Sara and I decided on a lazy Sunday after climbing to go check out one of the many palaces found around Seoul. Changdeokgung Palace was recognized as a World Heritage site in 1997. The palace was built in 1405, set fire to and destroyed in 1592 during a Japanese invasion and then rebuilt once again…
On Sara’s birthday (Oct 14) we went with Joanna to the Seoul Zoo. Getting to the zoo could not be easier as the subway station has an exit that takes you directly to the front gate. After some main gate confusion and a lackluster KFC sandwich we entered the park. The only other large zoo…
Tongjin Elementary had their annual talent show a week ago. After finding out about it I was pretty excited to see the all the acts, especially my grade 5 and 6 students. I boarded a fancy coach bus to literally go down the road to where my apartment is which is roughly a ten minute…
At the start of October I found out the day before (a common theme in Korea) that I would be going on a hike and then out for dinner with the school for a traditional meal. Each month I pay into a teachers activity fund which allows all the staff to meet together which I…
Jeez, really falling behind on the blogging here. A map of our hike: http://app.strava.com/activities/87192282 A couple weeks ago I saw a post on a Korean Facebook climbing group with some awesome photos of a crag. Through countless messages I ended up meeting a Lian (an incredible climber) along with Scott (from Guelph) at the bottom…
My days at school start at 8:30 am, the first thing I do when I arrive is open windows, I seem to have the stuffiest room in the school. I start up “my cumputer” as it’s called on my desktop. I have to be ready to go, as my first class comes in at 9am.…
On my birthday it was raining out, so there was no way that I could go climbing or out riding. Rather than waste the day, we decided that going to the Korean War Memorial/Museum would be a good way to spend the day. Now before we go anywhere, I try not to look at any…
On Saturday Sara, Joanna, and I went to the COEX Aquarium, located in the COEX Mall. Each weekend we are trying to stay as busy as possible. Making sure that we do something new or that we enjoy (rock climbing, cycling, etc). After getting off the subway we exited straight into the mall which was…
We have been here about a month now and have seen many interesting things here is my top ten list of the best and worst of the past month, not in any particular order. Best: Our friends who we inherited, they live just down the street! The security guards at the buildings they are always…
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