tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86819092024-03-14T19:51:32.623+09:00Adventures in KoreaAn indepth look at a young woman's adventures in the Land of Morning CalmColleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335172188952593751noreply@blogger.comBlogger676125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681909.post-29282686408364365422007-08-29T23:32:00.001+09:002007-08-29T23:32:53.137+09:00A new beginning...<br /><a href="http://colleeninengland.blogspot.com/">http://colleeninengland.blogspot.com/</a>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335172188952593751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681909.post-72650263738479390572007-08-29T19:13:00.000+09:002007-08-29T20:10:31.191+09:00The end of my Korean Adventure<p>So this will be the last post on Adventures in Korea. I really feel this chapter in my life has ended and a completely new chapter has begun.<br /><br />When I first moved to Korea in 2004, I was young, perhaps a little naive and Korea was new and exciting. The language and culture seemed far too difficult to grasp and I was enthralled by the idea of living abroad. The fact that I had a trillion dollars worth of student loans to pay off was just an easy excuse to move to a country that was so far away and so interesting.<br />I am so lucky to have had my first taste of Korea while living in Ulsan.<br />Despite the fact that it's air quality boarders on toxic, it is a beautiful city and is home to some of the most down-to-earth weaguks (foreigners) I have ever met.<br />The foreigner community in Ulsan is by far the best organized, the most social and the most inclusive of all. There was always plenty to do and usually that involved drinking (as most of you can tell from the photos). The beaches and mountains that surrounded the city, dotted with their temples, just added to the experience.<br />My first school, Oh Sung Sik, was a good experience for me. As the only foreigner it wasn't always easy to feel part of the community, but my co-workers always made a big effort by inviting me out for drinks, or dinner and dropping by my apartment for coffee or a game of 'go stop'. I was never alone.<br />The friends I made in Ulsan are some of the best friends I have made in my lifetime. It is a time in my life that I will never forget.<br /><br />When I returned to Korea the second time, I was so happy to be surrounded by my co-workers and beautiful students who carried me through a really tough time in my life. After losing my father less then 2 months earlier, some people thought I returned too early, but I knew it was the right time for me. Living in Jukjeon was a very different experience then Ulsan. It was definitely easier living closer to Seoul and the culture and language barriers faced in the south seemed to be fewer.<br /> Although I had moved to the land of high-rises and skies filled with more smog then I thought possible, I had a lot of great memories, both with my co-workers and students. <br /><br />When I decided to leave my job to go travelling it was wonderful to have the support of those around me. Those 4 months completely changed my life. Not only for the fact that I met Jon, but also for the fact that my outlook on life changed. Through the experiences I had and the incredible people I met, I was able to let go of a lot and truly start my life again.<br />Returning to Boston Campus this past winter was not a mistake. I am glad I had the experience and had the chance to teach some incredible students.<br />Jon and I had time to develop our relationship and realize how much we wanted to be together. I am really grateful for the last 8 months.<br /><br />I am not sad about leaving Korea. In fact it feels like it was the perfect time in my life to leave. However, I am sad about not having the chance to say good bye properly to my co-workers and students, whom were so incredible and made me smile every day.<br />I will never forget the last 3 years and the people I met and those people who touched my life.<br /><br />Korea will always be a special place for me, and although I have no plans to return, there will always be a small piece of me that never really left.</p>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335172188952593751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681909.post-46848724748562101522007-08-13T20:40:00.000+09:002007-08-13T20:43:33.696+09:00Some big newsHey everyone<br /><br />Many of you already know, while others will be finding out for the first time....<br /><br />I have left Korea and moved to England to live with Jon.<br /><br />We decided a few months ago that living apart just wasn't worth it and it made sense for me to come to England. So this past weekend I packed up my things and boarded a plane bound for London.<br /> It has been hard to keep this quiet and I am sorry for not being able to tell everyone sooner. I chose not to tell my employer until I had already left, since often quitting a job in Korea is very messy. I just couldn't risk my boss finding out before I left the country.<br /><br />I arrived in England yesterday and already feel happier then I have in my entire life. Jon is incredible and has made a huge effort to make me feel at home immediately. England is beautiful, cooler and much much cleaner then Korea - I am wondering why I didn't move sooner. We are so in love and just so happy to be together finally. It is going to be an exciting new chapter in both of our lives.<br /><br /> Our plan is for me to get a job for now and then eventually go back to school so I can teach in England(hopefully this winter). But for the next couple of days, I am just going to get unpacked, explore my new town and sleep off my jetlag.<br /><br />I am living with Jon in his house in a small town about 40 minutes outside of London. It is very old and very beautiful. There will definately be some culture shock happening over the next few days and weeks.<br /><br />For those of you in Canada...Jon and I are coming home for Thanksgiving from October 5-13. We will be in Toronto, Peterborough, Ottawa and Montreal...and I would love to see as many of you as I can. Send me an email and we can start planning. For those of you in other parts of the country and world, you will just have to wait a little longer.<br /><br />Thanks to everyone for your support and I promise to keep you updated and post some photos very soon.<br /><br />xxx<br />ColleenColleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335172188952593751noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681909.post-51295964404091058992007-08-07T20:45:00.000+09:002007-08-07T22:04:08.628+09:00Our trip to the PhilippinesSo, we have returned from our long awaited trip (reunion) in the Philippines.<br />I have tried really hard to condense what we did, so I regret there is a lot I am leaving out, but I am sure you will enjoy it just the same.<br />Despite travelling during one of the worst monsoon seasons in recent Asian history, we were lucky enough to enjoy great weather for our week in the Philippines and we had a fabulous time, as I am sure you can imagine. I arrived on the Saturday night to Cebu city just one day ahead of Jon (who had a lot further to travel). My hotel apparently misplaced my reservation and failed to meet me at the airport, so after a lengthy wait and a very short van ride I arrived at my hotel just after 1am and quickly fell asleep. I awoke to the sounds of roosters crowing and the hot sunshine pouring through my window. Since Jon wasn't arriving until late afternoon on Sunday I decided to tour around downtown Cebu. Unfortunately, there is not a lot to see. I went to Magellan's cross - which is a large cross commemorating one of Cebu's premier explorers who not only found the island, but later died on it (due to some dispute with a local chief). I also went to see one of Cebu's most famous Churches and even stayed for the mass, despite the crowds and hot, extra sweaty weather.<br />I met Jon at the airport late in the afternoon (yeah!!! It was so good to see each other after over 2 months of being apart) and we made our way to the sea (since our resort that we booked also failed to meet us at the airport - despite their confirmation....yes I too was seeing a trend). We arranged a 'taxi' to take us to what we thought was a port, but in actuality was a small town with some boats floating a few hundred meters out in the sea.<br />Even though we were far from convinced this is where we were suppose to be, we met a lady who offered us a ride on her boat to our island (for a not too small fee). Because the tide was very low, we had to walk out to the boat to board. We knew our adventure was definitely beginning.