We started at the east side of the UNESCO protected nature reservoir and hiked to the top! We started the hiking at 07:30 am! 

It took 10:45hours!!!!!! Maybe you think, that it is a little bit long kkkk.... but you will see how crazy the trip was....

Greatest night pt.2

Anjong,

after the dinner last night the guys and me went to Thursday party to introduce Christoph to his new most favorite game! He went nuts while playing! I knew it!

Zoo Coffee!

Anjong,

last week was very comfortable for me, I know it's not so special, but I really loved to live in Seomyeon!

Not at least because of Zoo Coffee! That is why I want to introduce you guys to the really best coffee shop I ever visited! The coffee is even better than Starbucks, I know it is hard to believe, but it is true!

Every morning I got some service, like two giant cookies or a whole muffin! And they had the men's health to read in there! So kind of perfect for me!

Gegogi - Dogmeat - Hundefleisch - Best night ever!

Anjong,

last night was the best night ever in Busan! For me personally more highlights than during the MTV/MAMA awards!

Not at least, because I had my two bro's around...

This week rocks!

Anjong,

as you know is my family in Busan, honestly, Dawoon is missing (kkkkk) but I will get over it....

This week is one of the best since I am in Korea. Even if I have to take the genetics class and there is an exam tomorrow morning....

My daily routine starts with a shower (rainshower) in the Motel, followed by the best coffee I got in my life. It is from Zoo coffee. (I will show you this relative new coffee brand house later)  And a taxi ride to university. It is so cool if you live in Seomyeon. Even if your new home is a Motel. Just relaxing to walk home from dinner or drinking. And of course it is nice to have your brother as a roommate.

Anyway, I introduce my parents every day to new korean stuff, like BBQ, Makkoli, Soju and of course chicken. Thats my mom's favorite! We visit all my beloved places in Busan and eat and drink and taste, of course my mom tastes everything! What I got to know over here.

Sightseeing in light velocity!

Anjong,

during the second day I showed most of the Busan sight seeing attractions in light velocity, because it is quiet boring to me...kkkk

After university I met my parents at the Motel. From there we went straight to PNU. After really just 30 min my family started to get into the shopping mood!

My mom bought a new backpack, my brother bought two pair of shoes and my dad a CD (No K-Pop... so sad....) but my mom got one K-Pop record! Oh, I forgot a pair of shoes for my mom.... So everybody got something besides me....mhm

Nothing changed

Anjong,

last Sunday my parents and my brother arrived in Korea. So I went to Seoul to get them from the airport. I was so afraid of oversleeping, that I slept in the end just 3 hours during the night...

My way to Seoul was kind of perfect. I got a taxi immediately to Busan station. And the KTX departed around 20 min later. Enough time to get subway tickets for my parents. I prepared little NH-Bank envelopes with a little bit of pocket money, subway tickets and all the other stuff they will need. It felt kind of giving new instructions to my team of top secret agents like in mission impossible after their arrival in asia.

Agent MOM with her new instruction set.... First target... MUL (water)!

King Michael - Queen Natasha

Anjong,

as you know was yesterday "Museum Time" and guess what.... I became King of Korea... Incredible....

There was another activity you could join in the museum. Some lucky people were supposed to wear the traditional kings and queens cloth. In my group Natasha and me were the lucky ones....