Magic Mike.

On Sunday, Abby, Arri, Mi-yeon, and I met at Dos Tacos before church. It was the first time Abby met the other two, so that was cool! We enjoyed our usual burritos and good talk, and then headed to church. Church was really good, as usual, and the message was just what I needed to hear. It wasn't the typical funny sermon that we're used to hearing from Pastor Doug, but it was still really good. I could tell he was passionate about what he was speaking on, and had really done a lot of research. I gained a new perspective in hearing that sermon, and it's just really refreshing when that happens.

After church, we decided that we wanted to see a movie: Magic Mike. If you haven't heard of this, it's the new Channing Tatum movie, with Matthew McConaughey. It was exactly what we were expecting for an R-rated movie, but it was much more hilarious than we expected!! (And when I say "NEW MOVIE," I mean new for Korea. It takes us a while to get movies here...) Anyway, our movie didn't start until 7:50pm, so we decided to go to a board game cafe while we waited.

Abby had to go home, so it was just Arri, Mi-yeon, and me. We went to the cafe, ordered some drinks, and picked out Rummikub. This is definitely one of my favorite games, and this is why: It's not an extremely competitive game, and it's kind of relaxing. It requires a lot of thinking, but none of us felt like playing a fast-paced, competitive game. We stayed in the cafe for a few hours playing the game and chatting, until around dinnertime.

For dinner, we decided to go to Black Smith, a new grill restaurant that opened up in Korea. The girls ordered pizza, and I ordered a big chicken caesar salad. Mmm!! Whenever I have the opportunity to order salad somewhere, I jump all over it! It's so hard to find a fresh salad anywhere here.

After that, we jumped on the bus and went to Apgujeong, where the movie was playing. We ended up arriving pretty early, so we wandered around until we found a place to get ice cream. It was a good dessert after our food. Perfect.

When it was time for our movie, we headed back to the theater. As I've mentioned before, Korea is famous for its interesting popcorn selections at their movie theaters. Mi-yeon went with normal (boring!), I went for Sweet Caramel, and Arri got half Cheese, half Onion. (She's a bit too adventurous for me!) Then, we headed inside.

When the movie was over, we headed to the subway station and parted ways. After a long day, I was ready to get back home and prepare myself for another week of teaching. :)