This weekend a group of thirty Fulbright ETAs got together here on Jeju Island to celebrate Halloween! About 15 ETAs flew in from the mainland and all 12 of the ETAs who live here on the island hosted them for the weekend. It was really fun! On Friday night and all day Saturday I showed my two good friends Kiehl and Dana around the island. We visited the world's longest lava tube and the biggest crater on Jeju Island. We hitch-hiked most of the way, which is O.K. on this island, and made the day feel quite adventurous. Saturday night we all went out for a great Kalbi dinner (meat grilled at your table) and then we put on our Halloween costumes to celebrate! We stayed in a pension, meaning we had about 5 rooms to share between all of us, and a living room and kitchenettes in each bedroom. Saturday night EVERYONE put on some sort of costume and we walked down to a beautiful nearby beach to hang out on the sand. It was great weather and made for a great weekend!
I was Punky Brewster and fellow Jeju Islander, Emerald, was a henyo, one of the female diving women that are legendary on Jeju Island.
Christina was a Korean high school student, and David went as "Facebook"; an internet blog site that many of the ETAs are members of.
Ryan Park was Kim Jong Il and looked the part, despite the fact that he is a little too thin to be Kim Jong Il...
Alyssa was a space cadet...
These four Jeju Islanders looked great in their costumes! From left: Julienne was a Chinese person in Korea (She's Chinese so this might have been the most authentic costume; Lauryn was a futuristic Korean student from year 3000; Emerald was a diving woman; and Kate was "Eloise" from the children's series.
Here I am with Kiehl and Dana... Kiehl went as another of the ETAs who didn't make it down and Dana was a Korean hiker... it was really great to see both of them!
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