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The beach was pretty empty, since the weather wasn't really hot that day. Here are some shots of the beach:
I walked over to this little island. The water at the time was no higher than knee deep. It was pretty rocky and kind of dirty over there, so I just checked it out for a few minutes. I noticed the water was a little deeper when I came back, so I'm glad I didn't stay long.
The few people who were at the beach that day were doing sports that involve wind, sails, and the ocean:
It was EXTREMELY WINDY. Here's the third in my series of Alia Holding up Her Beach Clothing to Show You How Windy It Is:
In fact, it was SO windy that I didn't enjoy myself much. The sand was stinging my skin, so I had to put my pants and shirt back on, and everything was getting either blown away or covered in sand the whole time. It wasn't hot enough to go swimming (for me; Emily went), and I was pretty much sitting there listening to the rest of the group (who were camping there that night) talk about stuff and fume and seethe at nature. I left after about three hours; I had to go, anyway, to get ready for a date.
Despite not having a good time, it was good to get outside and find out another good place to go in Ulsan. I probably won't get to go to the beach for swimming anymore this year, since next weekend I'm going to Japan, and after that it will probably have cooled down. But I'll know for next summer, and I'll have a lot more beach time then than I have the last couple summers (or frankly, the last like, ten or fifteen summers)
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Hi Alia,
I've just been offered a teaching job in Onsan which is cool, but it seems a bit isolated (I'm from london!). i'm a beach bum at heart though so liked your blog!
do u know what Onsan is like?
cheers, kev
You know, I've been looking at my guidebooks and online maps and doing keyword searches for Onsan, but I can't seem to find it. It must be small. So unfortunately, I can't offer you any info on it. Even if it's isolated, though, Korea has a really good public transportation system, so you can probably pretty easily access other cities via bus or train if you need to get away.
Okay, I found Onsan--didn't realize it was part of Ulsan. It's on the outskirts. But you're still in a major city, so even if your immediate area is fairly isolated, you can easily get to the rest of the city by bus. You're also right by Jinha Beach and a train station, so you should be good to go.
Yeah Alia, it's not the most convenient location but it i got a nice place next to the school so can't complain! only an hour or so from beach too...
are u teaching in ulsan to? how is it?
Teaching here has been fine. I've been here almost two years now. Ulsan has enough to do to keep me occupied, and it's easy to leave if I need something more, so I've been pleased with it so far. I work 50% more than most other hagwon teachers in Ulsan, though, it seems.
that's why i'm taking this job, i've been in contact with the person i'm replacing and she loved it there, not slave drivers, but it's still gonna be tough.
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