SOUTH KOREA IS AMAZING

The pictures from Yesterday - the first day are on face book. The albums are titled "South Korea" and "South Korea 2". None of the pictures are correctly rotated, I apologize for that. Concert pictures will come tomorrow.

So the title of this post pretty much describes how I feel about this country. Not only is it incredibly beautiful, not only is the food excellent and the coffee amazing, but apparently the South Korean idea of physical attraction is based largely on Western appearance. Which means... I am very popular. Now, my work here is largely grunt. I set up equipment, I take pictures and video, and do pretty much whatever else I'm called on to do. But I wouldn't by any stretch of the imagination call what I do glamorous, in any way. However, this in no way changes the fact that after a performance is over, a giggling gaggle of gregarious girls come running over and want to take their picture with me. Now, why this takes place, I honestly couldn't tell you. When I asked our translator Chan (Who just so happens to be the man) why this happened, his response was "It's because you're handsome". So gentlemen, take note: visit South Korea. You won't be disappointed.

The first picture is of the street our hotel is on, and the one to the left is of a peculiar creation they have in Korea - "Telephone, Coffee & Can Drinks". Where else can your telephone turn on your lights (see previous posts if you don't get this) AND provide you with a hot cup of coffee? These people are too advanced for their own good.

Today was our main concert, and it was phenomenal. There were close to 2,000 people in the audience, and they loved the performance more than yesterday's. There were some serious pyrotechnic events, including giant (25ft) fire jets, smoke jets, a huge fog machine, and fireworks. These all worked well in the beginning, however as time went on, they slowly got more and more dangerous. By the end, I had to stop shooting from the ground near the main jets because they got so huge the heat was almost enough to flash fry an eyebrow. Not to mention, they started failing to extinguish. Twice they had to extinguish the stage left jet with a fire-extinguisher. It was great :)

Tomorrow we get to do some shopping, and yes, that means that many of you back at school will be getting presents. After we finish that, we are heading back to the festival and watching the other performers. I got hired to do photography and video for another group, as thy were unable to arrange for a local cameraman to do the work. They helped us out big time today by playing with us during a segment of the concert that required some assistance and audience participation, so it's nice to be able to help them out. Not to mention it means I have another reason to go back to the festival and meet more cute Korean girls.

The picture to the right is of a South Korean drum/dance group. They played yesterday, and were fantastic.

That's all for tonight. More to follow tomorrow.

Oh, and I taught Chan (Our translator) how to Crip-Walk today. Maybe I'll try and sneak in a video of him tomorrow night. Apparently they don't have dance moves in Korea. This country is great, but very strange.