Don't know when or where or how 2011 crept up and pinched me in the ass, but it did, and now I want to reminisce about the things I did in 2010.
1. Moved for the 3rd time of my senior year, to Lofts -->great decision
2. Road-tripped to PCB (Panama City Beach) -->great decision
3. Decided I should work overseas -->another great decision
4. Got a job overseas -->"Hell Yeah!" moment of life
5. Graduated -->meh.. 4 years, not enough.
6. Worked in Chicago for a hot minute -->fun while it lasted
7. Had a crazyawesomefabulous summer -->I miss.
8. Threw a joint Grad/Going away party with the sis -->it ruled.
9. Moved to South Korea -->it rules.
10. Worked, played, snowboarded, started learning Korean, partied
til the sun was up, met amazing people, made amazing new friends,
and loved every second of living abroad again. -->to be continued in 2011...
(^.^)
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Monday, January 3, 2011
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Snowboarding in SoKo
It's early in the Korean skiing season, but my company planned a little 1-day ski trip to get it started. It was ONLY 45,000Won (~$45) for a lift ticket and rentals.... I had no choice but to get back on a board and try it out again, even if the last time I snowboarded was winter '08 ---> when I was on my ass the whole way down the slopes and crying.
Vivaldi Park rents out legit equipment, and I was pleased with the "children's" board and bindings they gave me. The boots were comfortable, too, and this time around my genius friend Alex taught me that wearing only 1 pair of socks keeps your feet much toastier. He was right. Changed my entire experience.
Aside from having no gear (Illini Dance Team sweats and 2 pairs of leggings + 2 long sleeves and a North Face fleece + my NF puffy vest + nice gloves and a beanie/ear muffs .... that was about it) I stayed extremely warm and hardly got wet from the fake snow. This warmth and dryness ALSO meant that I was actually RIDING down the mountain - - - not just falling down it. Yes yes yes, I think I finally broke the learning curve this 5th time around, and was actually able to carve the snow and pretend I knew what I was doing alongside the Azians.
Video of my mad skillzzzz on Facebook
Vivaldi Park rents out legit equipment, and I was pleased with the "children's" board and bindings they gave me. The boots were comfortable, too, and this time around my genius friend Alex taught me that wearing only 1 pair of socks keeps your feet much toastier. He was right. Changed my entire experience.
Aside from having no gear (Illini Dance Team sweats and 2 pairs of leggings + 2 long sleeves and a North Face fleece + my NF puffy vest + nice gloves and a beanie/ear muffs .... that was about it) I stayed extremely warm and hardly got wet from the fake snow. This warmth and dryness ALSO meant that I was actually RIDING down the mountain - - - not just falling down it. Yes yes yes, I think I finally broke the learning curve this 5th time around, and was actually able to carve the snow and pretend I knew what I was doing alongside the Azians.
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| One of the last runs of the day. The sweatpants lasted! Success. |
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