http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gyeonggi-do/Goyang/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , South Korea , Gyeonggi-do , Goyang en-us Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:45:08 +0000 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:45:08 +0000 The following is ......well.....it is what it is.An Original AsileHaras creation. Anything in first person in the beginning section is referring to Sarah.EnjoyOde to BillAll instructors are required to fill out PERSONALIZED comments for EVERY STUDENT'S report card which can lead to a slight case of insanity and copious amounts of chocolate Elisa would like to point out that she learned that w http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gyeonggi-do/Goyang/Ilsandong-gu/blog-428135.html So it has been ages since I've added anything to my blog and unlike previous entries I'm not going to attempt to sum everything up for you. This is partly because I can't possibly remember it all but mainly because I just can't be bothered. Instead I'll try and highlight some of the more memorable experiences and let my photos do the talking. For all my friends who might be reading I don't have http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gyeonggi-do/Goyang/Ilsan/blog-420707.html HEEHEEAh yeah so Sarah and I found an Ice Cream cafe in Seoul that carries strictly 100 Dairy free and Vegan icecreamSooooooooo excitingIt is called Purely Decadant it is an American companyAfter Jeffrey's birthday with his real icecream birthday cake Sarah and I commandeered the cooler box that it came in and ah...went to Seoul and got a ridiculous amount of our icecreamThe rea http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gyeonggi-do/Goyang/Ilsandong-gu/blog-420051.html My second year here in Korea celebrating Canada Day and it was another great successI had left over temp. tattoos from the year before which I put on my arm and leg and then also gave to Sarah another Canadian work and ever two AmericansI also had little Canadian flag pins on my shirt and Sarah put them on her white dress which she appropriately wore with red shoes.I even decided to be extra k http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gyeonggi-do/Goyang/Ilsandong-gu/blog-414134.html AHHHHHHHHHGGGRRRRRRshe screams in silent anger as she sits in her chair afraid to actually open her mouth for fear that it may induce further painHere is another poem I wrote for today's feelings and adventures.The reason for this one is that I just got back from the Dentist. Never a great thing in any day.I went with the idea that I had a cavity to have fixed but instead he t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gyeonggi-do/Goyang/Ilsan/blog-412441.html Ok so the pictures are coming I swearBut when you have over 1000 pictures it takes a LONG time to get them all figured out.Soon very soon.In the mean time I have been doing a lot of thinking about what will be next in my life of adventures for no matter where I am it is an adventureSo my most recent thoughts have been looking into the world of communication.No nothing to do with Media b http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gyeonggi-do/Goyang/Ilsan/blog-412163.html Today I awoke to my alarm. An alarm with the purpose of awaking me for the morning job of taking my temperature.Today I am in quarantine. A quarantine that started 5 nights and 4 days ago.Today my voice is starting to return. I long to sing again.Today the sun is shinning but I must stay inside. I must stay inside because I am in quarantine. I am not sick.Today I enjoyed 2 short intervals of http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gyeonggi-do/Goyang/Ilsan/blog-403930.html It's been so long since my last post I honestly have no idea about time or dates of any events but once again I'll do my best... As always I've stayed pretty busy on the weekends getting out and seeing as much as I can. One of my roommates from grad school hooked me up with a friend she has in Korea and together we checked out Gyeongbok Palace. Despite the phony tourist bullshit this place http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gyeonggi-do/Goyang/Ilsan/blog-394025.html This Spring has been wonderfully full of adventureWe started it last weekend with a very busy very fun trip down to BusanThe Cherry Blossoms were at their peak and the weather was perfectIt involved going over 300kmhr on a train riding roller coasters going to the biggest Hot Springs in Asia seeing Sharks up REALLY close a trip to the hospital not me a fascinating and disgusting Fish http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gyeonggi-do/Goyang/Ilsandong-gu/blog-389443.html It is nearing the end of March and the buds have popped their little heads out on the trees and bushes.Very soon the landscape will be filling with beautifully intoxicating smells and sights of the luscious Cherry Blossoms.In order to really appreciate this noteable time here in Asia Sarah Jeff and I are taking a brief vacation down to Busan next weekend. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gyeonggi-do/Goyang/Ilsandong-gu/blog-385486.html 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 speci http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gyeonggi-do/Goyang/Ilsan/blog-384021.html So I have now been living here in South Korea for over a year.I arrived Feb. 9th of 2008 and this past year has flown by as if it was a dream in the wind.This post is in tribute to the various friends I have made here in Korea.Also including my brother Jeffrey and my friend from home Sarah C. who has since come to join me here in both living and working.Friend for a moment or for friend for li http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gyeonggi-do/Goyang/Ilsandong-gu/blog-381143.html Where shall I go nextVisited Countries MapThe old becoming new http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gyeonggi-do/Goyang/Ilsandong-gu/blog-379659.html Finally a blog where I can put all my picturesI am sooo excited about this new blog I really will keep it updated the intent and the will is thereSo to begin I will be moving all of my older pictures over to this blog and then I will start adding on all of the new photos that have been piling up on my computerAs before this is a blog dedicated to the photos of my travel journeys around http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gyeonggi-do/Goyang/Ilsandong-gu/blog-379653.html So today was my Kindergarten students graduation. While I've only been with them a week I'm actually going to miss the lil buggers because they are so freaking sweet. It was one of those experiences where you try and go the whole day without laughing because you couldn't believe what was actually happening but you hold back out of respect because you know this is how they do things. For example http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gyeonggi-do/Goyang/Ilsan/blog-376724.html 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 eno http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gyeonggi-do/Goyang/Ilsan/blog-374825.html I'm Jack Bauer February 2008 For the lunar new year we had absolutely nothing to do so Derek came up with the brilliant idea of teaching me how to shoot a gun In Ilsan there is a very brightly lit and busy shopping district called La Festa with a building that has a shooting range on the 6th floor. We walked up the stairs and came upon a huge mural of a gangster on the wall that is quite ou http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gyeonggi-do/Goyang/Ilsan/blog-368203.html Well this is new Never had a blog before but I need somewhere to ventexpress my feelings over the next year Well I'm going to South Korea to teach english.....turns out half of Canada is actually doing the same thing lol. Go figure. I'm really really really looking forward to it but it's mixed with pure terror at the prospect of hopping on a plane and leaving all my friends and family http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gyeonggi-do/Goyang/Ilsan/blog-350489.html 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 i http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gyeonggi-do/Goyang/Ilsan/blog-257055.html Hi allBoom Boom MusiclandThis blog includes a plethora of events and news....the first being my new job as an actress on a new children's TV show for a large Korean broadcasting company EBS. The show is called Boom Boom Musicland and I play a character named Jeannie. I am one of two foreign characters on the show the third character being an adorable 10 year old girl from Korea named http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gyeonggi-do/Goyang/Ilsan/blog-216578.html