<br />We arrived at our resort and were dropped off at the end of a long jetty. There appeared to be no one around, so we walked down the jetty towards our resort. When we arrived at the office, the man was so surprised to see us. Apparently he had not received our reservation from their head office. He told us we were the only guests staying on the island. It was clear he was as surprised as we were. For the next 2 days we relaxed in the peace and quiet, snorkeled with some incredible fish, swam in the ocean, star gazed from a sandbar, dined at a table set for 2 along the ocean and kayaked to a near by island. Our room was on stilts sitting just over the ocean and each morning we could sit and watch the fish swim through the coral in the shallow waters that surrounded us. It was paradise.<br />Although we were sad to leave our own private island, we were excited to be travelling north through the country (through typical South Asian villages and hills covered in jungle) to an island off the north west coast called Banatayan. After a long day of travelling on a small pump boat, a local bus, a large ferry and a motorcycle (Jon, me, our large backpacks and some Philippino guy who promised to drive us to a nice resort all squeezed onto one bike) we made it to a lovely stretch of beach in a small town called Santa Fay.<br />We stayed for 2 nights and spent our days swimming and biking around the island.<br />The morning we planned to depart, we awoke to a large storm passing by. Luckily by the time our small pump boat arrived to pick us up, the storm had passed and we enjoyed a relaxing ...minus the very very loud motor....3 hour boat ride towards Malapascua Island (just off the northern tip of Cebu Island). We rode past loads of fishermen along the way and even saw flying fish - which look a lot like birds (very interesting).<br />We arrived onto Malapascua island to discover the resort we booked was not quite what we expected (there was no beach - just a rocky cliff, and the cabins were surrounded by what looked a lot like a construction site). Luckily we found a wonderful resort not too far away and booked in for our last 3 nights. The island is very small and has no actual roads, only small footpaths and dirt paths for motorbikes. Our days were full with swimming, snorkeling and exploring the island on foot (which took us over 6 hours). The people were very friendly and it was so much fun to get a real sense of life on a small island.<br />On Sunday we left Malapascua for our long boat and bus ride back to Cebu city to catch our flights. Just as every other day, there was so much to see along our day-long trip back to the city. We finished our day with some Vietnamese food and a few beers before heading to the airport for our separate flights home.<br />I have to admit, this was one of my favorite vacations!!<br />Not only did Jon and I get to travel around some amazing islands, we also got to spend every day together....which is something new for us. I had fun every day we were together and never stopped smiling ( well almost...on our hike around Malapascua I cut my feet on some rocks and I admit stopped smiling for a couple hours). Thanks to Jon for making my vacation so incredible!<br />Enjoy the photos below and please check back for updates early next week - I guarantee there will be something very interesting for you to read!!<br />Ciao<br />ColleenColleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335172188952593751noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681909.post-19270617284968382162007-08-07T20:34:00.001+09:002008-12-10T10:15:10.338+09:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA74R7N40EXGhHS_molyUv-BBGMrPF2HmhldBbtyejh5-oUAvhmOHLR-A_rHinKTZnOR0rSrFM5G1QZWtvqdQk0ev5iGI4D5sUWPs-5u4U1k4K7uc4awOyqVhUP6fGGtNx584b8Q/s1600-h/141.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA74R7N40EXGhHS_molyUv-BBGMrPF2HmhldBbtyejh5-oUAvhmOHLR-A_rHinKTZnOR0rSrFM5G1QZWtvqdQk0ev5iGI4D5sUWPs-5u4U1k4K7uc4awOyqVhUP6fGGtNx584b8Q/s320/141.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095922871183702866" border="0" /></a> Downtown Cebu city<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLW2CrRrlVsyFnPe3hvRHd8ud6oMXmg5YuYMwkwVEZE5ZRIyt9y9oGDE3tPNghudwwW-JkEs6F5h9bAP4qfm71lAeP7bbSDSoh7lGZp5EJQSAJa8ID_8_krWj2tR91JS_EVEYZVQ/s1600-h/138.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlGsZ0lYHx2n3tSHbs1abpnvzT5W5VawhmqCOERerRso4dY4U0a-WYVszxg2qhAzKNVwDE092cjZyAHSjnD9xNUof7Z1gi0vEJfS8Q0TgK_9t9fFGZLcId_nzWaaesT6Qnxj630g/s320/124.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095922896953506690" border="0" /></a> An ominous sky over Cebu cityColleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335172188952593751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681909.post-50524740731960063512007-08-07T20:22:00.000+09:002008-12-10T10:15:11.195+09:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVevz-P2QH9nNQZmgFYt5_PUChuKy0p4Pyp83MjnK637yoZ-rxpxxeCwqWZhQN2ZaaLn8CwVgyOXoibsO2qy-8CpeozqhEHA8USs8cpNsVZgR-MfU-Zt0yyelybRt4MOcGMX-CA/s1600-h/162.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVevz-P2QH9nNQZmgFYt5_PUChuKy0p4Pyp83MjnK637yoZ-rxpxxeCwqWZhQN2ZaaLn8CwVgyOXoibsO2qy-8CpeozqhEHA8USs8cpNsVZgR-MfU-Zt0yyelybRt4MOcGMX-CA/s320/162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095919954900908818" border="0" /></a> The very long jetty at<st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on"> Nalusuan</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placetype st="on">Island</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Resort <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihBPa1pr3KcMIqcRkXW1NObkLaMB7rw_m9b2z03zFybSPkhgasqSL2qfQ-HK9WiUKJw818cJNTKpVqbxCNvBPCze5C62EUzrmxMnIRpJj4H7VzD6yjVIBGBfaBYrmM14kiXf100g/s1600-h/172.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTe5T9FmZpnGf7WEVV4g744nwa-pZe_bP2v6fj1fhvoab6XbYhjCxNN8heUJ1c4tTsTYVwgQEWAui81-4rXXM91-QBHCigMN4nHI8oRFQfh2sNQXA-ntXBCfAUgPBbK4Z5dj-0Ow/s320/166.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095919976375745346" border="0" /></a> A sea turtle in the sanctuary at<st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on"> Nalusuan</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placetype st="on">Island</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> ResortColleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335172188952593751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681909.post-24409229062792568832007-08-07T20:11:00.001+09:002008-12-10T10:15:11.935+09:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4t0AM7V1XL-tL4nH6sGYCrdNsJShG9fwl9CpzX22nW5pmRBDSnyJNrBWSlgVIq_kzCkI53nc_v45X18ErExX_qPW-Dc8we0RFFk7xU_qjgToXxiHl7BxeGk2yPN9fhREYNeNm3Q/s1600-h/174.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4t0AM7V1XL-tL4nH6sGYCrdNsJShG9fwl9CpzX22nW5pmRBDSnyJNrBWSlgVIq_kzCkI53nc_v45X18ErExX_qPW-Dc8we0RFFk7xU_qjgToXxiHl7BxeGk2yPN9fhREYNeNm3Q/s320/174.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095916329948510930" border="0" /></a> A rainbow just outside our room, Nalusuan Island<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaUF1cxyZyZqvqTjAY3FLGR8t_U2TlDxRHW01MNAx5Y8IUJTEa4z3SCHfYHjiEtskuwOzKFz4Cp-e_ACIUEEJUk499GrX9arORhjLhc64owQDkcVsHANLy_f-8vLu6miaQ1HegQ/s1600-h/163.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaUF1cxyZyZqvqTjAY3FLGR8t_U2TlDxRHW01MNAx5Y8IUJTEa4z3SCHfYHjiEtskuwOzKFz4Cp-e_ACIUEEJUk499GrX9arORhjLhc64owQDkcVsHANLy_f-8vLu6miaQ1HegQ/s320/163.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095916338538445538" border="0" /></a> Room with a view<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIsLQPYDggvMdp_fhsWIWsLiIfy6VSG0UArg6KcU-WjaKOLRj-rXoqPfksyHqyYg6Rue0vC3Tm5koDoBZAdYnSEIbUNEahEg8rcCzn-4IM-Ir1xh7NdFmo0NxrzP0aBnqMJOgQkg/s1600-h/176.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIsLQPYDggvMdp_fhsWIWsLiIfy6VSG0UArg6KcU-WjaKOLRj-rXoqPfksyHqyYg6Rue0vC3Tm5koDoBZAdYnSEIbUNEahEg8rcCzn-4IM-Ir1xh7NdFmo0NxrzP0aBnqMJOgQkg/s320/176.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095916342833412850" border="0" /></a> Jon and me after our afternoon kayak<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj589zVES07U419Ukr2r-euQ_U5U4RApTnqvP9B4Uh56-Qwd0HjK5f49RtaWkZsAY0LXF_J8DHxxKSUoFNgJ5-wKWKuPXK7gXyPTy7fT630EojCgyqU6bWxpHzBSeEENqpKWEws7A/s1600-h/171.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj589zVES07U419Ukr2r-euQ_U5U4RApTnqvP9B4Uh56-Qwd0HjK5f49RtaWkZsAY0LXF_J8DHxxKSUoFNgJ5-wKWKuPXK7gXyPTy7fT630EojCgyqU6bWxpHzBSeEENqpKWEws7A/s320/171.