For reals, this blog post was written today! I am back on track now :) I apologize for any confusion that may have ensued....
Everland how I love you! Courtney and I decided to head to the park when I finished work on Wednesday night
. We got there around 6pm and we did a great job of covering ground as we saw pretty much everything we wanted. We were fortunate enough to be present for the Halloween Festival at Everland, and let me tell you, my love for Halloween has grown stronger! I even found part of my costume at the gift shop; cute little black cat ears! The best part is, they are attached to barettes. This is quite a momentous occasion for me, as when I wear headbands- which animal ears mostly come attached to, I get the headaches behind my ears. I know the ladies understand my pain. The cat ears I purchased are ingenious for that reason, plus they are from Everland. Obvious bonus. But the best part is they only cost me 4,000 won. Let’s face it, if these ears were to be sold at Canada’s Wonderland price would range from $15-20. ANYWAY, the rides we went on were pretty cool and the concept of the park itself was awesome. The people who work there have to wave in a funny way, we dubbed it the “Everland Wave”- it looks remarkably similar to “spirit fingers”. When the rides are in motion, they have to commentate on a microphone or dance or sing along. The attention to detail is meticulous as the workers are even wearing white gloves. It truly was just like Disney World, complete with an “It’s a Small world” ride. The dolls looked the same and we travelled through all the countires, almost. I must say I was saddened that Canada was not included in this
ride. We were 
excited to see America, because we thought it meant Canada was approaching. Then we saw Mexico, then we realized they just left out Canada. They even had a Christmas town, but no Canada. Other than that, it was truly great. We bobbed our heads to the Korean version of it’s a small world and took in all the lovely sights. We ate W
estern food (just like we did all week, Courtney is not too adventurous in her eating habits- but she did try some things- in very small doses), went on pretty much all the rides (kiddy ones included) and went through a fun house and haunted house. There was an amazing fireworks display at night, comparable to one that might be had on New Year's Eve or something. We were so happy to be there, on a Wednesday night too so there were no lines whatsoever, that we decided we would hit up Caribbean Bay the next night. Caribbean Bay is the water park part of Everland that has both indoor and outdoor facilities. When we got home, however, we realized that Caribbean Bay closes at 5pm now since it is the offseason. It was probably for the best anyway, since I was totally exhausted on Thursday at work. Speaking of work, we are decorating our classrooms for Halloween right now. I am sooo super excited for this holiday. I don’t usually go all out for Halloween back home, but for some reason this year I am really pumped. I think it must be because I am working with the kids; I can say everything I am doing is for them, but really, I am enjoying it way too much myself. I am on the Halloween party planning committee and my head is abuzz with ideas for the little kiddos. On the weekend we went back into Seoul and stayed at another hotel. We did a lot of shopping and I sent some gifts home to some special people. I really wanted to wrap them, but I also really wanted them to stay intact through the flight, so I listened to Court and let her wrap them for me. I just find present wrapping so much fun! Court and I met up with Heather, our friend from Canada who just arrived last Sunday for a teaching position at another Maple Bear, and some of her new teaching friends in Itaewon (again, I know, I have to branch out- side note, we plan to go to Hongdae next weekend) at the Rocky Mountain Tavern. It was surreal, I was hanging out with my friends from Canada in a Canadian bar. It kind of made me miss home a little, but at the same time mad me miss Korea. It was a paradox for sure. Court and I left early as she had an early flight back home, ventured back to the hotel and crashed. Today we said our good byes and she headed back home. I must say, the departures section of the airport is far less joyous than the arrivals. I saw a mother crying her eyes out as her son hugged her god bye and other people alone, waiting looking anxious. Naturally, I cried a little when I hugged Courtney goodbye. Then it was flyin' solo back to Yongin. Good thing I had my iPod close by. So it is back to normal life here now, aka the grind. I am pretty tired, so I am thankful for the quiet evening I have ahead; however, I have no idea what I am going to do. Probably catch up on sleep- OH and watch the Nightmare Before Christmas because it appears it just finished downloading! Yay Halloween!
