goodbyes in ulsan

went to ulsan yesterday to visit with kat and say goodbye to chris. he's leaving korea on thursday to begin a new adventure with the peace corps. i met chris in september while i was visiting kat. we were at the local WA bar having a beer. i felt a presence next to me, looked up and there was chris. he looked like a deer caught in the headlights - we were the first foreigners he'd seen in two weeks! i knew that feeling... so i asked him if he'd like to sit down... the rest as they say...

the night we met chris... so happy to see other waegooks!!!

so, last night was the big "leaving party" in hogye, ulsan. i took the bus there in the afternoon - standing room only, so i sat for a lot of the trip on the front step of the bus!

me on the floor of the bus.

the crazy part is that one of the teachers from school 2 was sitting in the front seat! so i had someone to talk to for the hour and a half long journey. when we got to ulsan, he drove me to kats house too, so i didn't have to take the bus for another 45 minutes! sweet!

the party was being hosted by an irish guy named dara. he lives in a three room house! it was really cool. sorry no pics of the house, it was night and i didn't get any good shots. to make things interesting he bought ten brightly coloured balls that we were all playing with all night. it was kind of weird at first but turned out to be really fun just kicking them around the living room.

chris and dara

me with a ball

chris and rachel

me and chris

overall it was a great night. i met a lot of new people and had the chance to see my buddy chris one last time. he's off to mongolia for two years, so who knows when i'll see him again! anyway, adieu chris, you may be gone, but you certainly won't be forgotten!