Winter in Korea

I am really enjoying winter in Korea. So much so that I'm almost happy with the -11 chill. I mean, it's been a good excuse for me to buy new clothes, so why the hell not? The most exciting addition to my new wardrobe, though not for anyone but me, is a very exciting wolf hat, which I purchased at Everland when we headed there for Catriona's birthday. On arrival at our destination (it may seem silly to go to a theme park in winter, but less queues. Stroke of geinus if you ask me.), it was actually rather warm, which possibly also had something to do with the excitement I felt at being at a theme park, so I decided to forgo my coat and leave it in the lockers. Which was smart. For a while. I got most of the way around the park, going on the T-train, (possibly the best rollercoaster that doesn't go upside down ever and the fastest/highest) and the Rolling X-Train, which was over in about 10 seconds and was less than exciting and the ghost shooting game thing, which Hugh maintains he was awesome at, but I know he was lying, and riding a camel, before I decided that it was really very, very cold. After going on the log flume, which strangely had the longest line, and deciding that I couldn't stand the cold anymore, I did what any smart girl would do and forwent getting my coat from the locker in order to buy said wolf hat, which is essentially a cuddly toy in the shape of a wolf, that you can put on your head and attach with ear flaps. Ok, so I get laughed at whenever I wear it, but it's damn warm and that's the depth of my argument. The rest of Everland was cool and the highlight of the whole day had to be Patrick's terrified face when on every single ride. He finally managed to lift a hand on the Viking, turning to me and saying, "I'm not scared, see, I was a mother f'ing marine!" Yeah, you go, Patrico!
Another fun thing to do in wintery Korea, save for going to theme parks, is snowboarding, which is by far my newest favourite hobby. Yes, I have decided that I'm a bit of a fadist (faDist), but I really do think that snowboarding may be here to stay. I have now, thankfully, mastered the art of righting myself when I fall over, which is a massive win, and am starting on the turns, though going backwards is proving a little tricky. So far I've only been to Jisan, the local resort, that I headed to for the music festival in the summer. It's pretty cool and there's some good slopes (from what I've been told, I'm no judge whatsoever), but it doesn't compare at all to Yangpyong, the resort that Amy, Mike, Ruth, Ben, Hugh, Seb and Dan are heading to for Christmas! Yey! That's right, Christmas at the place that only missed out on the 2012 winter Olympics by 4 votes. There's night sessions, cross country, about a million slopes and 'gondolas'. I've got no idea what gondolas are, but I'm excited by the prospect. Plus, I'm going to make me a Christmas snowman. And a snow angel. I risk getting taken out by a boarder, but what the hell, I'm having that white Christmas.