Check this girls amazing birthday cake. Unfortunately, it was filled with whipped cream and canned fruit.
23.10.10
Elaborate Cakes.
Cakes in Korea always look really cool and rarely taste good at all.
Check this girls amazing birthday cake. Unfortunately, it was filled with whipped cream and canned fruit.
Check this girls amazing birthday cake. Unfortunately, it was filled with whipped cream and canned fruit.
Hanbok!
I forgot to put these on here earlier. The pictures are from my school's Chuseok festivities. Chuseok is the Korean version of Thanksgiving. Wikipedia will tell you all about it if you want to know:
Here my children are acting like monkeys in their very expensive clothing.
I <3 Scott.
Here we are making songpyeon which are little balls made of glutenous rice flour, stuffed with sweet red beans, and rubbed with sesame oil. They are one of the traditional Chuseok foods, and the kids insist that they are "a delicious food." I was too afraid of the 7-year-old germs to try them.
Lined up to show off their hanbok.
We did many scissors-and-glue-involved activities.
All the other girls were jealous of Carly's headband.
Joe's gluestick microphone led to a wonderful rendition of yellow submarine.
Here my children are acting like monkeys in their very expensive clothing.
I <3 Scott.
Here we are making songpyeon which are little balls made of glutenous rice flour, stuffed with sweet red beans, and rubbed with sesame oil. They are one of the traditional Chuseok foods, and the kids insist that they are "a delicious food." I was too afraid of the 7-year-old germs to try them.
Lined up to show off their hanbok.
We did many scissors-and-glue-involved activities.
All the other girls were jealous of Carly's headband.
Joe's gluestick microphone led to a wonderful rendition of yellow submarine.
The Kids
Here are some portraits of my Kindergarteners. These are the kids I spend the most time with. From 10-2:30 everyday. As much as I'm not really that good with kids, I'm really growing to like these ones.
Scott:
June:
Joe:
Daniel:
Carly: She's my newest girl and is really good at English and a total sweetheart.
Annie and Polina:
David:
Nicky: His shirt is actually the reason I took all of these pictures. He is wearing a shirt that says overcompensation and features a monster truck. This was funny to me. I love the English things people put on children's clothing.
Here they are learning something.
Scott:
June:
Joe:
Daniel:
Carly: She's my newest girl and is really good at English and a total sweetheart.
Annie and Polina:
David:
Nicky: His shirt is actually the reason I took all of these pictures. He is wearing a shirt that says overcompensation and features a monster truck. This was funny to me. I love the English things people put on children's clothing.
Here they are learning something.
16.10.10
Oh no!
Rising Cost of Kimchi Alarms Koreans
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/15/world/asia/15kimchi.html?_r=1&WT.mc_id=WO-SM-E-FB-SM-LIN-RCO-101410-NYT-NA&WT.mc_ev=click
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/15/world/asia/15kimchi.html?_r=1&WT.mc_id=WO-SM-E-FB-SM-LIN-RCO-101410-NYT-NA&WT.mc_ev=click
10.10.10
Muuido-무의도
This weekend a few friends and I went camping on an island near Seoul. I finally got to use my tent!
On the ferry to Muuido.
I love it.
Chilling at the Family Mart as usual.
On the bus. Many modes of transportation were required to get to the beach.
Hanagae Beach.
We set up tents with rather little struggle/embarrassment.
At camp. Drinking a beer and waiting for the sun to set before dinner.
The huts in Korea look nicer than the ones in Thailand but are way worse and cost 7 times as much. We stuck to the tents.
Sunset!
In the tent.
Galbi on the beach after sunset. The Korean way to camp.
Sea monsters abounded on Muuido.
Heidi is covered in charcoal and sad that we aren't smart enough to light a fire.
Tight quarters in the tent at the end of the night. Slumber party!
The morning after!
We woke up to low tide and mudflats as far as the eye could see. We ended up walking about a mile out into the mudflats and still didn't make it to water. There were lots of crabs and little seashells wandering about.
Reading on the beach. The best way to spend a vacation.
The bus on the way home.
A beached boat on the mudflats at low tide.
Goodbye Muuido!
On the ferry to Muuido.
I love it.
Chilling at the Family Mart as usual.
On the bus. Many modes of transportation were required to get to the beach.
Hanagae Beach.
We set up tents with rather little struggle/embarrassment.
At camp. Drinking a beer and waiting for the sun to set before dinner.
The huts in Korea look nicer than the ones in Thailand but are way worse and cost 7 times as much. We stuck to the tents.
Sunset!
In the tent.
Galbi on the beach after sunset. The Korean way to camp.
Sea monsters abounded on Muuido.
Heidi is covered in charcoal and sad that we aren't smart enough to light a fire.
Tight quarters in the tent at the end of the night. Slumber party!
The morning after!
We woke up to low tide and mudflats as far as the eye could see. We ended up walking about a mile out into the mudflats and still didn't make it to water. There were lots of crabs and little seashells wandering about.
Reading on the beach. The best way to spend a vacation.
The bus on the way home.
A beached boat on the mudflats at low tide.
Goodbye Muuido!
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