A taste of home in Daegu

Who says you can't get a good burger in Korea? Me and Jenn finally found this burger place that we've been hearing about for a while, and we took some pictures! GORILLA BURGER. Just...thinking about it makes me hungry again. The prices are about the same for a burger in California if you went to say a Red Robin, Cheesecake Factory, or Claim Jumper. And it was just as good! Me and Jenn were wandering around downtown for a good long time. Before I get into what we got, I thought I'd share what we've been doing the last couple weeks. First off, hello! Or as I would say to my class, Good morning/afternoon/whats up dudes? Ha, just kidding. I wouldn't mind saying that last one, but I gotta keep it professional you know? I know its been a while since we've updated, but man, we have been busy. School is, well, like work! It is a full time job! After six all-boy classes a day (45 students each class), my throat is shot (boys are loud!), and I just want to eat dinner and sleep. Sorry for being lazy, but we will try to update more often in the future! I do like my school though, and they have been good to me so far. Did I mention some of the perks? My own desk, my own computer (with very, very fast internet!), my own filing drawer, bookshelf, and nice monitor! Will try to get a picture of it later on. 


But moving on to the good stuff. Gorilla burger. Me and Jenn walked in, and we instantly noticed the bottles of ketchup on every table...real ketchup. Like, Heinz ketchup. And I know. You're like, really Fluke, Heinz? YES. Heinz ketchup. It's impossible to find here. Korean ketchup tastes pretty similar to ours, but I'd say its a tad bit sweeter. So we were stoked to find some normal American ketchup. The decor was pretty awesome, take a look at it here...
Those are just random people by the way. Anyways, we got in, took a look at the menu and ordered some delicious sounding burgers. My burger was called the "Oasis Burger." Burger with a fried egg, bacon, hash browns, onions, lettuce and tomato. Awesome. Jenn got the mushroom burger. Not as awesome sounding. But just as delicious. Hers came with cheddar, onions, lettuce, tomato, and yup, mushrooms. We were so hungry and enjoyed it so much that we didn't even get a chance to taste each others burgers. What? I can't believe that happened now that I think about it. Usually we do try each others food, just to see what it tastes like. Weird. But yeah, pretty cool menu, they have a burger here where the buns are Krispy Kreme donuts (Yup, there are Krispy Kremes here too!) and I definitely want to try that next time. So without further ado, here are some pictures of our burgers! Oh, and we also got some onion rings...with Ranch dressing!
         It is so hard to find Ranch dressing here, and its been an a

 awful thing, yet at the same time very good because we all know that Ranch can be a little unhealthy. Especially the way I used it, which was never as actual salad dressing, but more as a dipping sauce. For everything. Pizza crust, hamburgers, tacos (hey, don't knock it till you tried it), rice (ewwww, just kidding), sandwiches, steak, french fries, curly fries, waffle fries, anything with potatoes, onion rings, and more! So yeah, I'm actually glad that there is no ranch now that I think about it. It's probably gonna help me lose weight! Which I have done. Sweet! 


Well, thats about it for this update. I wanted to write about our hiking trip up Mt. Palgongsan, but I think I'll leave that for Jenn. I'll just say that it was very beautiful, and it was probably one of the most fun things I have ever done in the outdoors. 

This Friday we get our very first paycheck!!! Me and Jenn have a wishlist saved up, and its actually not that cool sounding. Just some basic things like a rice cooker, coffee pot, and some kitchen utensils. I do want to go out to dinner somewhere and celebrate. Which we will do with some friends this weekend. Also planning on watching the movie Sucker Punch! Made by the guy that did the movies 300 and Watchmen. So excited! OH, and I forgot to mention...I finally got a cell phone. And it is...I can't even...I've never had a smartphone before. And now I do. And oh dear, I've made my laptop useless. My phone does everything!!! I can check email, surf the web, go on facebook, update Blogger (but won't, because writing all this on a phone would probably take me about 3 months), play games, and more! I don't want to become one of this peeps that are always looking at their phones, but dang it, its so....COOL. Haha. But yeah, seriously. I love my phone. It's a Google Nexus One for anyone who wants to look it up. And I pay 55 a month for unlimited internet, 300 texts, 300 minutes. Which doesn't sound like much, but I've downloaded some apps that let you use free texts, and incoming texts/calls don't count as minutes or texts so it all balances out. Whatever! I get rent paid for anyways! Haha. Love you and miss you all, peace!

On top of Mt. Palgongsan!!! (3 hour hike!)