. We got there around 6pm and we did a great job of covering ground as we saw pretty much everything we wanted. We were fortunate enough to be present for the Halloween Festival at Everland, and let me tell you, my love for Halloween has grown stronger! I even found part of my costume at the gift shop; cute little black cat ears! The best part is, they are attached to barettes. This is quite a momentous occasion for me, as when I wear headbands- which animal ears mostly come attached to, I get the headaches behind my ears. I know the ladies understand my pain. The cat ears I purchased are ingenious for that reason, plus they are from Everland. Obvious bonus. But the best part is they only cost me 4,000 won. Let’s face it, if these ears were to be sold at Canada’s Wonderland price would range from $15-20. ANYWAY, the rides we went on were pretty cool and the concept of the park itself was awesome. The people who work there have to wave in a funny way, we dubbed it the “Everland Wave”- it looks remarkably similar to “spirit fingers”. When the rides are in motion, they have to commentate on a microphone or dance or sing along. The attention to detail is meticulous as the workers are even wearing white gloves. It truly was just like Disney World, complete with an “It’s a Small world” ride. The dolls looked the same and we travelled through all the countires, almost. I must say I was saddened that Canada was not included in this
ride. We were 
excited to see America, because we thought it meant Canada was approaching. Then we saw Mexico, then we realized they just left out Canada. They even had a Christmas town, but no Canada. Other than that, it was truly great. We bobbed our heads to the Korean version of it’s a small world and took in all the lovely sights. We ate W
estern food (just like we did all week, Courtney is not too adventurous in her eating habits- but she did try some things- in very small doses), went on pretty much all the rides (kiddy ones included) and went through a fun house and haunted house. There was an amazing fireworks display at night, comparable to one that might be had on New Year's Eve or something. We were so happy to be there, on a Wednesday night too so there were no lines whatsoever, that we decided we would hit up Caribbean Bay the next night. Caribbean Bay is the water park part of Everland that has both indoor and outdoor facilities. When we got home, however, we realized that Caribbean Bay closes at 5pm now since it is the offseason. It was probably for the best anyway, since I was totally exhausted on Thursday at work. Speaking of work, we are decorating our classrooms for Halloween right now. I am sooo super excited for this holiday. I don’t usually go all out for Halloween back home, but for some reason this year I am really pumped. I think it must be because I am working with the kids; I can say everything I am doing is for them, but really, I am enjoying it way too much myself. I am on the Halloween party planning committee and my head is abuzz with ideas for the little kiddos. On the weekend we went back into Seoul and stayed at another hotel. We did a lot of shopping and I sent some gifts home to some special people. I really wanted to wrap them, but I also really wanted them to stay intact through the flight, so I listened to Court and let her wrap them for me. I just find present wrapping so much fun! Court and I met up with Heather, our friend from Canada who just arrived last Sunday for a teaching position at another Maple Bear, and some of her new teaching friends in Itaewon (again, I know, I have to branch out- side note, we plan to go to Hongdae next weekend) at the Rocky Mountain Tavern. It was surreal, I was hanging out with my friends from Canada in a Canadian bar. It kind of made me miss home a little, but at the same time mad me miss Korea. It was a paradox for sure. Court and I left early as she had an early flight back home, ventured back to the hotel and crashed. Today we said our good byes and she headed back home. I must say, the departures section of the airport is far less joyous than the arrivals. I saw a mother crying her eyes out as her son hugged her god bye and other people alone, waiting looking anxious. Naturally, I cried a little when I hugged Courtney goodbye. Then it was flyin' solo back to Yongin. Good thing I had my iPod close by. So it is back to normal life here now, aka the grind. I am pretty tired, so I am thankful for the quiet evening I have ahead; however, I have no idea what I am going to do. Probably catch up on sleep- OH and watch the Nightmare Before Christmas because it appears it just finished downloading! Yay Halloween!
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