I never made it to the Busan aquarium on Saturday :( BUT... I did find MeMe organic food restaurant! Yay me! After wondering around the beach with no idea how to get over the barrier of trees, I stumbled upon a tourist information center. The lady inside was very helpful. In my broken Korean and her broken English, we were able to figure out how I could walk over to … [Read more...]
The Arrival Store part #1
This post was updated to add new information. Keep reading to find out more. Original post date: August 2011 As the clock tick, tick, ticks away counting down my departure to South Korea tomorrow, I have to share an amazing experience I had on the phone yesterday. So packing has been a BEAST! And I am now on my 3rd time repacking my two bags and carry-on. Part of the reason … [Read more...]
Buddhist Temple Stay update
Can I just say that doing a temple stay was one of the best decisions I've made since 2012 began. Not to stay that I've made any bad decisions but I thoroughly enjoyed the experience.I packed a simple overnight backpack with some necessities. (The temple gives you a uniform but when I arrived my guide assured me that me my own clothes would be more comfortable.) When I … [Read more...]
Buddhist Temple Stay
Hey Family!Tomorrow early in the morning I will be taking a 4 hour bus ride to Chungju. It is in the northern part of South Korea, very close to Seoul. It's actually the province where UN secretary general Ban Kim Moon grew up!Why am I going to Chungju?? Well I will be doing a Temple Stay at a Buddhist temple. I plan on do 5 temple stays before I leave Korea.I want to learn … [Read more...]
Graduation
Yay! The 3rd graders are graduating on friday (02/10/12). But honestly I only teach 1st and 2nd graders so I'm pretty much like whatever haha. The funny thing is though that after the ceremony the teachers have to position themselves around town at the local hangout spots to watch over the students. I guess in the past they have gone "buckwild" ( is that still a slang term?) … [Read more...]
Thankful for my Real friends!
I love skype! I love being able to keep in touch with my friends and family at home with video chatting!When you miss your loved ones definitely go make a skype call haha :)Now I know the other day I wrote about Toxic Friends. But today I write about the real ones. Yes! you will meet some amazing people while traveling. Some will turn out to be life long friends. These people … [Read more...]
Art Gallery Opening!
One of my favorite people in SoKo, let's call her my Korean auntie is an artist. And a very good one might I add! She recently had the opening night for her exhibit which is titled: Existence.Currently I am working on editing the video footage from the event but here are a few pictures. Some folks that came out to support. Me and my Heidi at her gallery opening. … [Read more...]
Trick Art Exhibit in Busan
Hello! Happy Lunar New Year! Happy Chinese New Year and the year of the Dragon!Today and tomorrow (Tuesday) everyone has the day off from work. Now after 3 weeks of winter camp this is a much needed break. Yesterday I spent the day in Busan with my dear friend Ana. We visited the Trick Art exhibit held at the Bexco center and then we went to the Busan Museum of Art.I know the … [Read more...]
Cafe In: book cafe
Happy New Year! I visited a new coffee shop today called Cafe in! It was so cute inside. Its across the street from the Taewha river and the Bamboo forest. There floor to cieling glass walls so you can look out on a beautiful view of the city. I order a cafe mocha and a muffin. The total cafe up to 7,700 won. So about $7. Cafe shops in Korea aren't cheap. But they make up for … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving in South Korea
100 days in Ulsan South Korea! Yesterday was my 100th day in South Korea! What a treat it was to share it with friends. I planned a Thanksgiving and invited a few close friends. I was a bit overwhelmed when I realized I would be cooking an entire dinner with just one stove top burner. Needless to say it was my first time creating the menu and preparing the Thanksgiving meal … [Read more...]