Usain Bolt...fast as lightning

A couple of days ago, I had the opportunity of going to the Daegu Stadium. It wasn't an easy journey, riding a train for about 2 hours and then walking about 5 miles in brand new heels (don't wear stilletos in Korea...they will get MESSED UP) but once there, it was definitely quite cool.  

These were taken with my Blackberry (http://na.blackberry.com/eng/devices/blackberrycurve8500/)

Not bad for a phone camera eh?

It just so happened that I went on the day that the IAAF World Challenge event was taking place. Everyone was in a frenzy because Usain Bolt, a multi-world record and olympic gold medal holder from Jamaica, would be competing here in Daegu.


Of course, he won this competition as well. This video found on youtube uploaded by alanmonty06 was the best I found...Bravo!



PS. On the way to the stadium, a group of students walked by...in case you didn't know, students are still required to wear uniforms (from kindergarten on).

You may as well think it's the same person.

Now, I'm not the type of person to go out and dye my hair crazy colors or do something to my appearance to somehow set me apart from everyone else and label myself as a "unique individual," but I think this is a little extreme.  

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Then again, it seems like people here like to fit in and follow trends...you should see the number of "bowl cuts" I see every day. I suppose it allows less stereotyping and attraction by materialistic means, allowing a less shallow approach to creating relationships. I encourage adapting to fit into surroundings, but you won't find me with a bowl cut anytime soon, sorry. :P  


Do you remember having to wear uniforms during school in America? Even then, girls would hike up their skirts to try and stand out. After doing a little research to confirm my premonitions of a low individualism rating on Hofstede's scale of cultural differences, I was right. Find the results here:

Korea has more of a group-oriented culture

First official adventure: DONE.


~Melissadaptable