added on 10-30-06

                                                          The Bondaegi Experiment


It was an innocent night not unlike any other...until...that hideous smell crept into our nostrils from across the bricked park.  That smell was BON DAE GI!!!

Nine dedicated Native English teachers had finished Nate's birthday dinner at the Everest Indian restaurant.  We were not ready to end our night quite yet so we ventured off on foot to the Hyewa area, about a thirty minute walk north from the restaurant.  As we strolled up the main stretch of road we heard music calling our ears...the songs were in English!!

We turned off the main road into a large bricked park, from where the music was playing.  Sadly, the outdoor concert ended moments after our ears were beckoned by its call.

While our ears experienced a newfound disappointment...our noses were suddenly awakened.

When there is a major tradegy or mass destruction (such as a car accident or building collapse) people run to check it out!  Horrible things draw our attention.  This was certainly no different.

This was...

...Bon dae gi

All of us had heard this dreaded name mentioned quietly under the breath but never had we so boldly confronted it as we did now.  A friendly looking man had set up shop on a folding table in front of a drink stand.  He welcomed us over with a wave of the hand and we each approached the wimmering pot, stealing a peak inside at the horror within.

Justin made the boldest move of all.  The man handed him one bondaegi on a wooden toothpick, and Justin reached out his hand to accept it.  Justin's boldness suprised us all...but it was quickly followed by his mad rush to buy a drink...ANY drink...from the drink stand.

According to Jen, some of the other guys then felt outdone in bravery and machismo and made their own attempt to "one-up" Justin.  Jeff, Nate, and Austin bought a cup of the scrumptious bugs to try themselves.

Would they stand "the test" any better than Justin??  The pictures below document their bondaegi experiment...

                                             


                                  

                                    Jeff, Austin, and Nate prepare for their Bondaegi Experiment.  How will they react??



                                         

                    Justin stares down the enemy                                     It's in their mouths...what will they do?


                                

                    Trying to decide "how" to react...to spit or not to spit??                                         His hands are full
                                                                                                                                  Austin can't decide what to do!?



                      

                   Just put down the phone Jeff!!                                       Will Nate allow Austin to have the drink??