Tonight was such fun. It all started with a dinner where we could all get acquainted with our new program director. The dinner was, of course, delicious. I had previously inquired if I was expected to wear a dress since the invitation was so formal, but I was informed that a dress would be ill-suited to the dinner, which was served at low tables ( Read more... )

It is Tuesday of the last week of the session and for some reason I am not feeling the relief I expected to being so close to the end. Perhaps it the relief will come all at one time--Friday! I have taken on too much due to my inability to say no. Oh noes! But hopefully I will learn my lesson (though my learning curve seems a little slow in ( Read more... )

The blog is not dead... I have just been unbelievably busy with this Session. In addition to teaching, I am taking Korean Level 1 and Taekwondo. My classes are going smoothly and I am using a lot of the knowledge I gained during the Summer Session to improve my methods and topics. I am also trying to give the students more one-on-one time. ( ( Read more... )

A new friend called me spontaneous today. High praise indeed! In fact, I believe precisely what she said was "you're always so spontaneous." I was shocked and pleased. In an attempt to get the most out of my stay here I have opened myself up to unexpected possibilities. Today it was a trip to the Seoul Art Museum. Where I saw their current ( Read more... )

Happy Korean Thanksgiving. I am giving thanks for Monday off! While Koreans are visiting their hometowns and paying tribute to their ancestors I will be enjoying a relatively calm Seoul ( Read more... )

One of the places that feels most familiar here is Megabox Theater in the COEX Mall in Seoul. As soon as the lights go down and the movie begins I feel home. I love the comfortable feeling of the cinema so much I indulged myself yesterday and actually saw Mamma Mia twice with two different friends ( Read more... )

I had a flawless day at the beach. This time I arrived earlier in the day when the tide was out and the waves were mellow. I rented an inner tube and waded out to the boundary. I was more than 20m out to sea but the water still only came up to my waist. The water was so calm you could just lay in your tube and let the waves rock you. The water was ( Read more... )

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After all that relaxation at the beach I felt like another lazy day. So on day 4 I stayed close to home and hung out in Vetro Coffee in Seogwipo. I eventually ventured to the World Cup Stadium complex to see a movie (the theater is underneath the stadium) and was happy to take these pictures for my architect friends... Enjoy!
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On my third day I just wanted to chill and take advantage of all of this ocean at my disposal. So I headed to Jungmun Beach. A mere 30 minute bus ride from Seogwipo. Jungmun is filled with resorts and has a convention center (sign me up!) so I was sharing the beach with obliging honeymooners and businessmen. No matter. I had my sunscreen and a ( Read more... )