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Published: March 16th 2008
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Mini Parade
This tiny parade walked by an hour before the actual parade. I love the traditional dress! Hey there! This Friday was White Day which is the equivalent to our Valentine’s Day so I received chocolates from some kindergardeners, which I happily gave to my 2nd graders for their snack break (not a huge nut and chocolate fan). That night Dan was able to come home from Camp Stanley so I cooked us a nice little dinner and we played Go Fish. I won.
Saturday we took the train and met up with Renae, a teacher from my school, her boyfriend Colin and a guy he teaches with, John. We met up at City Hall Station and walked a few blocks to a big St. Patrick’s Day parade and party. I hadn’t seen so many “Whities” (as we so lovingly referred to ourselves) since we got here. It actually came as quite a shock- I had not realized how many Americans, English, Irish and Scottish people were here, and so many knew about this parade (I only knew because Renea invited us). There was a short parade (all of ten minutes long), some beat-boxing and break dancing on the stage, and an awesome Korean Irish Band. We had dinner at Bennigan’s then drinks at Texas Bar after
Irish Wall
This wall is covered with thousands of little sticky-notes which you can write on then stick on the wall. walking through the Cheong Gye Cheon, which is a small stream which that runs through central Seoul from West to East.
The story is that through the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) housewives would wash their clothes in this stream. From 1900 until after the Korean War people left their homes in search of work in the city and built makeshift houses along the water, which turned this area into a shantytown. In 1968, after the city had “cleaned up” the shantytowns and covered the entire city with concrete, an elevated highway was built. In July 2003, President Lee Myung-bak inititated a huge project and had the river restored which included busting through all the concrete and pumping in millions of gallons of water since the neglect and development had left the river dry. Now the water runs again through the city, and through the plaza where the St. Patrick’s Celebrations were held (a five to six inch wide “stream” which in my less than sober state I had stepped in 3 times).
Today, Daniel and I had breakfast at an American style diner around the corner from the apartment. I’m going to go with him to Camp Stanley since
he has to check in for the week, and maybe we’ll catch a movie at the base theater. He will be going into the field for two full weeks next Monday, which I’m soooo not happy about. It will be hard not to see or talk to him, but like he says, I have been spoiled with how much I have been able to see him the last couple years, and this is what it will be like from now on.
Hope you are all well, and recovering quickly from the Irish holiday’s festivities. Love you all!
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Jennifer Lanier
Irish Wall
Very good photo! What's the story on this wall?