When in Korea...

... do as the Koreans do and play badminton!

Yes, I have taken up badminton. :) Aren't I rad?

Badminton is so freakin' hard, I really had no idea. It's really fun though! I started getting lessons last week from a teacher at my school who is a badminton badass. Day 1 was a disaster! I was trying to hit the darn shuttlecock while using the appropriate form and I was missing 80% of the ones that he threw at me! I looked like a fool... not to mention the fact that I was the only one in the gym with a red face and sweat dripping down my face.

Day 2 was better, I relaxed a little and just did it. I played for 30 minutes or so with my coteacher and again I transformed into a sweaty tomato. Why don't Koreans sweat?... Anyways, after that my coteacher was like "Oh and here comes Mr. Her to give you your lesson". I was thinking in my head "Shit, I just exerted all of my energy and now I need to go concentrate on not making an ass out of myself by not missing every birdie." The lesson went okay, but Mr. Her is hardcore and I was dizzy by the end of it.

I'll keep you updated on the badminton experience... so far I just do a lot of sweating and my arm is sore all the time. Come to think of it the whole right side of my body is pretty much dead. Yay for exercise!