OK so I hope this is right, my name is EricGarcia. I went on behalf of Gisela Verdin, whom you might already know =p, to
the annual event organized by the Korean Association in Mexico. This yearly
event was held this year at the Universidad Intercontinental's Campus. This was
the first year, but I hope not the last, that I was able to attend to this
event and it was really great.
The university at which the event took
place is on the south part of the city, the really far south. It is also a very
big university. When I first arrived to the location I was greeted with a huge
banner of the event. Once inside I saw a great deal of people playing sports,
eating, joking around and basically having fun. There seemed to be very few
locals in the event but when I approached the staff of the event I was greeted
in Spanish. Most of the Korean community at the event (or at least the people
that I had a chance to talk to) knew Spanish very well.
The fist order of business was eating, I
was pointed in the food's direction and I headed towards a table that contained
a buffet-style look. There were several platters with what I believe was
lettuce wraps, rice, jello, and a dish that I don't know the name of but had
cacti marinated in a red sauce. I served myself a bit of everything. Once
seated I had a go at the rice mixed with the marinated cacti dish and it was
absolutely delicious. The white rice soaked up the red sauce and it acquired a
real peculiar flavor that I really enjoyed. Once the food was in my belly I had
enough energy to move over to more physical activities.
There were several activities to be a part
of, some a bit more physically aimed than others. There were soccer, dodge
ball, jump rope, hacky sack, tug-a-war, kickball and Yut Nori competitions. The
winners of each of these events received several prizes. I was able to
participate in the kickball, tug-a-war and hacky sack events, but not for
official prizes, just for fun. I watched some of the female-only dodge ball
matches and let me tell you, they can throw! It was a real blast to just watch
the games as the end of the matches neared you could feel the excitement grow
in the crowd and the players, everyone would cheer when a point was made and
when the game was won by either side things got really loud.
Once all of the games finished it was time
for the prizes to be handed out. There were soup boxes, rice and bean sacs,
crockery sets, microwaves, refrigerators, Iphones, Tablets, and even a trip for
two all expenses paid to Acapulco! There was a raffle for which I purchased a
ticket and the results were given right
after the award ceremony for the games. Unfortunately I was not lucky enough to
win the fridge much less the trip to Acapulco * tear* but I received a box of Ottogi instant noodles soup so I was happy.
The event ended when the Korean Association in Mexico's representative thanked
everyone for attending and participating in the event.
Overall I had a blast, it was a day of
interesting, fun, and diverse activities with great people. I can't wait for
next year to come so that I can go again!
Well people, hope you like this guest post :D
-Gisela V.
