New Travels

Since Adventure Korea turned out so well as far as getting to meet new people, I am excited to start traveling with them more. I signed up for a weekend Ice Fishing Festival and a trip to Jeju Island within the next couple of months. At the ice fishing festival, they have ice fishing (with your bare hands.. ahh!), sledding, sleigh rides, ice skating and hiking. I have never been sledding before, and I think I might enjoy that more than skiing. They also said they usually get a football game going, which I think would be great fun in the snow.

With the bare hands fishing, they said you can take the fish and bite into it raw right after eating! Gross! I'd feel like Bear Grills from Man vs. Wild if I did something like that, but, I guess I never know how I'll feel about it that day. I did eat a scorpion...

Jeju-do is like the Caribbean Islands of South Korea; it's supposed to be just breathtaking. It will still be winter when we go, and they said the hiking would be easier as a result. The biggest mountain in Korea is on the island, and it's a volcano at the top. I'm so excited to see it! Everyone who goes says it is just amazing (apparantly it will be a nine hour hike, so it better be amazing!). They said we would also get to ride horses on the beach and be able to do/see numerous other traditional things on the island. I am thrilled that I found a way to fill out these winter months. It's so hard to convince myself to get up and go anywhere when it's soooo cold outside. Now I have a good excuse!

I will definitely have to go back to Jeju-do again and enjoy the amazing beaches in the hot humid summer heat (I cannot wait; I've been told it's similar to a Texas summer!).

I also just got my visa for Australia, so I am all set on that trip. It was much easier than I thought; it's completely electronic now. It's quite convenient, but I am a little sad I won't have the actual visa taking up a page in my passport for souvenir.