Friday, February 25, 2011

korea, the best of...

So, since I am leaving in three days (holy eff), and not sure if I will have internet, because I'll be in a hotel, I just thought I would do a post with all of my favourite pictures from my year here in Korea!  Boring for you, easy for me!  Fair warning, super duper image heavy.

I'm starting this off by saying that a group of my students almost shot me with BB guns today.  They were playing in the park by my house and shooting at each other, and I had to go to the post office.  In order to do so, I have to walk along the road between the two halves of the park, where they were having their mock war.  I stopped short when one of the BB gun barrels popped up in front of my face.  When he saw who I was he was all "oh my god, Tara teacher, so sorry!" and then I heard the whispered "Tara teacher!" going from kid to kid.  They act like they've seen something mysterious whenever they see me.  Anyway, I said hi to all of them and didn't get shot, thankfully.

Okay, so begins a year in review:

My after school class


Apricot blossoms


On Dolsan Island, near Hyangiram Temple


The Achievement Tree was not so tall, I guess it has not witnessed many achievements


The next few are from Hyangiram Temple







Dragon spit!


We only went to this bar because it had the same name as me, it was not as awesome as I had hoped it would be.  It clearly did not live up to sharing my name


My walk to school


This was the live sea cucumber, it's the only shot of the live things that I've eaten.  I've eaten a lot of things that were still alive here in Korea


I think these were speakers... or microphones... I'm not sure


We went to a fair at a fish processing plant


Wando beach




Campfire on the beachee


Oh, Korea, your shirts are hilarious




Dong rot is the worst kind of rot


Mosageum beachee




The second degree burns and three hospital visits that resulted from the above beach visit


Can you spot the reason why I took this picture:


We ordered three tall glasses of the Cherrycock.  It was just carbonated cherry syrupy juice.  Notice the well balanced meal on the table


Always with the umbrellas when it's sunny out


Blowing bubbles at night, we stood on the street and did this for a good hour... people loved it!  Children and adults were all over it, they even came up to us to talk to us, and we let them blow bubbles, too


Mid city poppy field



Nightclub in Gwangju



Koosh ball shoes... for serious


Beach on Dolsan Island that I can never remember the name of


Scooter + sand = not effective


By my house


Some pictures from the Busan Aquarium



Dolsan bridge




Namsan Tower and looking out over Seoul









Suncheon Bay








The chemical plants



The bay at night



More Hyangiram




University above my school, and a kit stuck in a tree



All of the churches in Korea have neon crosses


Man made beach adventure





DMZ tour









Seodaemun Prison Museum



Gyeongbok Palace












Changdeok Palace











So, those are some of my favourite photos from this year, a year in review!

Sorry for the boring-ish post, and, hopefully I'll be able to write one last post before I leave Korea!  If not, see you in Canada!

Toodles, lovelies <3