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095916351423347458" border="0" /></a> Our private island paradise (almost), Nalusuan IslandColleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335172188952593751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681909.post-55863233344924675192007-08-07T19:55:00.001+09:002008-12-10T10:15:12.675+09:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDceuD77UVoo4P8KfUmGJsMxD2j5Ssu9D15ONKsCyGME3qduiki9KyFBhFr-f2iLuI1zdXY9dCTWP7rtowYwnJnhLhyphenhyphenNLHEuYFZNRJ3WLYsE_KONWDt7jGYDim8YuWNDOWivJYA/s1600-h/181.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDceuD77UVoo4P8KfUmGJsMxD2j5Ssu9D15ONKsCyGME3qduiki9KyFBhFr-f2iLuI1zdXY9dCTWP7rtowYwnJnhLhyphenhyphenNLHEuYFZNRJ3WLYsE_KONWDt7jGYDim8YuWNDOWivJYA/s320/181.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095913168852581010" border="0" /></a> Jon and I looking for a hotel on Bantayan Island<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_CCIfJpRBgPyQbMy4y5eTdMM0mKHwt_YzEo0Vx2l_yv8oVGoHlRa5sf4FI-eKlzugtCRan5qvkXMygO0bayU3cvaBm6MqM2d-Y66PYyjtXvLA6pPKCLOFZ-APGMPgEymUp9YxQ/s1600-h/187.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_CCIfJpRBgPyQbMy4y5eTdMM0mKHwt_YzEo0Vx2l_yv8oVGoHlRa5sf4FI-eKlzugtCRan5qvkXMygO0bayU3cvaBm6MqM2d-Y66PYyjtXvLA6pPKCLOFZ-APGMPgEymUp9YxQ/s320/187.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095913177442515618" border="0" /></a> Biking around Bantayan Island<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dQv2-iQT37Qmxnu1qwGdlrguxvL9Yh5HDeP7MTbv0kngetYlA-DBbYBHKaWq7JW9S-91S3IYb6FzimBeT3egOZDjQ9uky3H7N7xa-eAzlFThyphenhyphenOSrvVtNBmHVzW65xlR9J9_Pxg/s1600-h/biking+in+cebu.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dQv2-iQT37Qmxnu1qwGdlrguxvL9Yh5HDeP7MTbv0kngetYlA-DBbYBHKaWq7JW9S-91S3IYb6FzimBeT3egOZDjQ9uky3H7N7xa-eAzlFThyphenhyphenOSrvVtNBmHVzW65xlR9J9_Pxg/s320/biking+in+cebu.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095913181737482930" border="0" /></a> Getting ready for our day of bike<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3PZR6wrwimptkiDBxOEJktXJ58dqXLZQ3M8hOyXiiu5jmGe8KmeoDO7MDjMTCW6GI4_EfYFJ46_9hPxCkeN6_d7jpN5twDZOpdSkX3Nuy76iY79caycuvk3mRlB8Z1CFQMUEoqw/s1600-h/MudFest+193.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3PZR6wrwimptkiDBxOEJktXJ58dqXLZQ3M8hOyXiiu5jmGe8KmeoDO7MDjMTCW6GI4_EfYFJ46_9hPxCkeN6_d7jpN5twDZOpdSkX3Nuy76iY79caycuvk3mRlB8Z1CFQMUEoqw/s320/MudFest+193.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095913194622384834" border="0" /></a> Jon and me outside our resort, Bantayan IslandColleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335172188952593751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681909.post-11631184045564858852007-08-07T19:45:00.001+09:002008-12-10T10:15:13.706+09:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWRO5kc4fLV27x641Hg73isUqQxG7Rgc_dXcwOpzWjtATzaAxI36RDBRWKhPgkGcAwJVGE7UBLxtwcbYz2vtqOFvY0tvObA0nHfFp22zFOclXQMfqyQs58r688nWgGbq-llE5wg/s1600-h/204.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWRO5kc4fLV27x641Hg73isUqQxG7Rgc_dXcwOpzWjtATzaAxI36RDBRWKhPgkGcAwJVGE7UBLxtwcbYz2vtqOFvY0tvObA0nHfFp22zFOclXQMfqyQs58r688nWgGbq-llE5wg/s320/204.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095910042116389458" border="0" /></a> Jon and me on our way to snorkel near Malapascua island.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcOJkXwFLQeZZJUc_0OvNIhh293JKMsFO5WXQfKKUWCgAvbalZtQQwOUGV31F3PFs26STXNWF7TtaUk5p49jw4u9rgcwnvkR0SVYyPx-MDPwi9Dfu4gjafiGtDad4voo-9jkYxw/s1600-h/082.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcOJkXwFLQeZZJUc_0OvNIhh293JKMsFO5WXQfKKUWCgAvbalZtQQwOUGV31F3PFs26STXNWF7TtaUk5p49jw4u9rgcwnvkR0SVYyPx-MDPwi9Dfu4gjafiGtDad4voo-9jkYxw/s320/082.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095910050706324066" border="0" /></a> View of Malapascua Island during our hike<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xWp-JicepW8rv27rHnvL0KZY4pnFmuK3v2V2aNYuj5UxP5smKvWc46BL1RP1MSZy7AHrsezL5NpWw_-e4B6VgdqCHVyxJIJm44oMnMDk1OTj2iPZuV_u4x8SjHslkw7UodJ5ww/s1600-h/021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xWp-JicepW8rv27rHnvL0KZY4pnFmuK3v2V2aNYuj5UxP5smKvWc46BL1RP1MSZy7AHrsezL5NpWw_-e4B6VgdqCHVyxJIJm44oMnMDk1OTj2iPZuV_u4x8SjHslkw7UodJ5ww/s320/021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095910055001291378" border="0" /></a> Just a few of the hundreds of fishing boats<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3REge0TUAmRJR8fW2pJZCSPYszuRemLMFHV61ZNYQZ3pufet0ckL_lZ9n3xHh3TfeA6IxsgytuPOl02Rhaqf_v3zTzdVfN7AuGlsaRGjDHGbjtgWym1t7zFEeNggTKtKLEThLw/s1600-h/098.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3REge0TUAmRJR8fW2pJZCSPYszuRemLMFHV61ZNYQZ3pufet0ckL_lZ9n3xHh3TfeA6IxsgytuPOl02Rhaqf_v3zTzdVfN7AuGlsaRGjDHGbjtgWym1t7zFEeNggTKtKLEThLw/s320/098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095910063591225986" border="0" /></a> Heading back to Cebu for our flight homeColleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335172188952593751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681909.post-74358687237900237292007-07-19T21:15:00.001+09:002008-12-10T10:15:14.102+09:00There are absolutely no good excuses as to why my blog has not been updated for over a month...pure procrastination.<br />Over the last month, the monsoon has arrived bringing days of solid rain and the odd day of sunshine. Last weekend I went to a <a href="http://www.worknplay.co.kr/buryeongsites/index.html">Mud festival</a> in Boryeong - see photos below.<br />Anyways, hang on and I promise there will be lots of juicy things to read about soon.<br />Next week Jon and I are off to the Philippines for our long awaited vacation. It has been 2 months since he was last here in Korea and we are both in serious need of a holiday (together).<br />Stay tuned.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYl5_sTAN1l1H47zFbN_c32pUlgMnhMj8x0Eq6zxMdB4xrtcIUd_bnAxAkMv3iFNfZw60QF8RLIAI1nV6IMSwWBy5GZrcK3ejjsPYTogG7cO-YpoWgXQSLyGofPWUqj-M1T0H-sA/s1600-h/MudFest+045.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYl5_sTAN1l1H47zFbN_c32pUlgMnhMj8x0Eq6zxMdB4xrtcIUd_bnAxAkMv3iFNfZw60QF8RLIAI1nV6IMSwWBy5GZrcK3ejjsPYTogG7cO-YpoWgXQSLyGofPWUqj-M1T0H-sA/s320/MudFest+045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088881884989902434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6tQLOp1LFw7jCEHUNcmzb52wkkE543oWHQPLZpjiy2UrZltuom9mRg9M-uExYsg4D4f4OIRjdUq0NJA5vw44P6pk-Rol4GO2GgRtFN3cWxgzfEO4ET6Ohl5hZpeOAEReK9GR-yg/s1600-h/MudFest+018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6tQLOp1LFw7jCEHUNcmzb52wkkE543oWHQPLZpjiy2UrZltuom9mRg9M-uExYsg4D4f4OIRjdUq0NJA5vw44P6pk-Rol4GO2GgRtFN3cWxgzfEO4ET6Ohl5hZpeOAEReK9GR-yg/s320/MudFest+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088881897874804354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkmApPQGxxt_fBVluy-JQ2s0NuWdzXgR0zOFAOXT7zi1sF3OXc11jaPLcpN14nRPd1x_zHWLcfOMjleJiGcOVkJ8UGiiS4logmeEhUXD6dl29z67ZoLvCNon3Z1_HLduEVNi0kQ/s1600-h/MudFest+035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkmApPQGxxt_fBVluy-JQ2s0NuWdzXgR0zOFAOXT7zi1sF3OXc11jaPLcpN14nRPd1x_zHWLcfOMjleJiGcOVkJ8UGiiS4logmeEhUXD6dl29z67ZoLvCNon3Z1_HLduEVNi0kQ/s320/MudFest+035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088881906464738962" border="0" /></a>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335172188952593751noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681909.post-18585017718986488932007-06-16T23:09:00.000+09:002008-12-10T10:15:14.920+09:00Seodaemun Prison<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Today I visited Seodaemun Prison in Seoul with Kathryn, Angie, Matt and Jenn. It was definately a somber event, but very educational. Seodaemun Prison Was erected in 1908 to house those who were captured by the Japanese in their fight to free Korea from Japan's oppression. There were many tributes, exhibits and photographs dipicting not only the struggle these people were flighting for, but also the suffering and torture they experienced within the walls of Seodaemun Prison. A very moving afternoon and definately one I won't soon forget. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbLTinru8ZAbPnJxfYD_N0mckkR7NUjvsx_r_HDMm44BT5A56Hlcky1MNsVc0pp_5BQduIo8MkZSd_LRsEggwb8MRCgdN0UvoMVzUvNwvmTxpM3p2eN36qsc67lEqfV5q4bu5KA/s1600-h/DSC00097.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbLTinru8ZAbPnJxfYD_N0mckkR7NUjvsx_r_HDMm44BT5A56Hlcky1MNsVc0pp_5BQduIo8MkZSd_LRsEggwb8MRCgdN0UvoMVzUvNwvmTxpM3p2eN36qsc67lEqfV5q4bu5KA/s320/DSC00097.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div> The map of Seodaemun Prison, Seoul<br /><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFZpOp_L0Q2yjr4k3HShe3O0ytHTyIylzulzXP9OruOXO4VtVTSqvWbZV1NmaCF40IIavijbak4WExGB98CrMl3o65y9Xy7rcL-eb3lHhlxknqlT9cG5bClR67LSwT9j4Q5rO1Q/s1600-h/DSC00099.