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| | | | |  | The end of the first month!
2005-09-30, Suwon, Korea, South. By: turbo | | So today is the end of my first month here in Korea...and I gotsta say...ASSAAAAHHHH! It's been great, the kids are great and trying all the same.
I started to feel some satisfaction with my job t... |
| | | |  | Parting thoughts
2005-09-22, Seoul, Korea, South. By: marlau | | Well all good things must come to an end. We leave tomorrow early in the morning for Bangkok. Our stay in Korea has been just wonderful and a lot more than we expected. Some random observations and th... |
| | | | | ASAAHHH!
2005-09-21, Suwon, Korea, South. By: turbo | | So this weekend was Chusok weekend here in the South of Korea...it was great. Its' their version of Thanksgiving here, unfortunately they don't actually eat turkey...quelle dommage. Funny actually, ... |
| | | |  | Oh Rang Sigh
2005-09-20, Gyeongju, Korea, South. By: marlau | | Saturday we visited Cheomseongdae which is a bottle-shaped stone structure and is thought to be be oldest astronomical observatory in East Asia. Erected around 632. Then spent a quiet time in Gyerim w... |
| | | |  | It gets better
2005-09-17, Gyeongju, Korea, South. By: marlau | | We've been so busy that this is the first chance we have to update th journal. We arrived in Gyeongju, an ancient capital. We had made a reservation at a lovely homestay and was picked up a the train ... |
| | | |  | Korean Full Moon Harvest!
2005-09-15, Suwon, Korea, South. By: turbo | | I finally uploaded some pics of me and the kids today! Its the Korean Full Moon Harvest, which is kinda like our Thanksgiving, only no turkey...more like Rice Peroghi thingys....good times though! T... |
| | | |  | Another day another palace
2005-09-14, Seoul, Korea, South. By: marlau | | Yesterday we visited the Changdeokgung palace located very close to our guesthouse. This palace is a World Heritage site and allows visits only on guided tours. The palace has a huge wooded garden wit... |
| | | |  | Sad to go
2005-09-13, Seoul, Korea, South. By: day1 | | Had a big night out on Friday ngiht with mates. Got a bit emotional as they are a great bunch and will miss them loads. Two years is a long time and we had such a laff. Matt tried to ride home on a m... |
| | | |  | Loving Seoul
2005-09-13, Seoul, Korea, South. By: marlau | | Yesterday we spent the morning getting a train ticket to Gyeongju, a town about 6 hours out of Seoul. We took the Metro which is an ultra modern, very extensive network. It reaches every corner of Seo... |
| | | | | Seoul: NOT for the Faint of Heart...
2005-09-12, Suwon, Korea, South. By: turbo | | So my first weekend in Korea, and it was one that was very drunken..haha. Friday night, Danny, Brian and myself went out to a club called Cuba and drank whiskey...apparently a big thing here. Differ... |
| | | |  | palace visit
2005-09-11, Seoul, Korea, South. By: marlau | | Yesterday spent the most of the day visiting Gyeongbokgung Palace and then the National Folk Museum and the newly opened Joseon Palace Museum.
We arrived at the Palace in time for the changing of ... |
| | | | | Lost Seouls
2005-09-10, Seoul, Korea, South. By: marlau | | Our first day in Seoul was devoted to buying Barbara a small digital camera that she could carry in her purse. We had met at breakfast a Norwegian woman who was going to the Electronic Market and who ... |
| | | | | A Swing and a miss!!
2005-09-07, Suwon, Korea, South. By: turbo | | Typhoon my ass...it missed us by a...oh...it never came close! I wonder if Gennings caught the typhoon in Japan...wait I don't think he's even there yet! Oh well!
So, kids can get SO VERY RAMBUNC... |
| | | | | Welcome to Paradise!!!
2005-09-06, Suwon, Korea, South. By: turbo | | HAHAHAHAHAHHA....sorry.
Paradise this place is definately not, especially when I hear weather reports of Typhoons comin at us on its way to Japan to wipe out the Japanese (or so I gathered from t... |
| | | |  | Arrival
2005-05-01, Busan, Korea, South. By: post_jen | | Okay, I am kind of hesitant to write because I am kinda upset. Okay, first of all the flight to Korea was so strange. Korean flight attendants freak me out they are like the Stepford Wives Robots. Tha... |
| | | | | It's "korean style"
2005-05-30, Busan, Korea, South. By: post_jen | | I slept over at one of the Korean teacher's apartment last night and there was no bed and no mat… just a blanket on the floor. She said, it's “Korean style”. I thought whatever, it will be like campin... |
| | | |  | Haeundae Beach
2005-05-14, Busan, Korea, South. By: post_jen | | This was at Haeundae Beach! It is so beautiful here..about an hour by subway ride from where I live. We went on an hour ferry ride around the area. There was a Korean man singing really loud and danci... |
| | | |  | My whole last week :)
2005-01-23, Pusan, Korea, South. By: mlightner | | So, here's a rundown of the last week...it's been busy so I haven't been able to update it, but then at least you'll know what's been going by the time I get home...tomorrow :)
Monday: Not 100% en... |
| | | | | Seoul Tales
2005-01-17, Pusan, Korea, South. By: mlightner | | We left on Thursday morning from the Pusan train station. Our host families were supposed to either take us or make sure we knew how to get there. Jackie couldn't take me but she thought I should ta... |
| | | | | Some of my favorites and off to Seoul!
2005-01-12, Pusan, Korea, South. By: mlightner | | The workweek is done for us here...don't you wish you could say the same thing?? :)
Last day of classes went fairly well today. My first class is really quite good...likes to learn, catches on t... |
| | | | | Of Galbi, church and quiet kids
2005-01-10, Pusan, Korea, South. By: mlightner | | Since we are in Korea, we worked Saturday. It's not unusual to work or go to school on Satuday here, but it certainly felt a bit odd to me...I don't recommend we start that at home! Ironically enoug... |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Two days down!
2004-01-04, Pusan, Korea, South. By: mlightner | | So, my first day of real teaching went really well. Yesterday was kind of boring for the kids but today we got into the books, did a lot of vocab and even played a game...musical chairs which the kid... |
| | | | | Hello from Korea!
2004-01-02, Pusan, Korea, South. By: mlightner | | Hey everyone,
I'm finally here! For those of you who don't know, my original flight out of Wichita last Tuesday was canceled and I and and two students didn't leave until Thursday morning. Flight... |
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