After the ski adventure...

So for an update real quick... the eyes are doing well. I experienced three days of horrible pain from the Lasek, but doing much better now. The eyesight is still pretty blurry, but is expected to get better in the next few weeks. Thanks to everyone for your continued prayer and support. It's so much appreciated!

Jeongdongjin

I never finished what happened a few weekends ago. Since we had a long weekend due to the Lunar New Year, after the ski trip Steph, Wayne, Chris and myself decided to take off and have an adventure of our own. And it was! It was great and really fun to travel so well with this group. We had no plan. No expectation.


So after a taxi cab ride later, we ended up in Jeongdongjin.


It's located near the eastern coast of Korea somewhat close to a beach called Sokcho that I visited in the summer. I was figuring it might be something really great. So after a few bus rides late at night, we found ourselves in a place not knowing exactly what to expect. So we found ourselves a 'love motel', got rid of our packs and headed out to see what this little town was all about. Most interesting, what was this huge cruise ship on the cliff for? To say the least, we were all excited to explore it the next morning...



We made our trek toward the cruise ship after a very hospitable stay at our motel. The owners were so sweet. We definitely have a place to stay next time we come back!

And what we found was BEAUTIFUL! I was amazed and couldn't believe I didn't try to spend my entire summer here!

We just had too much fun with the props as we neared the ship.

I wish I knew the idea behind the hands....

The ship is nothing but a hotel/resort.... as well as a Wedding Hall. We had a blast exploring the area and taking a look at everything. It would be a wonderful place to spend some time at during the summer months. The grass is dead and the palm trees are all bundled up for the winter, but hey, you get the idea ;)

This is the view from the top of the revolving restaurant/lounge at the very top of the ship. It really was stunning. God's creation is truly amazing :)


The tribute to one fantastic weekend. Thanks guys for the awesome memories.

LASEK

Firstly, I can't say thank you enough for all the prayer people have covered me with as I prepared to go in for my LASEK procedure today. I am so provided for and thankful for everyone in my life.

The procedure itself wasn't bad at all. I was determined to be tough and not make it worse than it needed to be. I was done in about 15 minutes. I'm experiencing some pain, but I just keep telling myself how much it will be worth it.

The highlight of the entire experience though?!

They played the CONGRATULATION song at the end of the procedure. I just about died from laughter. The Congratulation song in Korea is very popular, you hear kids singing it a lot. Often for birthdays even!



LASEK is different than LASIK in that there is no actual incision to the cornea of the eye, instead an alcoholic solution is applied to the eye to then remove the top layer of epithelial cells. Laser treatment is then done and finally a bandage contact lens is applied.


*THIS IS NOT MY EYE- it's really interesting to watch, but don't watch if you think you can't handle it ;)




Ryan was gracious enough to pick me up from the clinic this afternoon to guide me through the halls of the train stations. Stephanie, Wynn and Chris are all headed up from Cheonan tonight to spend the weekend with me. I can't help but be so thankful. Big thanks to these guys!

Lunar New Year Holiday

Last Saturday myself and some friends and co workers decided to venture up to Yongpyong Ski Resort to take advantage of our 3 (some of them 4) day weekend!




It was beautiful and so much fun to spend time with such fun people. As a skier, I decided I'd snowboard Sat night and ski on Sunday. Well, we ended up renting off the mountain so I had to choose. I chose a snowboard. I'd been a few times and can make it down the mountain, but was not prepared for what would happen!

I hit a SOLID piece of ice at the base of the mountain just before the lift area. The immediate fall took my breath away, forced me into a frozen position, with the exception of my back, which was spasming. The contractions of the back only became more painful with every second I was there. So I decided to just lay there for a bit and wait until it wore off. In the middle of all this, friends called and said they'd be right down. By the time they got there, I was being strapped and boarded to the stretcher. But THAT'S not all. I was strapped a total of 3 different layers and was zipped up ENTIRELY in the orange bag. Now I'm not one to complain, but this was definitely not my favorite moment of the weekend. Especially as being a borderline claustrophobic.

In all, my tailbone was actually pretty damaged. After some pain pills and an order to lay low, we were back at the hostel and spending time with friends.

The weekend was packed full of adventure (I'll post on that later) but overall it was great. I was convinced though that every vaction/trip I try to take is always tainted with somthing going awry.

Oh well..... C'est la vie. It's what makes it full of excitement, right?