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFZpOp_L0Q2yjr4k3HShe3O0ytHTyIylzulzXP9OruOXO4VtVTSqvWbZV1NmaCF40IIavijbak4WExGB98CrMl3o65y9Xy7rcL-eb3lHhlxknqlT9cG5bClR67LSwT9j4Q5rO1Q/s320/DSC00099.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div> Watch tower, Seodaemun Prison<br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZD4W-EjmXuFbIIDdJcElcMdfxUKKFjzoHU5C3Eslp7b6fEHAehoDm0ztKd-_ti264xefph7QXNxivjIMVnbnTbL0smlqpt-Uf475aXPqTveJl6gdJBhQ3FfY4DG078-NzAXNr3w/s1600-h/DSC00124.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZD4W-EjmXuFbIIDdJcElcMdfxUKKFjzoHU5C3Eslp7b6fEHAehoDm0ztKd-_ti264xefph7QXNxivjIMVnbnTbL0smlqpt-Uf475aXPqTveJl6gdJBhQ3FfY4DG078-NzAXNr3w/s320/DSC00124.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div> View of the prison grounds and mountain in the distance, Seodaemun Prison<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335172188952593751noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681909.post-87782597635320854352007-06-16T22:58:00.000+09:002008-12-10T10:15:15.496+09:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic4Xp0uboQOryCdWq4PWMVhB2I4hZ3jb3R0JbdADTFoJhvC6PozMVhNcQxwRzBhqF1F-WqwhHH6NNWTJLYLf9k8PTVfd9L4cuvA_GUdzY6IQlEajub4SvAjG4On6LGNvDI5colMw/s1600-h/DSC00115.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic4Xp0uboQOryCdWq4PWMVhB2I4hZ3jb3R0JbdADTFoJhvC6PozMVhNcQxwRzBhqF1F-WqwhHH6NNWTJLYLf9k8PTVfd9L4cuvA_GUdzY6IQlEajub4SvAjG4On6LGNvDI5colMw/s320/DSC00115.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div> View of Seodaemun Prison<br /><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55DqmmRyJHPpU9HdIiSRzLLuPcv9VM9DP8y1eoslf1kD5gS_jBG8HrdIFgYbvNY7YKTs0IkANrR8PYBVurzb0TFtEjZ8UDb0QjbPwKBsgxWnKhMTIxBhyuUb6NTtwiDtAC5RlVw/s1600-h/DSC00100.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55DqmmRyJHPpU9HdIiSRzLLuPcv9VM9DP8y1eoslf1kD5gS_jBG8HrdIFgYbvNY7YKTs0IkANrR8PYBVurzb0TFtEjZ8UDb0QjbPwKBsgxWnKhMTIxBhyuUb6NTtwiDtAC5RlVw/s320/DSC00100.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div> Me standing outside of the front gate of Seodaemun Prison<br /><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQk7q-ZV5VWNEdW6UIPbN845joqz0E9ulu9Y50hY8rHYlerr1wB8A7yEzXji1zFL66-CF_TgvxmrCwiufs-Gh7XyM28sBdGuy3QMqiFrKbBsGvYkGq97wandpst5sDm2aIt34h5w/s1600-h/DSC00111.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQk7q-ZV5VWNEdW6UIPbN845joqz0E9ulu9Y50hY8rHYlerr1wB8A7yEzXji1zFL66-CF_TgvxmrCwiufs-Gh7XyM28sBdGuy3QMqiFrKbBsGvYkGq97wandpst5sDm2aIt34h5w/s320/DSC00111.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div> One of the many prison corridors at Seodaemun Prison<br /><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7UxKJ6pWslfJVvS6PY_AvFJcVLYFo6NgMK2Tjz1sdukDsvU2nDMK-rb6HhVcOP3WVQ7lwHHuFzmIBetzFnWjfIqaJNqju0nrAIxpkRDAr3xRB-OLUwPAC0qvsvE2eeHQamcnucA/s1600-h/DSC00131.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7UxKJ6pWslfJVvS6PY_AvFJcVLYFo6NgMK2Tjz1sdukDsvU2nDMK-rb6HhVcOP3WVQ7lwHHuFzmIBetzFnWjfIqaJNqju0nrAIxpkRDAr3xRB-OLUwPAC0qvsvE2eeHQamcnucA/s320/DSC00131.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div> View just outside the Execution Hall, Seodaemun prison<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335172188952593751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681909.post-78744197649293418352007-06-16T22:53:00.000+09:002008-12-10T10:15:15.981+09:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">After our tour of Seodaemun prison, we headed to Insadong for a yummy Indian meal...yeah for Thalis!! Even if this one didn't cost 25 rupees ...it was divine and worth every won)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2vKo2cyrux9VkM6GhfLU3SC_ZOBL3MJhEZbSBKK0_yyJMdGcQnmSStjyT2Ntj93MUf7aTlzeXr-3ymvp6JI4nGvV49MCHc3HBwR3c8bGL0V__odtsbLTH9QLWhjZQ2Vl4F0GKHg/s1600-h/DSC00136.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2vKo2cyrux9VkM6GhfLU3SC_ZOBL3MJhEZbSBKK0_yyJMdGcQnmSStjyT2Ntj93MUf7aTlzeXr-3ymvp6JI4nGvV49MCHc3HBwR3c8bGL0V__odtsbLTH9QLWhjZQ2Vl4F0GKHg/s320/DSC00136.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div> Me grinning like a kid in a candy store...thali thali thali!!<br /><br /><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXi_R1AJAutHEcXS4YcxNj81CZrRokgM0O5jQEuIa6veNdzeLSmlit72DEjf_Vr6P0RiTXKo3rQMbMX0IE5tFgToEFa7A9gTQFjUVOTs9zV1yyM1ZdJIe_UNr2YgI1xWSl5tnevw/s1600-h/DSC00135.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXi_R1AJAutHEcXS4YcxNj81CZrRokgM0O5jQEuIa6veNdzeLSmlit72DEjf_Vr6P0RiTXKo3rQMbMX0IE5tFgToEFa7A9gTQFjUVOTs9zV1yyM1ZdJIe_UNr2YgI1xWSl5tnevw/s320/DSC00135.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div> Me, Kathryne and Angie at the Indian restaurant <br /> <br /><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9t2K933S5KRKq4YpXO31AdAFxtq4FK_rHCfYgLBSH-NlR3FlcG0C8tIfDEZgtG3-pIQAOTyvAxGMng-b_x4N_3HbcSP9LNKTAcwy-tP7t0FdWNWMN-32GY1wOrqG2R5u64RnmMA/s1600-h/DSC00133.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9t2K933S5KRKq4YpXO31AdAFxtq4FK_rHCfYgLBSH-NlR3FlcG0C8tIfDEZgtG3-pIQAOTyvAxGMng-b_x4N_3HbcSP9LNKTAcwy-tP7t0FdWNWMN-32GY1wOrqG2R5u64RnmMA/s320/DSC00133.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div> Jen and Matt were happy about the food too!<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335172188952593751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681909.post-13854755648474147772007-06-12T21:04:00.001+09:002008-12-10T10:15:16.234+09:00Kids and their silly t-shirtsJust because this made me laugh so hard yesterday when I saw it....thanks to my student Ashley who was so patient (be it also confused) as I showed her and her t-shirt off to the other teachers and then proceeded to snap a few photos of her - I always love a 'pretty and easy' girl who is also a good sport.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Note: photos courtesy of Kathryn's camera phone (thanks Kat)</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXw6zxawReLz2oUX-eJLUmrzkhbivbhigoBfDZNy8_tJW0n1rRuJZZMXQ96tiA1h4dyib8Q7jgvg3PPTwphRH2Jhwc3VfAU9pes2LCfb1lulre6mDbHrjkZaYjYwXOxHNn6CcpSw/s1600-h/Ashleyphoto+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXw6zxawReLz2oUX-eJLUmrzkhbivbhigoBfDZNy8_tJW0n1rRuJZZMXQ96tiA1h4dyib8Q7jgvg3PPTwphRH2Jhwc3VfAU9pes2LCfb1lulre6mDbHrjkZaYjYwXOxHNn6CcpSw/s320/Ashleyphoto+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075147631914203554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-ddETJ5ldhyc-hUAW5ZBCh53jUrG0DB3f_YG1VSPNzIpVL_7GFeWpgr_JmJLFwtA86tnpImcUoaSBHXoegJFemcoz1I5FR8xo071ZQGXjaUHYMMOK3ChjXO4FgOFRTYuVZFuZA/s1600-h/Ashley+photo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-ddETJ5ldhyc-hUAW5ZBCh53jUrG0DB3f_YG1VSPNzIpVL_7GFeWpgr_JmJLFwtA86tnpImcUoaSBHXoegJFemcoz1I5FR8xo071ZQGXjaUHYMMOK3ChjXO4FgOFRTYuVZFuZA/s320/Ashley+photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075147631914203570" border="0" /></a>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335172188952593751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681909.post-91397941594579225772007-06-11T20:59:00.000+09:002008-12-10T10:15:17.323+09:00Chungang Park<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Just a few photos I wanted to add from my Sunday at the park. The weather is hot now and my apartment has been converted into a stinky sauna ...you laugh, but I'm not joking. The smells of burnt oil and sea creatures from the fish restaurant that opened beside my window seem to be wafting into my apartment daily. Combined that with the increasing heat and humidity and you get my smelly sauna (formally known as Colleen's place). In an attempt to get some fresh air I hopped on a bus and found myself in a beautiful little park just 20 minutes away from my home. It was perfect...sitting under some trees (doing the half sun/half shade thing), reading a great book (bought in India and left on the shelf until now), watching the ducks and fountains and taking the occasional 5 minute nap was a great way to spend my sunny Sunday afternoon. Anyways, here's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">some</span> photos for you to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">carouse</span> through. Enjoy<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_O9BFBeS8y2cQ3w8thhSz5FUd_YKeXbPA49dwAr0_FY94T3bJILrnmZ741Xzx-tIKGzsMIaORn-5Yh6a_uGp6xBYPTKrAtpLYM07pnDlfvWy_fpbu1xr0ZbDqqJgyClYmTWtJKQ/s1600-h/DSC00080.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_O9BFBeS8y2cQ3w8thhSz5FUd_YKeXbPA49dwAr0_FY94T3bJILrnmZ741Xzx-tIKGzsMIaORn-5Yh6a_uGp6xBYPTKrAtpLYM07pnDlfvWy_fpbu1xr0ZbDqqJgyClYmTWtJKQ/s320/DSC00080.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div> What a nice place to relax <br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJOJYQAB21fdEmvFhqatHdDIdUywSdn5vBwmmoL_NZZGNoMb6tZ2MR1XTFmyVIf2k14mesJkKfv_sytlHoCkD_ax1CP9MWISbQHhDGt8pX-7OHVdDxP6Q6DPwr38XibSmxDk5zQ/s1600-h/DSC00088.