Video From Dok Gu Spa

The outside was beautiful and serene.

The inside was jet massage crazy.

Weekend Get Away

Last weekend we freed up our busy Saturday and went on a little bit of an adventure. We headed to the east coast with 'beaching it' in our minds.



The weekend was a little drowsy and when we got to the beach in Pohang we bunkered down at a motel with a beautiful seafront view. We Listened to the waves put us to sleep after filling up on a variety of fresh shellfish that we filled with onions, hot sauce, and cheese while they roasted on the barbecue overlooking the beach.



The next morning we took a bus up a famous coastal highway that spends most of its time snaking its way between the mountains on one side and rocky coasts and sporadic small white sand beaches on the other side.


After a few hours and a few bus transfers, our bus ascended a mountain valley before being completely engulfed in their greenery, taking in the scenery we reached our final destination, Dok Gu Hot Springs Spa.

It's Been Two Years to the Day

I still enjoy the sound of cicadas chirping in the trees in the heat of the afternoon sun. The greenness of the towering mountains peeking between high rise apartments. The smell of the briskly moving mountain stream after a night of heavy rainfall. The sights and sounds of fighter jets flying agilely in formation overhead. The sound of the pattering rain and happy croaking frogs. The smell of the sun dried vegetation after a long rain. The thick smothering humidity of the air in the lungs, coating my body.

This is summer in Daegu.

And as I write this, the sunny day seems cooler than usual. Fall will soon be here. Enjoy it while you can.

Summer Stamina

The days are still unrelentingly hot. To give you an idea of exactly how hot it is here, I haven't wore a jacket, sweater, pants, or even a long sleeve shirt in Korea since the beginning of April! Even in the middle of the night the temperature generally stays above 30 Degrees if you factor in humidity.

One of the ways Koreans beat the heat is to eat dog, chicken, or goat soup. These animals are said to give the common person stamina to fight through the hottest days of summer thereby allowing them to work their hardest in uncomfortably hot conditions.

So yesterday, some teachers at the prison and I, went out for lunch. The restaurant was a goat restaurant, but also served dog. Evading pressure to try the dog, I ordered goat soup.