WEEK 16: Student-Tourist Transition

I was gradually shifting from a student into a tourist. Most of my friends (especially Europeans) have flown to another warmer countries i.e. Southeast Asia to enjoy the warm beaches and local beers. HAHA! Have fun guys!

As for me. I was still stuck in SNU with presentation and finals! There was this course about nuclear engineering which required us to hand in a final paper at the exact last day of school. That was just plain disappointing. HAHA! Now, I could not have any excursions before the school ends. HAHA!

But, nobody longer cared about it. I went for ski and had a haircut. HAHA!

Daemyung Vivaldi Park, as the locals called it, was a reputable ski resort in South Korea located at the province to the east of Seoul. With 2 hours of car ride, one would be able to enjoy various slopes starting from plain ridiculously easy slopes to a mind-blowing extreme slopes. HAHA! Truthfully, this was my first ski experience and I was patiently taught by one of the members in SNU Buddy. HAHA! The very funny lesson that I learned at first was the lesson of how to fall. I was startled when I first heard about this. Shouldn't we learn how not to fall, instead? No. Falling was, in fact, the best way to stop yourself from going down the slope. It was the best brake ever in ski.

The lesson was quite tough and simple. How to lower one's speed while going straight. How to walk upwards. How to recover from fall while one was on a slope. How to move in a curvy manner. I absorbed everything from the first drill and aimed for a challenging slope. I went there with my professional friends and indeed, I fell a lot of time due to the slope difficulty. Sharper techniques were needed for me to control my speed and balance, which I did not really master, in fact. However, as the result, I was learning faster and faster. In no time, I was able to conquer the intermediate slopes with confidence. HAHA! There was a pain in my feet, though. First timers, huh? XD
The next day, I had a muscle ache all around my body. HAHA! I seriously did not feel like moving at all at this day. But, I had an appointment with my buddy. We were meeting at Myeong-dong for shopping. HAHA! Well, I was there for a hair cut at a very famous hair studio. The cut was priced around 20000 KRW (20 USD) and I had to say I was impressed. Usually, I looked like an idiot on a short hair, but not in this case. HAHA! I looked quite fine and exquisite, actually. Maybe it was a placebo effect. Well, who knows? XD

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