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJOJYQAB21fdEmvFhqatHdDIdUywSdn5vBwmmoL_NZZGNoMb6tZ2MR1XTFmyVIf2k14mesJkKfv_sytlHoCkD_ax1CP9MWISbQHhDGt8pX-7OHVdDxP6Q6DPwr38XibSmxDk5zQ/s320/DSC00088.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Chungang ParkMap<br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQUn4yepGrMVyOWh0BpuIOrOiWr5DiZ04NerW6eWEg3PtASn1KgWBCtcQoIVl1amQGmbuzSeJNa2fBPrgx8HgNnlz5YxFU1IyaX6ptZcld6tdH6ewHWa7VvjmJ1b_LPx2baspvQ/s1600-h/DSC00090.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQUn4yepGrMVyOWh0BpuIOrOiWr5DiZ04NerW6eWEg3PtASn1KgWBCtcQoIVl1amQGmbuzSeJNa2fBPrgx8HgNnlz5YxFU1IyaX6ptZcld6tdH6ewHWa7VvjmJ1b_LPx2baspvQ/s320/DSC00090.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div> Fountains galore!! This was the biggest one!<br /><br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiksb2Dton4rcfkSsMxdxbYVrcksc92mY8EPtGCVd22WitVFZGoLM9-s5FB6MyTzLdv0RHcUrpXe8MYcv4YI_U6SEOs7ezmpSymZdUFuOZShAoQNyXSxOyLBeC35ZiAjqYpe0AhSw/s1600-h/DSC00095.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiksb2Dton4rcfkSsMxdxbYVrcksc92mY8EPtGCVd22WitVFZGoLM9-s5FB6MyTzLdv0RHcUrpXe8MYcv4YI_U6SEOs7ezmpSymZdUFuOZShAoQNyXSxOyLBeC35ZiAjqYpe0AhSw/s320/DSC00095.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div> It's a white duck with an orange beak!!! Just like in the story books!<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335172188952593751noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681909.post-56305928861493728132007-06-10T20:42:00.000+09:002008-12-10T10:15:17.924+09:00Artsy Saturday<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">I have to admit it, I have been living a stone's throw away from Seoul for a long time now (perhaps too long) and I haven't really made any effort to visit any art galleries. On Saturday morning, when my Kathryn <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">texted</span> me to join her and her friend Angie (giving me 20 minutes to get ready) , my first <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">instinct</span> was to say no and return to my blissful sleep - but then I reconsidered and I am glad I did.<br />We went to see the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Musee</span> d' <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Orsay</span> exhibit that is showing at the Seoul National Arts Center and it was wonderful. many famous paintings from Monet to Van <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Gogh</span> to Renoir and Degas were on display. It was the first time I have been to an exhibit like this and it was well worth leaving so early in the morning.<br />After walking around the exhibit, we took the subway near <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Sookmyung</span> Woman's University and has a yummy lunch at a Japanese fusion <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">restaurant</span>. After lunch, Kathryn and Angie invited me to join them in their Korean class. Although I have enough basic knowledge I haven't felt the need to really study before, they loured me with the fact that the classes are free and there are no actual tests - 'just for fun' you might say. The classes are held at a community center and I can only assume receive funding for each foreigner that attends. The beginner class I joined will be great for me - since it will be a good review of the alphabet and I can improve my reading and writing skills.<br />So the short is... I've decided to start going every Saturday. (yep - it's about time you say? I know I know)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDF-DjzG6xOG-q_KiNc2BnTcqYPQWozJq6ms5ZkTLCo_Xm5MdNzhHUdLJFsXJnOIMh1zOTOqhGLo04nq0LAsWAGeZWJngjDVKyEkTzpY6BC5wCS74DeH0FXgTVNvGtDiaDp2QJeg/s1600-h/DSC00071.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDF-DjzG6xOG-q_KiNc2BnTcqYPQWozJq6ms5ZkTLCo_Xm5MdNzhHUdLJFsXJnOIMh1zOTOqhGLo04nq0LAsWAGeZWJngjDVKyEkTzpY6BC5wCS74DeH0FXgTVNvGtDiaDp2QJeg/s320/DSC00071.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div> Me outside the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Musee</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">d'Orsay</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">exhibit</span>, Seoul National Arts Center<br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2y67pgiPSf3AY8G6eDMHunc9xVV6h5BUebR-tIzdd4dQe94TG3dNAGsIeU5tZ9SdjlNfEaSGGqEce5byAVtI_uEkXymzZcAGQaMstm7TuEJaEcoLfC7-vFU29o9I09iyYxYKMQ/s1600-h/DSC00072.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2y67pgiPSf3AY8G6eDMHunc9xVV6h5BUebR-tIzdd4dQe94TG3dNAGsIeU5tZ9SdjlNfEaSGGqEce5byAVtI_uEkXymzZcAGQaMstm7TuEJaEcoLfC7-vFU29o9I09iyYxYKMQ/s320/DSC00072.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div> Kat and me posing (Korean style...say <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Kimchi</span>!!)<br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnfw2BJKE3alaQu2RvlW8v9dGLGxzKeol3CBjV5M79qfhadROu8chEwB_nALzMRBQijDEGbKIHIf9tjaIkBh2VjfwQG4LC1ygU6qSADgNGjbFaJQiz24l4CIcDzFlaDWRKuY0Fg/s1600-h/DSC00073.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnfw2BJKE3alaQu2RvlW8v9dGLGxzKeol3CBjV5M79qfhadROu8chEwB_nALzMRBQijDEGbKIHIf9tjaIkBh2VjfwQG4LC1ygU6qSADgNGjbFaJQiz24l4CIcDzFlaDWRKuY0Fg/s320/DSC00073.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div> Traffic outside the Seoul National Arts Center<br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEgQ5QVTHnbMP7BALCCAlg0kd1ZssDW8LiHnSlNccpg9N2JQU1CDNDwiXH6RwscJaf0HSOVq7iIHMPlQFnUfBTIJqe7Teqp3SCB9qyqj-KN79bP1dpQEiFVOfNArEWEVT5m_hvg/s1600-h/DSC00077.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEgQ5QVTHnbMP7BALCCAlg0kd1ZssDW8LiHnSlNccpg9N2JQU1CDNDwiXH6RwscJaf0HSOVq7iIHMPlQFnUfBTIJqe7Teqp3SCB9qyqj-KN79bP1dpQEiFVOfNArEWEVT5m_hvg/s320/DSC00077.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div> Me eating some too-good-to-be-true <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Bibimpap</span><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335172188952593751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681909.post-38483075109978209812007-06-04T22:09:00.000+09:002008-12-10T10:15:18.528+09:00Good Bye Roy<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">It isn't very often that I meet a student who really impresses me more with their imagination then their memorization skills, but Roy is one of a kind. He is so creative and witty. He is cool for a kid who is just over 5 years old and is one of my few students who always (and I mean always) makes an effort to speak in full sentences - even when I don't. Today his family moved into the city and it was his last day in my class...sniff sniff. We spent the day playing games, playing at the park and eating ice cream. Although I love each of my students (undeniably some more then others), Roy was a definite shoe in for favorite kid. I'm gonna miss him.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGk7B1VFs1v4I97IdvpLgJ1bFkrCVQyoPtJWhDfHqQncq6K9z-Kf8B-HaoeK1GwvJeHsoquQibAmGrh7ypkFQb6F6L9ZzS4PbsAgymbITTTT0hAbOBXR7n0V5hFkjMh-u1DKGIg/s1600-h/Roy+019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGk7B1VFs1v4I97IdvpLgJ1bFkrCVQyoPtJWhDfHqQncq6K9z-Kf8B-HaoeK1GwvJeHsoquQibAmGrh7ypkFQb6F6L9ZzS4PbsAgymbITTTT0hAbOBXR7n0V5hFkjMh-u1DKGIg/s320/Roy+019.jpg" border="0" /></a></div> Roy looking happy as he draws his 'favorite months of the year'<br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWEUzWy-kR5jkDEKAl_raIIape3mkaQjUXECvEOEEbx7Q8_5KR3xfMGrZCbkSRkCcHcC_v8CQ4yQ-QqU6-zQbrZPnNhP-IcEH945YTCNizpedhMTy0RJnfaD84fi5ikk6-4bORAg/s1600-h/Roy+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWEUzWy-kR5jkDEKAl_raIIape3mkaQjUXECvEOEEbx7Q8_5KR3xfMGrZCbkSRkCcHcC_v8CQ4yQ-QqU6-zQbrZPnNhP-IcEH945YTCNizpedhMTy0RJnfaD84fi5ikk6-4bORAg/s320/Roy+015.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div> Roy looking very serious with some snacks in hand<br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKz2bU2tfTrrGM9PlE15HjYZVvT7RQWCvIDAEqNd4uJ1uNgkjn9BhKymt62BjvVBrW78tCvA8xyk8MqcROMtV4z8T3QyJK3q0CcY8p66SXcEdSSs5LAD89Er589RXrAIYosGjcw/s1600-h/IMG_0313.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKz2bU2tfTrrGM9PlE15HjYZVvT7RQWCvIDAEqNd4uJ1uNgkjn9BhKymt62BjvVBrW78tCvA8xyk8MqcROMtV4z8T3QyJK3q0CcY8p66SXcEdSSs5LAD89Er589RXrAIYosGjcw/s320/IMG_0313.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>This photo was taken last month for children's day of Roy and me.