S. Korean Teaching Experience: February 2006

Last weekend we went to Seosan where Lin-lin's cousin lives. Here are some pictures I took in the city.

This is a ship that has been converted to a coffee shop. I didn't get a chance to actually try the coffee, but I thought the building was neat.

Seosan had a fish market. Haven't really seen anything like this bach in the US so I thought I would put it up so you can see what I'm seeing.

While we were there we looked at a Buddhist Temple and I took some pictures and I have a few more of this city I will be putting up.

I'm beginning to realize that my definition of cold and the Korean definition of cold are two different things entirely. Everywhere I go on the busses and trains I cook. I'll explain more about this later when I post the pictures from our ski trip; but for now I need some sleep so talk to you folks later.

A couple of weekends ago, Lin-lin and I decided to take the City tour. It was really fun and very inexpensive. We saw part of the Korean War Memorial-- the name list was a bit heart wrenching.

Lin-lin and I in the Seoul Tower.

Me being silly before the tour.

I'm still not sure what this stone mound is for. But I was told it had something to do with ancestors. It is at the bottom of the Seoul Tower.

I think you folks back home will have a hard time understanding what I mean by cookie cutter apts. So here are a few more photos of the apts. This is in downtown Seoul.

Shots of Seoul Tower

This is Lin-lin at the Korean War Memorial.

This a statue of two brothers--one fought for the South and the other fought for the North in the Korean war-- who found each other on the battle field.

This is like the Vietnam War Memorial, a list of names. I was very shaken to see all the names of soldiers who have lost theier lives defending South Korea.

Hi Everyone,

I am busily trying to catch up my blog to keep up with the pictures I have taken since I got my digital camera. One night Lin-lin and I went to the Outback Steak House and after we went for a walk. This was a Chinese Restaurant along the street and I thought it was kind of neat.

My friend Dave Keightley came from China where he is teaching English and stayed with me for about 2 weeks. While he was here we went to Seoul's Folk History Museum at Lotte World. And to the remains of an old fort.

Here is Lin-lin and I, my Girlfriend and Dave in front of a statue of what we thought might be a king.

This is Dave carrying an A-frame.

This is a Model of a Koguryo Procession

This is Lin-lin and I in front of a Jejudo wood carving.

I think this one is a Silla bed. The Silla was one of the three kingdoms.

This was the inside of a Kaya House

Here is a model of what a royal court might have looked like at Gyeongbokgung Palace

This is me fulling cloth. Kind of like an olden day ironing board.

This was a kind of military gun.

This is Dave in front of a canon at Nonhyeon Fort.

These are pictures of some of the kids I teach at Haenaem. Although I know someday I will be leaving this school, these kids are the reason why it will be so hard for me to leave.

Esther