JejuSi is the place to be: Bodybuilding Competition + Jeju Boat Cruise!

Wow, there's been so much going on lately. Our friend Ryan and Yojin (who's wedding we went to) just had their baby. She's beautiful like an angel! Look at the picture. Here she is only 1 week old. I think that is the youngest baby I have ever held. She's tiny too because she was born a few weeks early. We also just went out with our friends Jin and Won Bong. They also just got married and now Jin is pregnant so will be expecting next winter. We went out for tea and then saw the new Harry Potter movie.

Other news- I had a free gift certificate to Park Saem hair salon because of the hair show I did back in the fall, so I just went last week to use it. I needed a change and something nice since I will be starting at the new school in a month. My hair is now permed and colored! I have never had a perm before but I really like it. It's a good change for the summer. It's pretty easy to take care of- just throw some gel in it and the color I think is a good brown on me. How do you like it?

So last week we went to our friend, Josh's (who's also from Chicago) body building competition. In his 4 months of training, Keith and I were shocked at how toned and built he got. It was fun to go with other foreigners and be there to cheer him on and watch the competition. He was the only foreigner, the rest were Koreans and it was so funny to see all of them in their little speedos and all very tan with oil all over them. They had to do many specific poses and our friend did a great job. Check out the photos. It must be such a challenge to do because you have to have a specific diet for 4 months along with lots of time for training. Also, the 24 hours before the event, the bodybuilders can't eat or drink in order to have their muscles look the tonest that they can be. During the intermission of the competition, one Korean woman bodybuilder came out and posed and we all dropped our jaws! She looked even bigger, stronger and more toned than the guys! It was really really impressive since women have a more difficult time gaining muscle and having such a small amount of body fat. She must have been the country's all-time best bodybuilder. I also heard she travels around the world doing different competitions. You go girl! I would love to try that out sometime but it would definitely be a challenge.

After the competition, we went on a boat cruise that was organized by Jeju Fury (the sports fundraising group in Jeju). It was a huge cruise boat and we had over 250 people (foreigners and some Koreans) on the boat. Our group of friends in Jeju have all been talking about this party for a while so it was a special night. The tickets were only 14,00 won (about $13 dollars) and the boat sailed for 1 1/2 hours and then stayed at the port for another few hours for the party. It was an open mic event, so there were bands, poetry reading and then everyone was on the front stage dancing to the dj music by the end of the night. What a great time! Keith and I feel so lucky to experience all of this. There are always fun events going on in Jeju so we never have to worry about being bored.