<br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335172188952593751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681909.post-43946195698706587862007-05-27T22:25:00.000+09:002008-12-10T10:15:19.048+09:00Jebudo and other exciting things I saw this Saturday (note the sarcasm)<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Here are some photos from my work trip on Saturday.<br />Well there was no digging for shellfish, and no actual tour as was suggested by the memo we received. Instead we spent hours walking along a dirty beach, stopping every few steps for group photos, riding on a bus for endless hours and then ended the day by visiting the worlds most boring soy bean farm...that's right soy beans!!<br />As boring as it was, the weather was great and it was nice to spend the day seeing some sights of Korea that I would not choose to see on my own (ahhh....the silver lining...I knew it was in there somewhere).<br />I have come down with a cold , so I have spent all day today in bed, despite the fact it was another beautiful sunny day. This week I hope to get into Seoul Tuesday or Thursday night to watch the first two games between Ottawa and Anaheim. My fingers remain crossed!!<br /></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWivttmQ9NcQHj7Nd_rVGKhtSLTDknxwo9vIwAvT0qQKYfgqRU4YCRtwqmGvKllnY9xLi2qoPL8tRkhnxuY9g2IjQMOMxqLHpRE4i8_2114qfmk5dV6UogR43L7fnDEdQQVwanzA/s1600-h/Boston+teacher+Field+trip+May+25,2007+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWivttmQ9NcQHj7Nd_rVGKhtSLTDknxwo9vIwAvT0qQKYfgqRU4YCRtwqmGvKllnY9xLi2qoPL8tRkhnxuY9g2IjQMOMxqLHpRE4i8_2114qfmk5dV6UogR43L7fnDEdQQVwanzA/s320/Boston+teacher+Field+trip+May+25,2007+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Here is a photo of me on the boardwalk at Jebudo beach.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkrLzPfnD3k0sh_5fSj2z8ugTMG6zKxB-PRHUgcBSF3vkcLWDo8Y8JuycrIyJGCdOB-VZGhtZPW66yWe-CpRHCAjVX39x0m9MCIUdcDNczrwsq2Pggkj-RH_C0cqMj5-oFCd41ug/s1600-h/Boston+teacher+Field+trip+May+25,2007+029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkrLzPfnD3k0sh_5fSj2z8ugTMG6zKxB-PRHUgcBSF3vkcLWDo8Y8JuycrIyJGCdOB-VZGhtZPW66yWe-CpRHCAjVX39x0m9MCIUdcDNczrwsq2Pggkj-RH_C0cqMj5-oFCd41ug/s320/Boston+teacher+Field+trip+May+25,2007+029.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div> Some rocks at Jebudo<br /><br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPn2BIYJHBE5_WSB8s077thT7UY5Ia3mGXOY6JqkeeIXRlnH4xu66LKsNoXdJK0mT9Nb47eyuEZcNdysOrDFO4MzDcF3si5MM3CPpqa21CuTbgc0m5hrfVy9gSPO43_MMXK0a6g/s1600-h/Boston+teacher+Field+trip+May+25,2007+046.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPn2BIYJHBE5_WSB8s077thT7UY5Ia3mGXOY6JqkeeIXRlnH4xu66LKsNoXdJK0mT9Nb47eyuEZcNdysOrDFO4MzDcF3si5MM3CPpqa21CuTbgc0m5hrfVy9gSPO43_MMXK0a6g/s320/Boston+teacher+Field+trip+May+25,2007+046.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div> Some Korean woman picking greens for their dinner<br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QgFwINeKHaHTE1Guje3c2G56tjZkmYNXmcgDdguoJXEEBgX_4Tq5SRojIcENv8nc01hIEA4jb0hPp3BhAnDRxvF6_F2tvGzwJTiIXXo4cTolR7yI1NoHWbu9zI6sKJJFsvrHEw/s1600-h/Boston+teacher+Field+trip+May+25,2007+056.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QgFwINeKHaHTE1Guje3c2G56tjZkmYNXmcgDdguoJXEEBgX_4Tq5SRojIcENv8nc01hIEA4jb0hPp3BhAnDRxvF6_F2tvGzwJTiIXXo4cTolR7yI1NoHWbu9zI6sKJJFsvrHEw/s320/Boston+teacher+Field+trip+May+25,2007+056.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div> Soybeans fermenting to make all sorts of yummy things. How interesting!!!<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335172188952593751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681909.post-69496511508645346542007-05-25T22:33:00.000+09:002008-12-10T10:15:19.314+09:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOEoTBMszg6uoDHl7H6sGWmGJQMDGQbWLHgG6WYA-uH7lUK9hgOZ_1Gd-8PEpVSz8xtEC72jh98YvriXrDgdN9c3P7YVJAfTg14IBUwv6qsjTZHMEP0QaBqYp_YYNDkY_PjEGJQ/s1600-h/Jon+on+stage+at+Nanta+photo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOEoTBMszg6uoDHl7H6sGWmGJQMDGQbWLHgG6WYA-uH7lUK9hgOZ_1Gd-8PEpVSz8xtEC72jh98YvriXrDgdN9c3P7YVJAfTg14IBUwv6qsjTZHMEP0QaBqYp_YYNDkY_PjEGJQ/s320/Jon+on+stage+at+Nanta+photo.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br />As I promised, here's the photo of Jon on stage at Nanta...too funny! The hat is the best part I think.Tomorrow I am off to Jebudo, which is an island off the west coast of Korea - not too far from where I live.My school decided to take the teachers for a 'Saturday retreat', which as generous as this is, will be forcing me to be on a bus at 7:30am tomorrow morning and likely spending the afternoon picking shellfish....hmmm - how delightfully un-vegetarian of me!!.... but I am sure when it's over I will be glad I went....right?<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335172188952593751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681909.post-16539619749549655502007-05-24T11:42:00.000+09:002008-12-10T10:15:19.887+09:00My week with Jon<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Ok...here it is...my long awaited update...long being the keyword here. </div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">I have tried to get some photos from each day that Jon was here. as I have said before - we had a great time together. It just makes me realize even more how happy I am.<br />Anyways, I have made an attempt to not be too cheesy.<br />Jon arrived on the 11th of May , which was actually our 6th month anniversary. Since his flight arrived at night, we stayed in and spent the evening exchanging gifts and planning for the next day. We had decided to travel south west to Daecheon beach for a couple days of sun and surf. </div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Since Jon had never been south of Seoul, I was really excited to show him more of Korea.</div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"> </div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUod3PLbCWpq2QWa8sDM4Y3XC0cCzb_VKfV65oEVGBw0oEcL_V4HbUnajUxK4rBkZcQyy5YZcOl8oA0J1oBlcIIVLelb_KgAJDWUwcPXlBBycsTjNrJ1EYK8722RBYWt2O9ynsQ/s1600-h/Jon+in+the+rain.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUod3PLbCWpq2QWa8sDM4Y3XC0cCzb_VKfV65oEVGBw0oEcL_V4HbUnajUxK4rBkZcQyy5YZcOl8oA0J1oBlcIIVLelb_KgAJDWUwcPXlBBycsTjNrJ1EYK8722RBYWt2O9ynsQ/s320/Jon+in+the+rain.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><p>I had been bragging to Jon that the weather was so warm and sunny lately - unfortunately my forecast was wrong.</p><p>This is Jon standing outside of Nambu Bus terminal. He was such a good sport - patiently standing in the rain while I attempted to photograph everything at 8:30 in the morning.<br /></p><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPuujZc65VSx7kbWrfqUHVHwGZCuBAcvWnbHtT_XD2LPlswCcg8pYase52FemfW6hPga51WvH1Ms6IgscBUxaIXtNTiqJSwh2HXKG_3WpimWBI4hk0WyC5jFpxY4WkrNoRSnnXww/s1600-h/Me+with+Dunkins.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPuujZc65VSx7kbWrfqUHVHwGZCuBAcvWnbHtT_XD2LPlswCcg8pYase52FemfW6hPga51WvH1Ms6IgscBUxaIXtNTiqJSwh2HXKG_3WpimWBI4hk0WyC5jFpxY4WkrNoRSnnXww/s320/Me+with+Dunkins.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>Here's me on the bus to Daecheon...coffee and bagel in hand.<br />It rained the whole 3 hours to the beach but stopped just as we got to Daecheon. But it was a great bus ride ...Jon brought some trashy gossip magazines for me to enjoy while he slept off his jet lag.<br /><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxFTAAi8Z962rySUx6QLsvX7EskIEJu6C_aw9JibTlulkf8A-PdHlEM1LSVwTrGrhmHUqtf7n8oNf56GA0gUq0XWq9iLmJeR1F17f74AdFyZJ6msSuphyphenhyphenDYdN7Eyzhi6csR0BbQ/s1600-h/Jon+at+the+beach+in+the+rain.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxFTAAi8Z962rySUx6QLsvX7EskIEJu6C_aw9JibTlulkf8A-PdHlEM1LSVwTrGrhmHUqtf7n8oNf56GA0gUq0XWq9iLmJeR1F17f74AdFyZJ6msSuphyphenhyphenDYdN7Eyzhi6csR0BbQ/s320/Jon+at+the+beach+in+the+rain.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>It was cold and windy, but that didn't stop us from walking along the beach for a while when we arrived. We had a lot of fun just hanging out together (which is something quite novel for us).<br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUE5piMGg-wUPUZxkQwllVWAVXzZ5rDcu6yMkDZV1ohJp80eY86mLwxeS_qWjJ4siLq16fITMyP5st5cgA5m_Z7gFhL-Sh5hMF9rcpITtglaLTllXG_o0pTux3hLpl1ghuyvOWg/s1600-h/Jon+playing+scrabble.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUE5piMGg-wUPUZxkQwllVWAVXzZ5rDcu6yMkDZV1ohJp80eY86mLwxeS_qWjJ4siLq16fITMyP5st5cgA5m_Z7gFhL-Sh5hMF9rcpITtglaLTllXG_o0pTux3hLpl1ghuyvOWg/s320/Jon+playing+scrabble.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>Eventually, we decided to stay indoors and play some scrabble....Jon had never played before....and may never play again.<br />Apparently I can be competative?? who knew...ha ha.