I started to remember my time here last year in Haeundae with DY and Yunae and I could hardly believe that I had come back. But it was a great night. We decided to have another snack after looking around the beach a bit at a Japanese fast food restaurant called Lotteria. It’s not bad but I prefer regular food, not fast food, lol. Anyways, afterwards we decided to go to a bar and apparently it was closing because we left pretty quickly. We then headed back to our hostel which was close. We then went to sleep for the night.
On Saturday, we woke up around 10 and started coming up with a plan for the day. We decided to go to Haeundae Beach and see the Aquarium. I’m glad we did because it was very nice. I saw many fish and other interesting things I’ve never seen before. I saw some sharks and big fish up close as well, which was really cool. Afterwards we headed back to the hostel to rest for the upcoming night. We dressed up in Halloween costumes and then we headed out for Haeundae again but this time we met some friends along the way and then we all traveled to the next beach Gwangi in order to get a good seat for the fireworks.
We arrived at the beach and it was crowded. We found a seat on the very end of the beach and fairly close to the front. So it was a good spot to watch the fireworks. The only problem was that we thought the fireworks started at 7 and it didn’t really start at 8. But I didn’t really mind though because the fireworks were amazing. Such bright colors and in different shapes as well. It was definitely worth the wait. It started raining about one hour until the show started but people didn’t mind and came prepared with umbrellas. I on the other hand, did not I purchased mats to sit on so when it started raining I used it to cover myself up, lol. It worked very well but it was difficult to take pictures with one hand. I still had a great time.
After the fireworks, it was the most hectic time. Everyone was determined to leave all at the same time. With the rain coming down and all the people surrounding me it felt like the large crowds were just a sea of faces. We met up with many of our friends from orientation and we tried to stay together but many of us got lost in the crowd. I stayed with a group of four people and we all managed to stay together and we reached the subway to go back to Haeundae. The line for tickets was really long so we all used our check cards and passed through with ease.
Next, we all met up with some friends from orientation and then went out to a club. However, we were kicked out because they said it was too full. So then we ended up finding another place and we stayed there a bit. It was like a bar/dance club, people at their tables were dancing. It was ok but not really my thing. My friends seemed to enjoy it though. Afterwards, I walked back to my hostel and on the way I stopped for some tteokbeokki and fried food, tempura. I found a place but it was raining so I decided to eat inside. The server there started talking to me so I introduced myself in Korean. From there, he introduced himself and we started to have a conversation. He told me that he wanted to see fireworks but he was always busy with the restaurant so he couldn’t. He then showed me some his drawings online he had created which were very good. He said had an interest in animation and drawing. I was surprised so we continued to talk and he said he wants to learn English very much. I showed him some of my interests such as Kpop and animation as well. I showed him some pictures from the Asian song festival I went to which he liked very much. He was very cool but then had to get back to work so I had to leave as well. It was a great opportunity for me to practice my Korean. After that I headed back to my hostel and went to bed. The next morning we all went to the station to go back home. It was an awesome trip and it was great to spend some time with some friends and watch fireworks.
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