We had a three day weekend in honor of Budah's birthday this weekend. I had an amazing weekend, and it feels like it has been more like 5 days rather than just 3 days since I have been at work. On Thursday night I had a party for my coworkers on the rooftop of my appartment. It was a great time to just hang, and the weather was perfect. The next morning I got up and left for a church retreat. We went to the house out in the countryside that I have been to a few times before. There is a hostel about five minutes down the road that the 45 of us stayed at.
Of course, I decided to forget my camera at school on the weekend that I really wish I had it. One of the coolest part of the retreat was actually visiting the budist temple that was right next to the house. I went with our host to talk to the monks to let them know that we had a lot of people at the house, and make sure that we weren't making too much noise. There were a lot of people at the temple celebrating, and they all were really excited to see Ilson, who was Budist until 2 years ago, and they welcomed the two of us foreigners completely. They invited us to go into the temple, which was absolutely beautiful. They had heaps of fruits and vegetables all piled up in bowls on the alter as an offering for Budah. When we were on our way out they ran in to get huge chunks of freshly made rice cakes to give to us. They were so friendly!
The hostel that we stayed in was really interesting. We had two small buildings that had two rooms and a bathroom. There were piles of pillows, pads and blankets for us to lay out on the floor to sleep on. There weren't enough blankets and stuff for everyone, so I ended up freezing all night, curled up in a ball.
One of the last things that we did on the retreat was hike up the mountain. It is crazy steep, and most of the way they have ropes to help you get up. I had done it before, so I knew what I was getting into, but the other people had no clue what they were in for. It took me half an hour to get to the top, and I spent the next 20 minutes cheering for everyone as they trickled in. I wish I had my camera so bad, because the last time I was on the peak I had forgotten my it too. For the hike down, we took a longer, more gradual route. It was great because it was starting to rain really lightly and it fealt really good.
Overall I had an increadible weekend, and barely remember the week at school before it. Korea is really starting to feel like home for me. There are a lot of things that I miss about the states, but finally after 9 months I have found my nitche here.
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