Iemke - Hans Bakker van Guelph

I was born June 24, 1947, St. Jean Baptiste Day, in Marssum, Friesland, the Netherlands. I moved to America in 1952 because my parents went to Cleveland, Ohio, and it was tough to get a job at age five. My CV was not as long then as it is now. I am currently in Seoul, Korea, but I work in Guelph, Ontario. Since my name is so common in the Netherlands, Belgium, South Africa and Norway, I (unofficially) added the "van Guelph" to make it clear that I am from the city of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. I discovered this site when looking up what is said about the Boryeon Mud Festival experience. I just did a bit of editing on the Wikipedia site. The Mud Festival is fun, sure, but Boryeon also has other attractions, particularly the Silla ear Songjeong Buddhist Temple site, which I found meditative. It was on the FREE bus tour for visitors, Korean and non-Korean alike. (Our guide did not speak any English.) So I would like to blog further adventures, ... why not!

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By Iemke
November 21st 2008

South Korea 2008 Asia » South Korea » Seoul » Insadong

Boryeong Mud Festival
Fun

Here are some photos from June 2008 that I recently received from Tim Lentz. Iemke [View Full Entry]

By Iemke
August 25th 2008

Life goes on North America » United States » Massachusetts » Boston » Jamaica Plain

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summer 2008

I am about to return to Canada. It has been an exciting summer. I will try to post a few pictures. My next trip will be to Innsbruck, Austria, in September. [View Full Entry]

By Iemke
August 25th 2008

Jamaica Plain North America » United States » Massachusetts » Boston » Jamaica Plain

Jamaica Plain Monument statue
Summer 2008

Here are some pictures of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, at Jamaica Pond. (I hope I got this right!) [View Full Entry]

By Iemke
July 21st 2008

Drawing of Korean Man by J. Hans Bakker van Guelph Asia » South Korea » Seoul » Hongik

Drawing of Korean Man by J. Hans Bakker van Guelph
Drawing of Korean Man by J. Hans Bakker van Guelph

Drawing Inspired by Art at Seoul Museum of Art During my first visit to the Seoul Museum of Art I was so inspired by the drawings I saw that I decided to buy some drawing pencils and I made this little sketch. My mom (in Dutch "Mam") used to take me to the Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio, when I was a boy. But I have not drawn anything since I was about sixteen. Now in my dottering (spelling?) old age I have suddenly rediscovered the desire to draw and perhaps paint again. The art work here in Korea really [View Full Entry]

By Iemke
July 20th 2008

Museums Aplenty in Seoul Asia » South Korea » Seoul » Jongno-gu » Insadong

Museums Aplenty in Seoul My visits to the Seoul Museum of Art (SeMa, line 1 or 2 to City Hall subway station, exits 1, 11, 12) have been more interesting than I thought they would be. First I stumbled on it after visiting the Deoksugung Palace grounds and seeing the changing of the guard. You may find something great, or you may not like it too much, but it is only 700 Won (70 cents) so it is worth a try if you are in the vicinity of Deoksugung Palace and City Hall. Chun's Paintings For example, they had an excellent [View Full Entry]

By Iemke
July 19th 2008

11th Boryeong Mud Festival 2008 Asia » South Korea » Chungcheongnam-do » Boryeong

A travel book I read on the plane told about a Canadian soldier who had experienced Korea during the Korean War as nothing but lots of mud. What he did not have in mind, of course, is the Boryeong Mud Festival. The Boryeong Mud Festival has become justly famous for its somewhat wilder side, especially with the American GI's there on the last weekend. This year there is also an all night RAVE. There are lots of good pictures on the web of Americans looking silly, but they mostly seem to be having lots of fun haming it up for the [View Full Entry]

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