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October 8th 2009

Published: October 10th 2009

Hello folks! First off, we would like to wish a big Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends and family celebrating back home this weekend! We will certainly be thinking of you this weekend and the delicious turkey we will be missing! Now, here in Korea, last weekend was their version of Thanksgiving, better known as Chuseok, or Harvest festival (it occurs on the full moon of the 8th lunar cycle).... Read Full Entry

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Korean War Memorial

Poutine!

At the Rocky Mountain Tavern, owned by a Canadian, they had Moosehead beer, poutine and Canadian NHL hockey! What more could we ask for!

Austin, eating his first poutine ever!!

Those crazy Texans had never heard of poutine before!!

Mike & ! with the statue of Admiral Yi Sun-Sin

A girl in traditional Korean Hanbok

Haechi - bunny

Cutest girl ever with a Haechi

Cowboy Haechi and I

Haechi - mascot of Seoul

Superman Haechi & Mike

Haechi and boy

The whole gang!

Drew, Mike, Austin, Mara, me and Lauren

Flowers in front of Gyeongbukgung Palace

The girls!

Me, Lauren and Mara

Mike and I!

The boys!

Imitating the "love" heart that all our students give us on a daily basis

Outside Gyeongbukgung Palace

Rather than street meat, they sell dried squid and potatoe sticks. And beside that, there is silkworm larvae that they roast- it stinks and apparently is quite nasty to eat (not that we would know - the smell alone repulses us!)

Gyeongbukgung Palace

The guards protecting the palace

Gyeongbukgung Palace

Mike and I with a guard. I don't think we dared to go any closer! Those swords are verrrryy big!

Gyeongbukgung Palace

Entrance

Gyeongbukgung Palace

A huge door. I think my head barely came up to the door knob!

14th October 2009

Tracey
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It's amazing to look at your pictures and to see you guys in a place on the other side of the world where I also have been - when I was in Korea we went to Gyeongbukgung Palace as well. Crazy!!! Looks like you are having an amazing time. Take care of that foot Smitty! Miss you both.

27th October 2009

jason
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hi from windsor
hi guyz,hope things are going well.aside from mikes ankle.lol i heard your mom and dad are going to visit. any how,good luck to yous.its getting cold here how bout there?

27th October 2009

mike dano
Mike & Danielle's Great Asian Adventure!

Mike's ankle is pretty much all better now, which is great! The weather here is still quite mild...on average in the low 20s during the day...mostly clear skies...much better than the weather at home :) Mom and Dad just left yesterday and we'll have more info on their trip soon!

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