Snowboarding is hard.

I learnt a new lesson the hard way this weekend. Kim, Lisa and I went on an Adventure Korea trip to Pheonix Park in PyeongChang. (You may know the name because PyeongChang was the runner up to Vancouver for the 2010 Olympics) Turns out, snowboarding is hard! I mean, I didn't think I would be a pro right away, but I thought it would be a little easier. You'd be surprised how hard it is just to stand up on the stupid thing. The first run down the mountain took almost and hour and consisted of me standing up, going 2 feet and falling down....HARD! By the third run I had kinda figured it out, still falling, but much lesson often. By that night my entire body was aching. We went for dinner at a Korean restaurant where you sit on the floor, I took 4 cushions for my tender bottom and some guy called me a princess. Also aching especially were my knees, as if they were on fire actually. It was a restless sleep that night because everytime I moved the pain woke me up. Yes, I am whining, I know. Feel sorry for me damn it!

Sunday morning we enjoyed the other facilities Pheonix Park had to offer. We swam and sat outside in a hot tub, from where we critiqued the snowboarders coming down the mountain with our newfound knowledge of the sport. Then, we hit the sauna and bathed with the naked ladies. Yup, it took me 3 years in this country but I finally jumped in the tubs. My aching muscles were the driving force on that one.

I think I'm gonna need a few more times on the slopes before I join the pro circuit, but I had a great time and, for at least the next few weeks, will be healing!

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