http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , South Korea en-us Mon, 09 Nov 09 12:06:54 +0000 Mon, 09 Nov 09 12:06:54 +0000 I read in Daegu Pockets a magazine for expats in Daegu that the weekend of October 24th was the optimum time to go to Palgongsan mountain to see the autumn leaves. So Heather and I hoped on the Rapid Bus 1 and headed out to the mountain. We couldn't believe our luck it was the perfect fall weather to head out to the mountains and apparently half of the city of Daegu thought the same thing. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Daegu/blog-451630.html I have been seriously yearning for taking pictures of Fall scenery. Sure CA has some signs of Autumn but with all the trees here I really feel like itrsquos Fall. One of my goals for this weekend was to go out and explore and take in the sights and smells of the season. So Alison and I decided to go to Seolleung tombs which are only about 30min away from home. As soon as we step inside 2 K http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Seoul/blog-451545.html After another long delay we are back with new tales. Although the ldquohoneymoonrdquo phase of travel may be coming to an end we are now enjoying the comforts of establishing a routine in a land that seemed as far from home as possible only a few months ago. When we are not working hard for the money taming the youngsters we now spend our days playing Frisbee on Sundays with a local league http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Daegu/blog-451294.html From Mom and DadJust a couple things that I didnrsquot mention on our take on Korea. Firstly on our visit to the worlds largest department store . Irsquom not sure about all you other guys but when I go to a mall all of a sudden my knees start to hurt which they normally donrsquot. Maybe itrsquos a sign. Picture this place the size of a Sears but each floor is dedicated to a specif http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Busan/blog-450804.html So there is a saying It takes a village to raise a child. The saying for SoKo needs to be revised a bit It takes a village to get a student into university. It turns out my online applications to university were a piece of cake compared to the shinanigans that my students are expriencing. Absolute insanity. My students have had to compile endless amount of documents take tests travel to t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/blog-450698.html Camp Mu Juk South KoreaWork has taken me to Camp Mu Juk located in Pohang South Korea. There isn't much to do on this base except browse the small PX and grab some food in the ROK Hard Cafe. Since I have basically the whole day free I decided to do a little research on the base I'm staying at. Here's what I came up withCamp Mu Juk taken from httpwww.globalsecurity.orgmilitaryfacility http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/blog-450600.html Cheryl and I are back from our trip to S Korea to visit Danielle Mike on their Great Korean Adventure. It was an awesome experience. We are so glad that we decided to go.It was great to see Danielle Mike. Although they have only been gone for a couple months we missed them very much. I looked to us that they are having a great time and are adjusting well. It is such a different culture there http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gyeongsangnam-do/Yangsan/blog-450565.html This is not appropriate for many... so I'm sorry but it was an experience and I was told that I must document every experience.... I however did not know the story before I went just that we were going on an adventure and an adventure it was....When we got there and started walking I quickly learned this was NOT a NORMAL PARKBoys and girls gather around. I want to share the story of the young Si http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gwangju/blog-450464.html Hello everybody I know that itrsquos been a while but here I am. So these last few weeks have been pretty busy. Two weeks ago was mom week meaning that moms had the option to sit in on our classes. This made me more than a little nervous but I think it went pretty well. The same week as mom week was when Matt and Mark came to visit. It was really nice seeing some familiar faces out he http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gyeonggi-do/Seongnam/Bundang/blog-450120.html My school yard is full of falling Autumn.A lot of leaves of trees turned greenery to colorfulyellow brown red. I shot yellowed leaves and beautiful flowers in my school back yard and caught my some pupils with living in playground. You can enjoy these shoots. Leaves are falling falling like falling snows This fall is falling falling with colored falling leaves. 215166396921313 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Daegu/blog-450119.html So... week 9 and 10 were kind of eventful week 9 we headed to the Kimchi festival. Kimchi is a huge part of Korean culture.. They eat Kimchi at every meal... Fomented cabbage which is super spicy.. not a fan but I decided I might as well try it while in Korea. Friends came down from another city in Korea and we all went out to party that night. It was a great night My children were getting bette http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gwangju/blog-449940.html Wow What a week. To tell the truth I really donrsquot know where to start. I might start with my apartment. Irsquom really lucky as my apartment is quite big compared to what a lot of the different English schools provide their teachers. You see the schools generally supply the apartment as part of the contract so it is generally a small studio apartment that you are given. However we are ve http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Busan/blog-449785.html October has been an exciting month for us here and it only got better when we found out my parents were coming for a visit They arrived in Yangsan on Wed. Oct. 21 and left the following Monday and in that short time we let them experience as much of the Korean culture as possible. They had a great trip and loved Korea Love MotelsYangsan is a small city by Korean standards about 400000 may http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gyeongsangnam-do/Yangsan/blog-449053.html We woke this morning in Pusan in South Korea. The city has 4Mil people and is spread right around the harbours they have couple of them. Itrsquos obviously a major seaport because the fish market was so vast. In the market freshly caught fish were displayed next to live fish in tanks all sorts the area was spread over quite a few acres. It was clean there but not so nice unless of course y http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Busan/blog-448404.html Hello family and friends How are things back home Things here have settled down a bit in the last couple weeks after a busy first month and a half here We're a little behind on the blog but here's an update of the past few weeks Pusan International Film Festival PIFFOctober 816th Pusan became the host of the 14th annual PIFF the largest film festival in Asia We took advantage of this an http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gyeongsangnam-do/Yangsan/blog-448216.html Hot air balloons. Like 'em Cuz I sure as heck doIt was an incredible weekend of long walks along the Gapcheon River paragliding movies binging mask making and best of all hot air balloons.This weekend was the 6th annual Daejeon International Balloon Fiesta. It was a 3 day event filled with paragliding and hot air balloon competitions free balloon rides night shows and cotton candy. On http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Taejon/blog-448093.html Hi everyone I know it's been awhile since I've last written but I've had a very busy week all of which I will be updating to you in painstaking detail. I however won't be reciting this past weeks events on this update because I'm currently on my brand new iPod touch brought here straight from America. I just wanted everyone to know that I'm doing great and updated blogs will be coming soon. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gyeonggi-do/Seongnam/Bundang/blog-448030.html Hi family friends and neighbors Life continues to be a blast. I've been very busy at work teaching and helping other teachers pilot a new program here at English village. It is a new experience using different skills and I am enjoying that part of it. It has added up to doing work related activities over 50 hours a week which I am not enjoying. On the bright side there are some Korean teachers http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gyeonggi-do/Paju/Gyeonggi-English-Village--Paju-Camp/blog-447793.html As a perfect follow up to my previous post about the autumn seasonToday there was a lovely performance held in the same park Since I walked through it everyday on my way to work in the past several days I had noticed the beginnings of people setting up some sort of stage in the middle of the park. To my delight I realized that starting Wednesday October 21 there would be some kind of a perfor http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Taejon/blog-447396.html H1N1 has resurged in Korea... 10 of my students have gone home with either the potentiality of it or fullblown H1N1. This weekend should be cool. On Saturday I am going to the yoga leadership class for the first time since I graduated. It will be awesome to be back in the space. I am hoping that my Korean comprehension beefs up by then.Recently I have been having such a tough time understanding http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Gyeongsangbuk-do/Gyeongsan/blog-447337.html