Wednesday, February 3, 2010
I was feeling a little grumpy Wednesday morning about having to go to work a little over three hours early without any change in pay, but my kindie kids quickly melted that bad mood with minutes like they always do. We were going on our first field trip of the year, to the National Folk Museum of Korea and the National Children's Museum, both situated at Gyeongbokgung (Gyeongbok Palace) in the Jongno area of Seoul (an area known for its many traditional sites and maintained dedication to Korean culture.) Monday, October 5, 2009
Thursday, my first day of Chuseok vacation, I went exploring. Originally on the search of a cultural theater that used to do special drum performances, I stumbled across this gate:
"Happy Chew-sock what?" Let me fill you in: Chuseok is essentially Korean Thanksgiving: a celebration of the harvest, celebrated every year according to the lunar calendar, near the Autumn Equinox. Just like holidays that you are familiar with, the holiday is centered around food, though not exactly turkey and gravy and pumpkin pie.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Saturday I returned to the Yongsan Electronics market on a purposeful mission: to buy some decent computer speakers for my apartment. I knew it was something I would get a lot of enjoyment out of, and it will make the numerous movie nights that I will be having during my poor month of September (I have to endure 4 more weeks until my first pay check) a lot more enjoyable. Since I was there on a Saturday, there was a special event going on: a very impressive professional dance competition.;;
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