<br />We spent the evening bar hopping in the small town and ate some pizza at midnight in our hotel room.<br />Since it is a beach town, there are few options for food that don't include fish or some sort of sea creature. <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335172188952593751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681909.post-5327266030432703882007-05-24T11:25:00.000+09:002008-12-10T10:15:20.342+09:00Sunday at Daecheon Beach<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPBes1X3xeGq7DJCQ_I0sg-p-OVNUC0fhLFJ2gQKjCSry6bgHKVZxp0-4tERdyQO8tHiuy7qcRsN-Z4YqFRFmdvf4ZB6-KmK7V7VCqDsGsPm62nKtf3_zb95gjYFvZGQPz2dZMA/s1600-h/Decheon+Beach.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPBes1X3xeGq7DJCQ_I0sg-p-OVNUC0fhLFJ2gQKjCSry6bgHKVZxp0-4tERdyQO8tHiuy7qcRsN-Z4YqFRFmdvf4ZB6-KmK7V7VCqDsGsPm62nKtf3_zb95gjYFvZGQPz2dZMA/s320/Decheon+Beach.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>This was what we woken up to on Sunday morning...sunny weather and calm waves. It was such a big change from the day before. Jon and I had considered going for a mud bath at the center (since this area is famous for it's mud) but opted to enjoy the day in the sun instead. The water was still too cold to go swimming, so we relaxed in the sand and walked along the beach for a few hours before lunch.<br />Korean Pennisula Paradise!<br />(mind the dirt spot from my lense)<br /><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMsxJ_aqv9NDMXZTXiQUkSXd-a31WzuPTNbVyPSelVeDRCd08N0509Q26nfqvTVXN0twyqpjBRrFfQiTPhT3sVBBhx07YhOpAdcR0QQpCxWlXRTdTdxVaX7YnlckDSOWsp99LIRQ/s1600-h/Picture+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMsxJ_aqv9NDMXZTXiQUkSXd-a31WzuPTNbVyPSelVeDRCd08N0509Q26nfqvTVXN0twyqpjBRrFfQiTPhT3sVBBhx07YhOpAdcR0QQpCxWlXRTdTdxVaX7YnlckDSOWsp99LIRQ/s320/Picture+010.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>A fishing boat resting in the sand of Dacheon beach.<br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxKIp2RrBr8A4R4OIxXKh7kpNYfkuoqazdXtYSOn5tcqpSDpZAUJLWHwn0eYrPJ-FyU-CvgZ97ncQulfimyiQ1NmI1bXJ4at8zX_m5UwHvZq6paKJ0uLUlMOw5W71zy16XDxY_A/s1600-h/Picture+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxKIp2RrBr8A4R4OIxXKh7kpNYfkuoqazdXtYSOn5tcqpSDpZAUJLWHwn0eYrPJ-FyU-CvgZ97ncQulfimyiQ1NmI1bXJ4at8zX_m5UwHvZq6paKJ0uLUlMOw5W71zy16XDxY_A/s320/Picture+005.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>Jon viewing the small crowds of Koreans.<br /><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4OOImTsyOqTi8aumw2kzZjK8yo27xUnkB_EEEgZizdsdO8FAPS3Q8tjdJQKO0WhKYNSNqLH00C53e4YpvfMLo83i58GaWpcLjyCkjlV3JScFHRAAdV5l-iuEPs7QNj7Psu8JSdw/s1600-h/Jon+eating+Ramien.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4OOImTsyOqTi8aumw2kzZjK8yo27xUnkB_EEEgZizdsdO8FAPS3Q8tjdJQKO0WhKYNSNqLH00C53e4YpvfMLo83i58GaWpcLjyCkjlV3JScFHRAAdV5l-iuEPs7QNj7Psu8JSdw/s320/Jon+eating+Ramien.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>Our make-shift picnic along the beach...Rameon, chips and cans of Cass beer.<br />It's a GS-25 special!! <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335172188952593751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681909.post-55787093035097734142007-05-24T11:15:00.000+09:002008-12-10T10:15:20.902+09:00Beachy Sunday<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmojHmLolR4ivjUGEj0jeZ466Qmwb4SbPpPsPEjIcB8lf9sL0KxiI5MAjxXyzVvncCZPVYBuMrjqg6B3RIdvAR0h238dBF8_m7JB0L2q_b8kF1vplFGtyvOrEnnxnkw7Wjwwtv4w/s1600-h/Jon+loves+colleen.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmojHmLolR4ivjUGEj0jeZ466Qmwb4SbPpPsPEjIcB8lf9sL0KxiI5MAjxXyzVvncCZPVYBuMrjqg6B3RIdvAR0h238dBF8_m7JB0L2q_b8kF1vplFGtyvOrEnnxnkw7Wjwwtv4w/s320/Jon+loves+colleen.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>Here are some photos of us at the beach on Sunday. The weather was perfect and I brought my tri-pod (hence the cheesy photos)...feel free to gag a little.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH5GqACqC8XsUrVa4tJt1IoAD8UpRI3umSlqg_IyvALA7zDBROhVjkvLO2OPFWdH26A8V6IzggqC-VDCeQTq4xqSOD4xhcmkKkgQpBKa0xpmdo0hpRWnTh9NSxNGy0p3gK6mvV1g/s1600-h/green+ball.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH5GqACqC8XsUrVa4tJt1IoAD8UpRI3umSlqg_IyvALA7zDBROhVjkvLO2OPFWdH26A8V6IzggqC-VDCeQTq4xqSOD4xhcmkKkgQpBKa0xpmdo0hpRWnTh9NSxNGy0p3gK6mvV1g/s320/green+ball.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>These green balls are used as weights for fishing boats. We saw this one along the beach. It was too heavy to take with us, but makes for a great photo!!<br /><br /><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLsEQqKFTtwDuJBm1avs2DMdbzAfrsmDJv26RWwDTeY9o9BWhCPXfJNzcvic_Qk3P3ko1OXTd3oDZi1ByTws2T0LCxatSoLr4VdB8cEX8U2cNCHZWyA7yGzCaXy61Ocm7WBPsMg/s1600-h/Jon+walking+along+the+sea+wall.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLsEQqKFTtwDuJBm1avs2DMdbzAfrsmDJv26RWwDTeY9o9BWhCPXfJNzcvic_Qk3P3ko1OXTd3oDZi1ByTws2T0LCxatSoLr4VdB8cEX8U2cNCHZWyA7yGzCaXy61Ocm7WBPsMg/s320/Jon+walking+along+the+sea+wall.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>After lunch Jon and I walked long a sea wall towards a small village.<br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZ24dhRTxG-z7VFJzGCZ4ta6Jx1CnFOe_yE1zLf8Ux_uizHB0RQ9aynVeVp3k2b7qxY7XElAJ2IP55-HdwLC6wZ64U3e4HRZm6hyqj3B95DzborrBPAQzIFMBryH6ceufii1iQw/s1600-h/daecheon+harbor.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZ24dhRTxG-z7VFJzGCZ4ta6Jx1CnFOe_yE1zLf8Ux_uizHB0RQ9aynVeVp3k2b7qxY7XElAJ2IP55-HdwLC6wZ64U3e4HRZm6hyqj3B95DzborrBPAQzIFMBryH6ceufii1iQw/s320/daecheon+harbor.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>Here's a photo of the village.<br />Dacheon beach was so great and I really wished we could have had more time there. Jon and I left late in the afternoon to catch our bus back to Seoul for some Thai food and cocktails. <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335172188952593751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681909.post-40538260303066049062007-05-24T11:05:00.000+09:002008-12-10T10:15:21.304+09:00Monday and Tuesday<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNdbDgmngFEo1d_M-IRAK1aBUCLv42M29kJ35L0iyKcyT_uMyl1ZWDliWSxbPHEGTKnmkyZeSqGO9PQqnC4UcQ5vlKmDbz5ybQCAT4IRlAfZvWeAcxW97xinRQMTLc42O6fIwZA/s1600-h/Jon+eating+galbi.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNdbDgmngFEo1d_M-IRAK1aBUCLv42M29kJ35L0iyKcyT_uMyl1ZWDliWSxbPHEGTKnmkyZeSqGO9PQqnC4UcQ5vlKmDbz5ybQCAT4IRlAfZvWeAcxW97xinRQMTLc42O6fIwZA/s320/Jon+eating+galbi.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>Here is Jon eating is first Galbi dinner. We went for dinner with my coworker's Kate, Amanda and Tyler.<br />Now he's a pro with those tricky metal chopsticks!!<br /><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0z9xValkVIOu8ad7xA-yMjSTv03Fa2Zwbrm8_QpKD2V2cHWdCSYOEqg8wKMPXEWNuABugrLb9MeME9p277HhMPKmBR5u-NZVlv0Kiib4eAinGB91QwMaCSHtEuQdAGATAG9U_g/s1600-h/Jon+with+squid.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0z9xValkVIOu8ad7xA-yMjSTv03Fa2Zwbrm8_QpKD2V2cHWdCSYOEqg8wKMPXEWNuABugrLb9MeME9p277HhMPKmBR5u-NZVlv0Kiib4eAinGB91QwMaCSHtEuQdAGATAG9U_g/s320/Jon+with+squid.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>After Galbi, we went for beer and snacks at a local bar that opened up near my house. This is one of the snacks they served...ewwwe!<br />Yes...Jon actually ate some - I know...I know.<br /><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFg1I5iPsg2yhEOebj86svSgjIPAKg8R4O_XsXUwYA-Q1VE3NF1rVw-zZ2fLQZsFbrPskU0uu1UFh34EsUIsuJshWc9pwPHNMxpB_26PuDzWjGl54BPBHT7jitjMcEaiDbnYokg/s1600-h/Jon+helen+and+me.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFg1I5iPsg2yhEOebj86svSgjIPAKg8R4O_XsXUwYA-Q1VE3NF1rVw-zZ2fLQZsFbrPskU0uu1UFh34EsUIsuJshWc9pwPHNMxpB_26PuDzWjGl54BPBHT7jitjMcEaiDbnYokg/s320/Jon+helen+and+me.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>On Tuesday, Jon and I met up with my friend Helen to help her celebrate her last night in Korea before she left to return home to England for the summer. Several beers and two pitchers of Long Island Ice Tea later, we were the last to leave the bar. Jon and I packed Helen into a cab and dragged our drunken selves home. Needless to say wednesday was a very difficult day at work...hangovers and kindi kids don't mix well.<br />Thanks to Helen again who somehow paid for the eveing before we could - it was a great evening!! Have an awesome summer and I can't wait to see you in September!!<br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ZNOMjdF2k7V1pMnpVlyHD0iBFuegJ1dBBrj5kIH1g7hFgvJ9_S7lpCLQcik39uVLvohWSL4w4uVjHSojM5YLsJW1_49OLViihNQzbnvUjb4L3-hQwTFCtPkHXQn4QnbIcm3xrQ/s1600-h/Picture+063.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ZNOMjdF2k7V1pMnpVlyHD0iBFuegJ1dBBrj5kIH1g7hFgvJ9_S7lpCLQcik39uVLvohWSL4w4uVjHSojM5YLsJW1_49OLViihNQzbnvUjb4L3-hQwTFCtPkHXQn4QnbIcm3xrQ/s320/Picture+063.