Missed Miscellaneous

As some of you might know, I'm currently in the grand U.S. of A to visit family and attend two fabulous weddings.  I got all caught up on packing and preparing for my trip, I forgot to update our blog on our latest Korean adventures.  Even though I'm having way too much fun with my family, I decided to do this post before it was too late especially since it includes one of Trevor's favorite things: soccer!

Trevor works for a school funded by Hyundai which sometimes comes with random hidden perks.  One such perk included free tickets to a soccer game featuring Ulsan's Hyundai team and some other team I can't remember (that's what the hubby's for but we are half a world apart right now).  The night was full of fog and rain but despite the gloom, I could hear from quite a distance a grand noise coming from the stadium.  There weren't a whole lot of people there but there were die-hard fans supporting their team.  There was even a guy on a platform leading the fan section in various chants and songs throughout the WHOLE GAME!  You'd think it would be just annoying but it was kind of fun even though I couldn't understand what they were saying.

Leading the crowd in chants

Sadly, I'm still not sure if our team won or not.  The other team had scored a goal during the first 15 minutes of the game and the score remained throughout the rest of the game.  Not wanting to be caught in the after game rush, Trevor and I decided to leave when there was a minute or two left on the clock.  Bad mistake!  As we were leaving the stadium we heard a bunch of cheering loud enough to indicate a goal had been made.  I wasn't sure if this was the case or if the game had simply ended and the fans were just giving supporting cheers to their team even though they lost.  Either way, I can't say for sure the exact outcome of the game.  I'm sure Trevor was more devastated than I was that we didn't see the cause of the commotion right after we left but I will say it was his idea to get out of there before everyone else.  

Overall it was a pretty fun evening experiencing a pro-Korean sports event with my sweet husband.


Another mentionable event that happened before I left was the visitation of a friend Trevor met while he served his mission several years ago.  His name is Raphael (well at least that's his English name, I'm still bad at remembering Korean names, sorry Raphael!).  He was accompanied by his pretty wife and their adorable son.  We spent time chatting and getting to know one another while Trevor and Raphael exchanged memories of people they both knew while Trevor was a missionary.  The family was so kind to us and even treated us to dinner which was some spicy chicken which was quite delicious!  Unfortunately there was a big storm coming into Ulsan and they had to leave before it got worse but we sure did enjoy our time while they were here.

The rest of the week is a blur because I was making preparations for my trip so if I missed anything I'm sorry.  Maybe the next post can come from Trevor of any Korean adventures he has while I'm away ;) Miss you baby!