I made it safely to Jaeju Island on Monday. The weather was really rainy and windy my first two days here so Sophia and I didn't do much. I went to her acupuncture appointment with her (which sounds very painful by the way) and we met up with one of her friends for drinks and noraebang. They have a lot of different flavored sojus here that taste a lot better than the straight liquor, so we tried strawberry and grape. They tasted just like cocktails.
Yesterday Sophia's parents took us on a sightseeing trip around the island. First we went to a crater mountain island (formed by a vocanic explosion under the ocean) called Seongsan Ilchulbong. We climbed steps all the way to the top, seeing a lot of the historic "guard stones" along the way. Then we went out for some lunch, cooked fish and rice. Afterwards we went to the Jaejudo Minsokchon (traditional Korean folk village.) With Sophia as translator I was able to learn a lot more about what things were and what they meant. We ate some traditional cactus taffy, which was suprisingly really good and sweet even though there was no sugar added.
For dinner we ate pork that we roast ourselves on our table. Sophia's parents wanted to drink with me, but it was kind of awkward on my end. They said in Korea it's custom to drink with your parents because then they can take care of you if you get too drunk.
Today the sun's finally shining but we don't have any plans yet. I'm hoping to go to the beach sometime soon.
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