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335172188952593751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681909.post-86614516106141931512007-05-24T10:50:00.000+09:002008-12-10T10:15:21.979+09:00Wednesday to Friday<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaG0csRCTqfQlehibCbqd7yEgrNLmeEgJhcipaz1SSes8tKXmYYdhq6uKyAKtqJb4qZ-p4riQN5olE4uahEHKt3qk6uW6vpPUeDe8ZZf0CtcO7tfYxM72IuiAtL9XjgeJHyDL1pQ/s1600-h/Jona+and+Neptune+class.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaG0csRCTqfQlehibCbqd7yEgrNLmeEgJhcipaz1SSes8tKXmYYdhq6uKyAKtqJb4qZ-p4riQN5olE4uahEHKt3qk6uW6vpPUeDe8ZZf0CtcO7tfYxM72IuiAtL9XjgeJHyDL1pQ/s320/Jona+and+Neptune+class.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Here is a photo of Jon and some of my students. We ate lunch with them one day (Jon's enjoying some cake). My students were so excited to see Jon every day and have been asking about him every day since he left.<br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7OpWgbcVLI1GErz3tSCc05My1bVAn-DEj9f5dMi_615lkIP8PT3Ofck5yJHngX5KCg0nXQznnq7tyshBDf9tzcZbEtowzVfhlQZ0rvc6fCzHkoehtkdHuL7vNnnScpzncTyAZOA/s1600-h/Chrstoph's+angry+face.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7OpWgbcVLI1GErz3tSCc05My1bVAn-DEj9f5dMi_615lkIP8PT3Ofck5yJHngX5KCg0nXQznnq7tyshBDf9tzcZbEtowzVfhlQZ0rvc6fCzHkoehtkdHuL7vNnnScpzncTyAZOA/s320/Chrstoph's+angry+face.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Here is the funniest photo I have of Christoph...I call this his angry face. He is one of the smartest in the class, but also one of the worst behaved. He gets in trouble daily, which means I get to see a lot of his angry face.<br />I admit, it makes me laugh sometimes.<br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfsieAw56uphVMO139qct3dB0KAEqfJKNe6wKHYtuzPYvIttmUTLEPO9SyauxgrvsNBwyg3WLBWskWAU57fXJ4iUlELWSjreq7oNbastOXqPSEn_weCpZjpqm_YoxiXWy8GgpBA/s1600-h/mexican+dinner.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfsieAw56uphVMO139qct3dB0KAEqfJKNe6wKHYtuzPYvIttmUTLEPO9SyauxgrvsNBwyg3WLBWskWAU57fXJ4iUlELWSjreq7oNbastOXqPSEn_weCpZjpqm_YoxiXWy8GgpBA/s320/mexican+dinner.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>On Thursday night Jon and I went to watch <a href="http://english.tour2korea.com/04Bookings/Performances/seedetails.asp?oid=12&kosm=m4_2&konum=2">Nanta</a>. The show is a non-verbal performance where the performers used cooking utensils, pots and pans to make music and included everything from magic to acrobats and a food fight. It was a fabulous performance and Jon even got pulled up on stage. They dressed him up as a groom with traditional Korean clothes and hat, and he had to taste soup. It was hilarious!<br />They said they will email us a photo (since we weren't allowed to use our cameras during the performance), so I will post it as soon as we get it. After the show , we had some Mexican food in Itaewon. The waiter actually made Jon wear a funny sombrero the first time he took this photo (but Jon's face looks too funny for me to post the photo online)...so here is the second photo the waiter took *without the hat*.<br /><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfabNsYRacjkHbgFMo6Sm0Ag1slooeL5hRwj-z579t8EQmhNPeZKpNSlLm8LmJc-tMYKeeGX23iCjEXTCzYJtoe437d_BHi-foi62lhw4PZ-J-R0Jw0GWx9ZglnwcpqsJAu0SqA/s1600-h/Jon+and+me+at+Italian+restaurant.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfabNsYRacjkHbgFMo6Sm0Ag1slooeL5hRwj-z579t8EQmhNPeZKpNSlLm8LmJc-tMYKeeGX23iCjEXTCzYJtoe437d_BHi-foi62lhw4PZ-J-R0Jw0GWx9ZglnwcpqsJAu0SqA/s320/Jon+and+me+at+Italian+restaurant.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Here is a photo of Jon and me on Friday night. We went to an Italian restuarant that my coworker, Kathryn reccommended. It was definately more Korean then Italian, which should really not have been a surprise. The dried flowers and tacky interior was worth it! I think Jon described it best: like his great aunt's kitchen....yes! </div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335172188952593751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681909.post-2153555231641567392007-05-24T10:37:00.000+09:002008-12-10T10:15:22.577+09:00Saturday<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqFmZBi3wVedUFZ9N9DuIzFRs-gRMiHEXA8APN36YlmyqiYSH2sm9SC4MTTZHW9GVNG4z3pIt_XlwVWNkL9KNgSQotZdFAKs7zcLg5nP-hk0XeVCatUhqemprT2y1jNEBUnyPbyw/s1600-h/View+of+Seoul+from+Yongmasan.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqFmZBi3wVedUFZ9N9DuIzFRs-gRMiHEXA8APN36YlmyqiYSH2sm9SC4MTTZHW9GVNG4z3pIt_XlwVWNkL9KNgSQotZdFAKs7zcLg5nP-hk0XeVCatUhqemprT2y1jNEBUnyPbyw/s320/View+of+Seoul+from+Yongmasan.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>On Saturday morning Jon and I took the subway East of Seoul to Yongmasan. We started the morning by visiting Yongmasan’s Waterfall Park. Which is (according to a <a href="http://english.tour2korea.com/03Sightseeing/TravelSpot/travelspot_read.asp?konum=subm1_1&kosm=m3_6&oid=3307">Korean Tourism website</a>)The largest man-made waterfall in Asia, where the central falls are 51 meters high, while those on each side are 21 meters. It was beautiful, but not as impressive as I expected (it was no Niagra Falls..hee hee).<br />After the waterfall, we found the trail leading up the mountain and began our hike up Yongma Mountain which is about 348 meters high.<br /><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJB_FuM9yOn1IoGIkynRxdLWAN99OM1BA4CrFDfGeAmcazlhA9zUq3MMI1PeTHGpH9YMYhG4Upo_MLrSlDjxkOuYkjX_Z5Mse7yBQdcZX4ZwgSUEUlOOj6mb1K60QlTLIZhc90A/s1600-h/seoul+view.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJB_FuM9yOn1IoGIkynRxdLWAN99OM1BA4CrFDfGeAmcazlhA9zUq3MMI1PeTHGpH9YMYhG4Upo_MLrSlDjxkOuYkjX_Z5Mse7yBQdcZX4ZwgSUEUlOOj6mb1K60QlTLIZhc90A/s320/seoul+view.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>The hike itself was not too hard, despite the fact that I was sweating like a pig (sooo sexy).<br />As we got higher and higher the views got better and better. Even though it was a cloudy day, we could see a lot of Seoul and the Han river.<br /><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrpw5M9_6m_QEPPJB6PxwxnYYH0e4d1rOnoOX4CNoZxzhyphenhyphenYssiK4NVbM4U2OEKLGtfApaDXF9U5hN89cnayZoD53bgUBxKFGsvYRVhHlwRppI-poznQcNSG-doVUUe4rJZhIyjg/s1600-h/Jon+hiking.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrpw5M9_6m_QEPPJB6PxwxnYYH0e4d1rOnoOX4CNoZxzhyphenhyphenYssiK4NVbM4U2OEKLGtfApaDXF9U5hN89cnayZoD53bgUBxKFGsvYRVhHlwRppI-poznQcNSG-doVUUe4rJZhIyjg/s320/Jon+hiking.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>The trails were not very busy which was great considering the weather was perfect when we started.<br />Here's a photo of Jon - barely breaking a sweat. The trail we took was more of a horseshoe loop that took us from Yongma mountain to Acha mountain. In total we hiked for about 4 hours.<br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0lRvSiCFTuJXGGWVEax3DSz_ewdeRDAdD9KFXPt5Guw1hi0Jmp0L-xcPOO343hlDlmARwMaNr_DGbLvgz6FjzeKTIf_1kCFXWvHax8XreB30GWTjOMMXiGaFe0MhS_utj1hsYA/s1600-h/me+hiking.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0lRvSiCFTuJXGGWVEax3DSz_ewdeRDAdD9KFXPt5Guw1hi0Jmp0L-xcPOO343hlDlmARwMaNr_DGbLvgz6FjzeKTIf_1kCFXWvHax8XreB30GWTjOMMXiGaFe0MhS_utj1hsYA/s320/me+hiking.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Here is a very sweaty me - haggered almost non? Anyways, we stopped for lunch of kimbap and a few cans of beer before we started our decent from Achasan. It was good timing since the sky turned yellow and then opened up. As the Koreans littrally ran for cover, Jon and I enjoyed the refreshing rainfall (which was more monsoonal then normal for this time of year) and had the trail to ourselves.<br />Once we got to the bottom of the mountain, we stopped in at Hwayangsa Temple for a quick look around, walked through an old neighborhood near Achasan Station and then took the subway to Insadong.<br />We decided to stay in Seoul for the night so we wouldn't have to bother with the commute to the suberbs.<br />After searching for a motel we finally found one that wouild rent us a room for more then an hour (yep...you gotta love the Love Motels). The room was pretty standard. It's high point was the large flat screen TV on the wall and it's low point was a very unstable bath tub that rocked when you moved and a cockroach that we discovered the next morning...high class all the way!<br />~ Saturday night Jon and I had an Indian dinner outside on a beautiful patio and then spent a few hours walking through Hongdae. <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335172188952593751noreply@blogger.com0