The Lantern Festival

We went to the Lantern Festival on Sunday. It is a celebration of Buddha's birthday, which is actually on the 24th of May. There are thousands of Lanterns hanging all around the city. There is an opening ceremony (the first picture) and then a very long parade ending at the Jogyesa Buddhist Temple.

Sports Day

On Friday, instead of teaching little kids, we played sports all day. Several of the EG School branches came together to compete in basketball, soccer, kickball and a relay race. Out of four, my team came in second place. There was lots of food, beer and fun!

Allister's Going Away Party

We had a going away party for a teacher I work with, Allister. We introduced some American games to Korea and went to an all you can eat and drink buffet for dinner. On the way to the restaurant we convinced a guy to let Greg drive a forklift! A good time was had by all.

I Am Famous!

It's true, I am now famous in Korea. A picture of me teaching class appeared in the newspaper Veritas. The picture of the Korean man to the right is the owner of the academy I work. I have no idea what the article says, but it's cool anyway.

Korean Cuisine

I have really enjoyed Korean Cuisine. If you like spicy, seafood and vegetables, you will enjoy it as well. It was tough at first because I could barely pronounce Korean let alone did I know what I was ordering, but after a few trial and errors I have found some favorite dishes.

This is my favorite dish, it is called "Ojino Duck Bop", it is Squid, with vegetables cooked in cayenne pepper and grape seed oil.

With every meal you get appetizers, they will change a little from meal to meal, but these are some of the most common. In the middle is the famous Kimchi - its cabbage pickled in vinegar and cayenne pepper. Above it are some kind of anchovies, to the left is some kind of spinach either cooked or pickled. Then we have cucumber pickled with vinegar and cayenne pepper and next to that is radish, also pickled. The soup is anchovy broth with green onions, which is Excellent.