Birthday moments...

As you saw in the last post, yesterday was my birthday. It was an uneventful day as I just slept late, talked to my mom a bit, and went to work. The day immediately picked up after we left work. We decided we would go somewhere nice for dinner (my party was last weekend) so we went to VIPS. It is a really great steakhouse in Sangmu. The only problem was getting there. We have become pretty accustomed to walking everywhere since we have been in Korea. We don't mind at all since everything is super close and public transportation in Korea may be the best in the world. We were trying to be all uppity and fancy for the birthday so we took a takshi (taxi). Big mistake. I knew something was wrong when he pulled the opposite side of the street to pick us up rather than just making the u-turn to come get us. It was freezing outside so I wasn't going to complain. I just wanted to be warm. We jumped in and immediately my radar went off. The taxi wreaked of alcohol. Then I told him where to go and he slurred it back out to me. I am lucky to have made it through my birthday car ride. So, today I am thankful for another year and surviving another drunken taxi driver.

Happy Birthday to me.

Jack was sweet this year and surprised me with an all expenses paid girls night out with all my friends for the night. We went to Fridays where this little serenade took place. Obviously, it was a little embarrassing. :D

Winter Camp

The Winter camp curriculum I developed is apparently being sent to the leader of Compass learning in Seoul. I am really excited. If they like it, I could get freelance work creating curriculum for them. :D

Around the World in 30 Days Curriculum

Korean Shoot-out

The weather has actually started to warm up over the last week. It has been glorious. Today was a great afternoon in Sang Mu with our friends. Apparently in South Korean it isn't uncommon to have stores set up that seem a bit like a fair booth on the inside. Today all the foreign teachers from our school(minus 2 who were celebrating a birthday in Seoul this weekend) and a few friends from Kumho Dong went to go to a shooting range. A strange idea in the grand scheme of things as Korean citizens do not have the ability to have firearms legally. We walked in and if you hit the targets you get prizes. Instead of actual guns there were super high powered air-soft rifles and pistols. It was awesome. The GA girl in me came out as I enjoyed shooting at things. I wasn't great at it, but I blame the equipment. The rifle just shot sporadically. I would shoot and not move at all and pull the trigger again and it would go in the opposite direction. Jack on the other hand did great. I don't mind though because he gave me his stuffed animal key chain prize. :D

Justin and Amber are married!

This weekend was our friends' wedding in Seoul. Justin and Amber got married on January 30, 2011 at Doeksugung Palace in Seoul. Enjoy this quick preview video and photo album I created.


JABOOK

If you would like to see the full ceremony, visit the links below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF53pqF7QEk (PART 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZE_F5TZycM (PART 2)

Winter Camp is Over!

Well winter camp is finally coming to a close. I must say it was a bit sad to see some of the students leave. Some students come to Hans specifically for camp and are not regular attendees for classes. I will miss them. The camp was a lot of fun. The theme was Around the World in 80 Days (well, 30 for our purposes but who cares, right?) We ended it today with a trip to Chile complete with rain-sticks from the Atacama Desert. Also, we watched the movie "Around the World in 80 Days." The Jackie Chan version, not the old one. Koreans love them some Jackie. I think overall it was successful and I can't wait to get the paycheck from it. :D I am going to keep adding to my shopping list of things for my future house.

Here are some pictures from throughout the camp.

Latest Book Published while in Korea

This is a learning and reading comprehension book that works with our online learning module through compass learning.

History Book