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Showing posts with label Seoul. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Seoul. Show all posts
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
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 :)
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
Just some pictures:
YUMMMYYY!!!!!!! Noodley goodness
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Monday, November 3, 2008
Geochang (briefly)and Karen's birthday (Hahn River)
I call it Korean tapas...silkworm larvae, dried squid and some crunchy wheat thing
View from the bus from Geochang to Seoul
Random street performer in Seoul
Random street art
Flowery volleyball
Hahn river by night
I suck at night photos
Me and Vincent
The yogio bell at amigos (usually in restaurants when you want a waitress you say, "yogio" but someplace's have a button you pus, at Amigos its this)
Mexican food in Korea...YAY
Minsu and Aaron's other friend
Aaron and Jorge...Oi vey!
View from the bus from Geochang to Seoul
Random street performer in Seoul
Random street art
Flowery volleyball
Hahn river by night
I suck at night photos
Me and Vincent
The yogio bell at amigos (usually in restaurants when you want a waitress you say, "yogio" but someplace's have a button you pus, at Amigos its this)
Mexican food in Korea...YAY
Minsu and Aaron's other friend
Aaron and Jorge...Oi vey!
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Eugene's B-day/Good bye Chasper
Sooo...Friday night was Jasper and Charolotte's goodbye graffiti party!
A graffiti party is where everyone wears a white shirt youhand out permenant markers and then you write away to our hearts content! Its great for going away parties because you get a souvenier of your great friends :-)
Plus I owed them money for the gas money road trippy thing a while back soI figured I'd buy them booze for a going away party, especially since they dont drink and I do :-)
So we had good times, and FONDUE! :-)
Saturday I headed to Seoul early to meet up with Amy, Critophe and Olivier. They needed to get cameras or something and I wanted a PHONE! I learned a while back its best to have a Koreanspekaing NON Korean raised friend to help you with these things. So I dragged Amy with me. Let me tell you thoughI LOVE Konglish.
English/Korean
Speed/Speeduh
Pixels/Pixeluhs
You get the idea :-)
That night was Eugene's birthday party! We went to the Outback since he wanted a steak and ended up at a bar called Queens
Observe the outfits! (yes smart ones a gay bar)It's ok though mommy daddy don't be worried I only had a little to drink, see:
Thats me saying I'll only have a little!
Sunday I met up with some friends for book club (kinda), returned Patrick's camera so he'd have it for his three week vacation (sooo frigin' jealous), and had lunch with the ladies before coming home to prepare for summer camp.
So far summer camps been good, a little fursterating, but hey, that's life, right?
:-)
Carissa
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Weekend
So Thursday a co-worker invited me over. I had cucumber kimchi (which I think is officially my favorite) bulgogi (like a meat) rice, and some other stuff. I joke that a Korean meal is kind of like spain because you get all of these side dishes (which remind me of tapas).
Friday I went to school then straight from school to meet up with Gaeul in Seoul. We had some noodley stuff, Korean BBQ and walked around planning the next day (they have a beer they are promoting on the streets so we took a few free samples, its basically beer with lemon...quite tasty)
Saturday we went to a palace saw the changing of the guards, had some Korean sushi, Korean ramen, and...erm..some kind of meat. Then we walked down the stream (they had a friendship fair so lots of differen countries had booths and were selling stuff I almost bought stuff for people but it seemed kinda silly to get Argentinian souveniers when I am in Korea. Then we chillaxed on the river with street food. Kimchi-jon which is like a dumpling meets a pancake as far as I am converned. Its like...dumpling mix (you know flour and cood stuff) but instead of dumplingizing it you mix the stuf youd put inside with it and roll it out like a pancake DELICOUS and some kind of stuff intestines...thank GOD I was raised eating Mexican food so I am used to things most Americans cringe at. We met up with some friends at the hard rock danced a little (I know I only seem to dance in Asia...deal with it) and then went to KFC to eat and catch the subway to Gaeuls.
Sunday I did the jim-jil-ban again with Mel, Cherese, and Amy. I LOVE that sana-ey place. Then we went out for dinner and trivia night at an English pub where we lost our thus undefeated status.
Monday (Buddah's birthday) walked to a temple got some free grub, prayed, caught up with friends for lunch had...erm...cheese donkette ok I am kinda making stuff up but like chicken cordon bleu except with pork and cheddar...DELICOUS with some cold noodle soup and OF COURSE kimchi :-)
Came home worked on lesson plans stayed up late to call mommy and wish her happy mothers day (I was a day late but you know its hard to coordinate schedules from over here)
Yep, that's about it :-)
Luvya'll
:-)
Carissa
Friday I went to school then straight from school to meet up with Gaeul in Seoul. We had some noodley stuff, Korean BBQ and walked around planning the next day (they have a beer they are promoting on the streets so we took a few free samples, its basically beer with lemon...quite tasty)
Saturday we went to a palace saw the changing of the guards, had some Korean sushi, Korean ramen, and...erm..some kind of meat. Then we walked down the stream (they had a friendship fair so lots of differen countries had booths and were selling stuff I almost bought stuff for people but it seemed kinda silly to get Argentinian souveniers when I am in Korea. Then we chillaxed on the river with street food. Kimchi-jon which is like a dumpling meets a pancake as far as I am converned. Its like...dumpling mix (you know flour and cood stuff) but instead of dumplingizing it you mix the stuf youd put inside with it and roll it out like a pancake DELICOUS and some kind of stuff intestines...thank GOD I was raised eating Mexican food so I am used to things most Americans cringe at. We met up with some friends at the hard rock danced a little (I know I only seem to dance in Asia...deal with it) and then went to KFC to eat and catch the subway to Gaeuls.
