It's starting to feel a bit more like Christmas even though we're far from home. About a week and a half ago, on a Friday, it snowed in Busan, which is rare. It was short lived, but beautiful and the kids went wild all over town. Even Kyung Mi and I went out to play.
You can see the snow a bit better in these videos.
Then, this past weekend our little Korean family (David, Duck, Shannon, Ryan, Brian, and I) took a trip out of town to Muju mountain for a weekend of snow and skiing. David arranged everything, so it was a piece of cake for the rest of us. We all had a sleep over at David and Duck's the night before because we left Saturday at 4:30 AM. We took a bus, and the buses in Korea are the best for sleeping, so when we all woke up we were already there. It took no time at all to get lift tickets and rentals (20 dollar discount for using a check card) and we were on the slopes before 10.
I'd never been skiing outside of North Carolina before, so it was a big experience for me. Muju's got the longest run in S. Korea, but unfortunately, the upper runs weren't snowy yet. That area doesn't get much percipitation, so all the snow is blown. It was a little icy, but nothing like NC, and we got lucky in that they weren't blowing the day we were skiing. It was fine and clear and tons of fun, but I think we're all looking forward to heading back sometime when all the runs are open so that it's a bit less crowded. But it was Duck's first snow sport attempt, and as the Koreans would say - she was success! Only one trip down the bunny slope and she was off to the beginner slopes and snow plowing like pro. I think it must have been her new lucky hat she got at the ski shop.
Of course, only half the fun of any good ski trip happens on the slopes. The other part is drinks by a fire, and our particular fire was enhanced by the lounge singing act livening up our lives with the following song.
In fact, it got David so riled up that the following ensued.
