saturday fun

Yesterday after life group, we ate our usual late lunch together and then decided to watch I,Robot in one of the labs at the university. Most of the guys who come to the group are electrical engineering majors (or graduates who still have access to the lab). They apparently do this often. They borrowed a projector, hooked it up to a computer, found a blank whiteboard "screen" and set us up with some chips and cokes for the screening. I justified watching it (it was my second time) by reading the subtitles and writing down Korean words and phrases I learned as I watched. One of their professors even walked in while we were watching and encouraged us to have a good time. Much different than what would happen at a university in America, I think, in the same situation. They even have a mattress and a rice cooker in the lab - for some, it's like their home!

After we finished watching, four of us drove (in Jason's car) most of the way up a nearby mountain at dusk, then walked the rest of the way and sat on an old fortress wall to take in a beautiful view of the south eastern section of the city at night. We even got to see a fireworks show at the amusement park near my house from where we were. It was pretty cool. The air up there was fresh and cool and we could even see the stars. It was excellent. We ended the night with a late dinner of samgyopsal - pork cooked in front of you with onions, kimchi, and beansprouts warmed up on the edge of the "grill." Mmmm. The Korean guys commented that we Americans were eating more kimchi than they were. :)