Our adventure began on from Nonsan, to Gongju, to Jochiwon and finally a bus ride to Gimpo airport. From Gimpo it's only about a 50 minute plane ride to Jeju! Upon arrival we ate lunch and then went to the Glass Castle.
Glass Castle
Now, it's not a castle. And it's not made of glass. It does however has many items made of glass, and was pretty darn enjoyable to explore! There's a Wonka-esque outside area where I was expecting some Oompa Loompas to come out and perform a song and dance number for our amusement. Instead there were ajummas. Generally I like it. Thumbs up for the glass castle.
Next was Jeju international education center. Which.. wasn't built yet. But! There was a pretty fancy model of what it will look like when it is built. And a Powerpoint presentation. Hmm.
Dinner was EPIC. No, really. I think it was the best thing I've eaten in Korea. All seafood. Scabbard fish stew, soft-shell crab, chewy sweet fish, fried fish, and all the side fixin's we could ever want. I wish I had taken a picture, but my stomach overpowered my blog's need for pretty food pictures. Here's one of the next day's lunch. Typical tasty lunch in Korea:
Friday we went horse back riding! It was rainy and the horses looked nonplussed. Plus we just followed a track. I didn't really approve of how the horses were treated, but I did like my smelly old hat.
Then we went to a cave. The cave itself was a bit bogus but the park surrounding it was fun. Many cool sculptures and such.
Next was cow island. And this is where the magic happened.
This is "galbitang," a beef rib soup:
This is how I know the Korean word for rib, "galbi" which is how I explain my current 4-broken-rib situation along with some crafty charades.
Anyway, I was on a Cow-Shaped Island. I had an accident. I went to the tiny hospital on Cow Island in a golf cart, passing over one painful bump in the road after another. I was cursing, wincing, but not crying. No one believed me when I said my ribs hurt like hell until a second doctor (on vacation) went to the bike shop and told me to cough. I said it really REALLY hurt. Then he poked my side in a couple of places. When he hit the sweet spot I screamed "OMFCKINGGOD". "You have rib.. practurr. You must go hospital.. por your healts.. You are moss important."
So, did I mention I was on a little island OFF of the little island of Jeju? Well, I got in an ambulance then took the ferry back to the main island (Jeju). Then 40 minutes in another bumpy ambulance to the big hospital. People said a lot of things I didn't understand. And more things I didn't understand. I couldn't talk to the nurses. X-rayed. X-ray came back, I fractured 4 of my ribs-- 7 through 10. No one could believe it. "You didn't cry! Why don't you cry?!"
And that about sums it up. Broken ribs take approximately 2-3 weeks to heal and no stay in the hospital can help speed up the process. I am currently on sick leave from my school and will have another check up tomorrow (Friday) a week since the initial accident to see how things are healing. Wish me luck!
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