Quesadillas, guacamole, and . . . whipped cream?

This is what I received for dinner a couple of nights ago. I am curious how this happened. This is what I think. A couple of Korean restaurant owners wanted to add Mexican food to there bustling, western style beach front restaurant. The problem was, they didn't know any Mexicans. No one they knew had had much luck with Mexican food in Busan, so they decided to consult Google, of course. They found out that a few popular Mexican food menu items were burritos, tacos, and quesadillas. I'm fairly positive they stumbled upon this picture of a quesadilla, because it looks remarkably similar to what I got, and it's also the first Google image that comes up when you search "quesadilla".  "Ok, well that looks like some sort of bread. After much a couple minutes of research, they found out it was a tortilla. They noticed it had cheese in the middle. A lot of cheese. "Cheese is expensive, so let's just forget that," they said. "Hmm, that red stuff is definitely salsa. I've seen it in the Mexican sauces section at E-Mart." They weren't so sure about the green stuff. Again, after a few minutes of research, they found out it was guacamole. "This has a lot of ingredients. Why don't we just smash up the avocado and call it good." The white side through them for a loop. What could it be? Mayonnaise? Once again, they turned to their dear friend Google. I am positive something was lost in translation here. Sour cream somehow became whipped cream, and obviously they are the same color, right? Easy mistake to make. . . if you have NEVER had Mexican food before!!! I have had enough poorly made western food here to just laugh it off at this point, and avoid it most of the time. In this case I saved it until the end and ate it like dessert. :)

A week in review:
The teacher's hike last week was great. We hiked near a temple on the north side of the city. I unfortunately don't know any more details about where we were than that. I asked the vice principal if I could take a group picture of all the teachers, and he said no. "Amy, natural pictures better." He took my camera out of my hand and started snapping away. He then made me sit awkwardly on a stump so he could take pictures of me "for my America family." This is the aftermath.

This weekend we decided to take a last minute trip to a town about an hour away, Gyeongju. We were tagging along with friends of friends, so we weren't sure what was in store for us. We found out when we got there that we were going to rent ATV's. I'd never driven one before, but was up for it regardless.

Christine, Jon, Sam, Kurt, and I with our sweet helmets.

Sam used to go to horse camp. . . can you tell?

The next day we checked out Bulguksa Temple. The fall colors where stunning, and the Temple wasn't half bad either, except for the hordes of tourists.

I finally caught something on film I have been waiting months for! The Matching Couples Phenomenon.

This isn't the best example, but you get the idea. They have matching Levi's sweatshirts. I bet the girl is upset because he's wearing it around his waist and it isn't actually on. Still working up the nerve to ask a Korean why they do this.

More updates to come after Halloween!!!