Night Life! No Kareoke So Far

Thank God for that.

But I guess the most notable thing about the nightlife here is how LATE we go out. If we go to the first bar of the night at midnight we'll basically be alone for 1/2 hour. Which then of course means we're out until about 4 am, though I've been told that 5 isn't unusual. Ruh Roh!

The bar we seem to go to a lot is NOW!! Bar. It's pretty close to all of our apartments (my hotel) and a lot of expats seem to congregate there, plus a few brave Koreans willing to learn some English. It's essentially a college bar (or what people tell me is a typical college bar, thanks for nothing Macadoos). There are electronic darts, foosball, and a pool table.

Typical Now Bar shenanigans

But the best part is how cheap all of the drinks are! A beer (not anything fancy, but still) is two dollars, and a soju cocktail (essentially Korean grain available in a variety of colors) is $4. One soju cocktail is generally all that you'll need for a moderate night, so I'm pretty stoked about that.

Also awesome is the owner, Mrs. C. She knows some English and acts rather maternally towards the regulars (the EOS teachers obviously falling into that category). Plus, the DJ's computer is right out in the open so we can put on music we like-- sweet!

Another bar that I've been to only once but is apparently a top destination for our little group is Pavex, essentially a basement with a bar and dancefloor. Chi Psi latenight, anyone? We went there Friday night (right before Indian Camp, better choices have been made), but the bartender there is this really sweet woman who didn't know what a rum and coke was, but showed me various bottles until we figured one out that would work.

Another teacher, Austin (she's only been here for two weeks, so we're kind of the new kids togther), and I did these incredible fire shots. We figured they'd be standard, some small flames but nothing too serious.

WRONG.

First of all, they were double shots. Then, the bartender was like, Back up. We took half a step. BACK UP. He made us stand halfway across the bar before lighting the shots and somehow basically blowing fire across the bar. We probably should've backed up a little more, because we all felt the heat of the flames on our legs. Awesome! And a little scary, but mostly AWESOME!

I'll keep you posted as to the kareoke situation, I'm hoping to avoid that as long as possible. The others might not know it yet, but they want to avoid me singing in public too... Ruh Roh.