Back to Korea (pizza)

Before I left Korea Patrick came over one night and we ordered pizza:



The funness that ensued!

Late Korea Pictures - Blowfish soup

Snack Bars the Korean way

You can see behind the counter an assortment of dried squid and other tasty treats

Views around my school

Last Lunch with Teachers and Principal

My Principal and I


Where did this delicous rice soupy thing come from?


Well you only use some of your rice. The rest you keep in this lovely wood boxy thing. Then you put the lid on and let it "steam" itself. To get ricey gruely soupy thing. As I am not very fond of rice I was not exactly enamoured with it but the process was fun!


Cheers with the music teacher and science teacher!


FOOD

Soccer Game Traditions

I wonder where that roll of toilet paper came from...


OOOHHH there!!!


Trying to casually snap a photo of some of the people rockin horns. South Korea is called the Devils so :)



NOISE makers



You cants really tell from this angle but it is the Korean flag

North Korea South Korea Game

The stretcher was on the field like 20 TIMES it was ridiculous!!!!!

My Going Away Dinner (late korean pics)

Free Hugs!

Free What?

In this age of social disconnectivity and lack of human contact, the effects of the Free Hugs campaign became phenomenal.

Says Who?
A man had been living in London when he got kicked out and had to to return to Sydney. He had no one to welcome him back, no place to call home.

As he stood there in the arrivals terminal, watching other passengers meeting their waiting friends and family, with open arms and smiling faces, hugging and laughing together, he wanted someone out there to be waiting for him. To hug him.

So he got some cardboard and a marker and made a sign. He found the busiest pedestrian intersection in the city and held that sign aloft, with the words "Free Hugs" on both sides.

Everyone has problems but to see someone who was once frowning, smile even for a moment, is worth it every time.

Why do I hug?
Back when I worked customer service I was often told "thank you." For what? For asking how people were and sounding like I meant it (I usually did), for wishing they would have a nice day and smiling.

People have become robots...we are becoming more and more like the electronics we are addicted to. And maybe, if we could get back those feelings (good, bad, everything) then we would have less problems...and if not, well its a great place to start trying :)

Saint Patrick's Day Seoul

Saint Patrick's day in Seoul we went to the parade...it ended up being a lot of fun even though the parade was not quite up to San Diego standards!

Just some pictures:



YUMMMYYY!!!!!!! Noodley goodness

EVERLAND

Rated one of the eight best theme parks in the world Everland is located about 40 minutes from Suwon Station.

Everland Zoo

So, I recently went to Everland and had a BLAST rollercoasters, silly people dressed up great friends...oh...and a zoo...how does it compare to the WORLD FAMOUS San Diego zoo? Obviously it doesn't...but it was still pretty darn cool.

Here's a few of my favorite photos:

The AMERICAN beavers...much to the contempt of my Canadian brethren

MONKEY VILLLAGE

GOOOO MONARCHS!!!

The Polar Plunge is soooo much cooler :-)

Overall a pretty nifty setup and one you should feinitely check out if you're in Everland