Sunday I did the jim-jil-ban again with Mel, Cherese, and Amy. I LOVE that sana-ey place. Then we went out for dinner and trivia night at an English pub where we lost our thus undefeated status.
Monday (Buddah's birthday) walked to a temple got some free grub, prayed, caught up with friends for lunch had...erm...cheese donkette ok I am kinda making stuff up but like chicken cordon bleu except with pork and cheddar...DELICOUS with some cold noodle soup and OF COURSE kimchi :-)
Came home worked on lesson plans stayed up late to call mommy and wish her happy mothers day (I was a day late but you know its hard to coordinate schedules from over here)
Yep, that's about it :-)
Luvya'll
:-)
Carissa
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Fast Weekend Summary
Well...
I saw the changing of the guards at a Korean palace, learned about the history of Korea, and Hangul at a museum 9checked out some local art and Vietnamese art as well) walked around the streets of Seoul, had traditional Korean BBQ, and hit a bar afterwards for kinda like tapas but not
THEN
I had YUMMY street food, learned some more Korean, headed to a Jimil-Ban (like a spa) has a nice soak, a hot shower, did the nakey dance in the shower, chilled in an oxygen room, a jade room, a room filled with salt, and a sauna grabbed some food and drinks, headed back to the shower, exfoliated ourselves in salt, showered, jumped into a freezing cold pool, jumped into a warm jacuzzi, got a massaing shower, more exfoliation, nakey dance well you get the idea
Dropped a dear friend off at the train station, met up with friends fro drinks, got dinner, got more drinks, bonded with a new friend
THEN Met up with GAEUL caught up had lots of food, charged my phone at a 7-11 for a $1, had dinner at a Greek place run by Koreans (leanred the hostory of the word Samuri) went to a club that looks like a cave, ROCKED the dance floor (pictures to follow once I get them from a friend) got street food, crashed at may place
THEN
woke up at five to get on a bus to go to a city three hours away to attend their tea ceremony, make a tea bowl, try TONS of traditional tea, meet the artists, learn about kilns, have three paid for traditional meals, get a small interview, and free roundtrip bus ride why...oh yeah I am a foreigner
Took the subway home for the first time ever and am about to shower...
How was your weekend?
How was your weekend??
I saw the changing of the guards at a Korean palace, learned about the history of Korea, and Hangul at a museum 9checked out some local art and Vietnamese art as well) walked around the streets of Seoul, had traditional Korean BBQ, and hit a bar afterwards for kinda like tapas but not
THEN
I had YUMMY street food, learned some more Korean, headed to a Jimil-Ban (like a spa) has a nice soak, a hot shower, did the nakey dance in the shower, chilled in an oxygen room, a jade room, a room filled with salt, and a sauna grabbed some food and drinks, headed back to the shower, exfoliated ourselves in salt, showered, jumped into a freezing cold pool, jumped into a warm jacuzzi, got a massaing shower, more exfoliation, nakey dance well you get the idea
Dropped a dear friend off at the train station, met up with friends fro drinks, got dinner, got more drinks, bonded with a new friend
THEN Met up with GAEUL caught up had lots of food, charged my phone at a 7-11 for a $1, had dinner at a Greek place run by Koreans (leanred the hostory of the word Samuri) went to a club that looks like a cave, ROCKED the dance floor (pictures to follow once I get them from a friend) got street food, crashed at may place
THEN
woke up at five to get on a bus to go to a city three hours away to attend their tea ceremony, make a tea bowl, try TONS of traditional tea, meet the artists, learn about kilns, have three paid for traditional meals, get a small interview, and free roundtrip bus ride why...oh yeah I am a foreigner
Took the subway home for the first time ever and am about to shower...
How was your weekend?
How was your weekend??
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Seoul
So the past few weekends I've beenin Seoul and it has been great! I've only done a little siteseeing (changing of the guards, war memorial, a palace,, and museum) but yesterday I got to go to a bath house I guess is the best word with my friend Amy and her friend Mel.
Lots of fun to be had there, I'd show you pictures but we were naked so well no pictures.
Today I meet upwith Gaeul and then have a friend's birthday party. Tomorrow I have a traditional tea ceremony and then I go home so Monday I can clean and prepare for class on Tuesday
I'll keep you posted as stuff progreses.
Lots of fun to be had there, I'd show you pictures but we were naked so well no pictures.
Today I meet upwith Gaeul and then have a friend's birthday party. Tomorrow I have a traditional tea ceremony and then I go home so Monday I can clean and prepare for class on Tuesday
I'll keep you posted as stuff progreses.
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