Chuseok Weekend October 2nd to October 5th

A couple of weekends ago, we celebrated the Korean holiday called Chuseok.  Chuseok is one of Korea's most largely celebrated holidays.  It is a time when families and friends gather to share food and enjoy their time together, giving thanks to their ancestors for the year's bountiful harvests.  Everyone buys gift sets of SPAM (yes, SPAM), fruit boxes, seaweed, and rice cakes to bring to home or send to their families.

During my Chuseok weekend, I ended up going on a surf trip to Busan, which is South of Seoul.  My surf trip included a surft lesson, surfboard and wet suit rental, bus ride and hotel for only 160,000 won (works out to be about $150.00 CAD).  I went with my boyfriend and 6 of my other friends on this adventure tour.  The water weather was unbelieveable for the month of October.  There was lots of sun, and the water was still very warm.

As for surfing, I managed to get up and ride a couple of waves by the end of the day and soon after called it a day and lounged on the beach until the sun started to set.  I really enjoyed the surfing so I'll definitely take up again when I hit Philippines for Christmas break!

The week after was Canadian Thanksgiving.  Most of our Canadian friends got together for a Thanksgiving feast.  We had roasted chicken from Costco, garlic mashed potatoes, pasta salad, dinner rolls and wine.  We had roasted chicken instead of turkey because none of us had an oven and a turkey is impossible to find in Korea.  Hey, it's better than nothing :)