Blogs from Ilsan, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, Asia - page 2

I' haven't exactly been on the ball with my blog lately, and combined with my AWESOME memory this one will more than likely have a few gaps. However, I'm going to attempt to summarize an eventful four weeks in one blog. I'll start with my second weekend in Korea we made the journey to Nami Island. I was unfamiliar with Nami before I visited, but to anyone who is familiar with Korean drama's, specifically "Winter Sonata" will know it well. Nami, like almost everywhere else in Korea, is a couples scene, where lovers go to show off their relationship to the masses and reminisce over images from the original sappy-ass Korean mini series. We started the trip just walking around, taking in the sites, and at some point a camera crew spotting the "waygooks" and forced ... read more

Where to start? How about with my AWESOME 24 hour flight (on which I did not sleep because I was neither hungover or drunk) to South Korea from Des Moines International Airport. Yes, Des Moines has an international airport, we fly to Canada and shit. My first flight was from DM to Chicago on what appeared to be a 8 passenger plane that they managed to squeeze another 12 on, and was fortunate enough to sit next to the ONLY lady on the flight who was scared shitless of being in the air, and just preceded to have a temper tantrum the ENTIRE FLIGHT while balls deep in her prayers to our Lord and Savior. About 25 min. into the journey she noticed that I was not praying, and took that as her sign that ... read more

We are about to leave Korea to set off for Bali! It has been a crazy couple of days, we are super excited for our adventures but sad to leave behind our lives here and the people we love! For those of you in Korea this is not goodbye only see you later, and for everyone back home we are one step closer to coming back!!! We are off to enjoy one last soak in the fabulous sauna, and then off to fun in the sun! xoxoxox Amy ... read more

Ooh Wee! probably one of the coolest outings we've had yet! Me (cath) in my highly evolved brain forgot to bring my ID photos with me which is, we're told, a pretty important part of getting an alien card. (Take me to your leader... :)We tried, rather unsuccessfully, to see if the neighbouring town just down the road would have a place that can take ID photos which turned out to be a really great ID photoless walk. We were told that if we took the staff shuttle bus (free trip, always keen, yay!!) into Ilsan (one of the neighbouring towns on the way to Seoul) we could get them taken at a booth in the subway. What a plan!! So we did :) We went with another SA girl, Pauline (been at EV for about ... read more

We’ve heard Mo’vember is a widespread phenomenon…a little word play that produces some fairly disturbing results…especially when done en masse as it was here at the Village. In case you’ve not heard of it, the month of November becomes moustache-growing month, and a sporting air of competition imbues every interaction of the men involved. So, on November 1, all participants shaved to baby-faced smoothness and assembled on the steps of City Hall for a “before” photo. Over the next 30 days, the men folk propagated as intently as they could…secretly intimidated by the growing ability of certain Kiwis, and giggling like little schoolgirls at the measly efforts of other competitors. There were to be awards for a variety of categories. Some sculpted their creations from the beginning; others let it all hang out until the final ... read more