The Giants

Today in school, I learned about the Lotte Giants.

As you may already know, baseball is HUGE in Korea. They go crazy for it. My kids had never heard of hockey, but when it comes to baseball, they're a wealth of knowledge.

The Lotte Giants are Busan's #1 baseball team. The games are broadcast all over TV, players' pictures can be found on boxes of ramen noodles, and nothing gets my kids talking faster than the mention of Kang Min-Ho, the Giants' star player. I've been told by the American teachers at my school to (if nothing else) get to a Giants game before I leave Korea.

Apparently Giants games are crazy. The fans are loud, the stadium is always sold out, and you can bring your own food and liquor along to the game. But the most amazing part? Seats a few rows back from home plate cost less than $10 Canadian. LESS THAN TEN DOLLARS!!! Hmmm it's as if the Rogers Centre has been ripping us off all these years...

I am beyond excited to get to my first Giants game, I can tell that this is going to be a year-long love affair. I've had my heart broken by the Jays one too many times, and I'm jumping ship.

So just to recap, we've got: spicy food, an ocean view apartment, AND baseball?

Busan, you're my imagination come to life.