Encore

I have been introduced to one of the most certifiable means of stupidity and hilarity imaginable, and one that Koreans take great pride in: the Noraebang. Norae means "singing" while bang means "room". When you gather together a half dozen twenty-something girls who spend most of their time either with a classroom of elementary kids or by themselves in a shoebox apartment, and provide them with microphones, tamborines, and background music, it needs to be documented. In honor of Hilary's last week in Korea (after an impressive 18 months), we rented our own room for two hours, and made fools of ourselves. Well, I mostly watched them, and had some of my hardest laughs in Korea to date. Apparently, Africa by Toto and Don't Stop Believing by Journey are the usual kick-offers. And less then 10 minutes into it they need to create their own dance floor. I'm pretty sure Jess and Jen have bruises down the side of their legs from those tamborines, and they all had a difficult time teaching today after blowing out their voices. A number of performances were rather impressive, but I think the winner was a toss up between Bohemian Rhapsody and Like a Prayer. Hard one to call, but I feel more welcomed than usual to be a nerd............as Jen says, "What happens in the Noraebang, stays in the Noraebang."