Players Everywhere (July 26)

• Sad to leave today but I couldn’t have asked for a better trip to Busan and I will see Monique and Richard this weekend, as well as when I get back to the US.
• Got home and immediately showered (without even turning the hot water on) – it was 35 C (that’s 97 F, with the heat index at 102) outside and hot enough in my apartment that when I turned the air on, it almost felt too cold at 29 C (85 F).
• Went to Café PHC for another great night of performances, this time by the Pohang Players. Each member of the group performed a monologue and they were all fantastic. I particularly loved listening to the Scottish girl do hers in a thick Scottish accent. So beautiful and mysterious. Plus, we got another AMAZING meal: chicken sandwiches on homemade focaccia, and chicken salads with a balsamic vinaigrette. It was more than I normally pay for dinner but IT IS SOOOO GOOD. Can’t help it!
• Did some shopping downtown afterwards and then headed to the new McDonald’s at Bukbu to meet Ingrid, Nida and Karlena. We basically had ice cream and just sat at the beach and talked for about 2 hours. And then we saved a little money by walking from the beach back downtown. It seems so long to me, but it wasn’t a bad walk with good company, which we had. On the way home, Ingrid’s and my taxi driver took us the wrong way, but I don’t think he was trying to jip us, he seemed legitimately confused about what we said. And he was really nice and actually spoke good enough English for me to have a conversation with him on my leg of the journey home. It was nice because I’ve been feeling guilty lately about the lack of conversation I can hold with taxi drivers – I can answer their questions but can’t respond and I feel conceited :/ so this was good.