Exploring S(e)oul: Nami Island

I got pretty sick the week before Valentine's Day. Originally I had plans to hang out with my friend Emmalee (who I went to Korea Burn with) but I wasn't sure if that was going to happen anymore. I went from sleeping on my floor because I couldn't get comfortable in my bed, to feeling great, then feeling like I was going to pass out. Friday morning I felt fine before work, then couldn't stand to write on the board - literally just told the kids to play while I sat there and watched. By the afternoon I was feeling okay again. I was going to spend the night at home alone, but Emmalee insisted that I still come over, so I headed out after work and I'm glad I did. We spent the majority of the night talking and eating pizza and then watched a movie together. It ended pretty late so we had an impromptu sleepover. Seriously, such an amazing girl. Here is a picture of us from the night:

Earlier that day I was also surprised after receiving flowers at work! Near the end of the day, the director of our school came into the office to tell me that there were beautiful flowers at the front desk for me. I was confused and believed that she had to have been mistaken and that they couldn't have been for me! But my wonderful sister sent me flowers to make my Valentine's Day a bit more special and it was super sweet of her.

The next day I had plans to go try Dak Galbi for the first time. Dak Galbi is a stir fried chicken dish with a spicy sauce, cabbage, sweet potato, tteok (rice cake) and other veggies. I was wavering on going at this point cause, again, wasn't feeling super great, but I went. It was a super sunny day and the thought of staying cooped up in my apartment sounded depressing and why not get some natural vitD right?

My friend Joel, who I met through the board game meetup and is also from Vancouver (and we later discovered we have a mutual friend in Vancouver!!) wanted to go to Chuncheon for the "best dak galbi" as he is leaving at the end of the month. I was really hoping it would be the best since it was a 2 hour trek on the subway. I met up with him and his friends Allison, Melissa, Tatiana (from Vancouver Island) and Kris. We decided to stop by Nami Island to make the trip more worthwhile, plus it was on the way.

Nami Island is its own micro-nations. If you have not heard of micro-nations I suggest reading up on them because it is quite interesting and there are a several around the world. We had to pay for entry and get our own 'visa'. It was very pretty, although cold. I would love to go back in warmer weather. We spent the day walking around the island.

At immigration to go to Nami Island - you can either take a ferry over, or zip line onto the island.