korea is fun(ny) because...

• there is a group of senior women (in their 70's and older) that meet in one of the subway stations to do aerobic dancing.  last time I walked by them they were cha cha-ing along to some salsa music.  so great.
• fresh, fresh, fresh.  fruit, vegetables, seafood, is incredibly fresh and cheap!  koreans pride themselves on providing the freshest of produce/meat.  I can buy a whole bag of korean pears (which would normally cost $30 in the U.S.) for 6,000 won, which is about $4.50!
• korea is known as the land of morning calm, but that's probably partly due to the fact that things come alive at night!  you could walk around the city streets past midnight and it doesn't look any different than 7:00 at night.  koreans like to stay out late!
• you only have to drive a couple hours to experience a completely different terrain.  daegu is hugged by green mountains, but two hours south of here is greenish blue ocean water.
• koreans use a lot of "konglish" a combination of korean and english.  it often gives me a little chuckle because the english is usually written incorrectly.  for example, a notepad said "i'll remember to love you taught me how i like you, just you are."  what? yeah, i didn't get it either.
• korea is somewhat fashion obsessed.  people take more "risks" with their fashion here.  it's always fun to see what people are wearing, especially on a saturday night!