Today was the first of what will hopefully become a weekly bowling night. 7 English teachers from the U.S. and Canada got together and went bowling at a local bowling alley in my neighborhood in Gumi. The bowling alley was okay, the lanes were good, but the computerized scoring system wasn't perfect. There are many bowling alleys in Korea. Koreans love all things western and bowling fits the western stereotype perfectly.
Lisa, a Canadian English teacher started the Waegook(foreigner) Bowling Association on Facebook a week ago and we have high hopes of getting 3-4 lanes worth of teachers to participate. Currently there is a Sunday night soccer game that is competing with us. The soccer players said that they will stop playing outdoor soccer soon because of the temperature(it's cold...) and they will join us, so that will help.
I think once everyone hears about how much fun we had they will decide to come, it was a blast, most of the people couldn't really bowl, but they had fun and tried. I am a decent bowler, maybe 140ish average. I was by far the best bowler there today, but I know of a few teachers who are much better than I am, so hopefully they will start to come soon. We were having the most fun in the bowling hall, most of the Koreans were very serious bowlers, we were laughing,screaming,cheering and taunting each other every frame. It was a blast!
Come join us if you are in Gumi, Sundays at 8:30pm, in Hyyeong Guk Dong, near the park and the library, contact me if you are interested.
