hiseoul.lightfest.1

hiseoul.lightfest.1, originally uploaded by ekissam.

after another visit to the chiro in itaewon a few of us zipped over to gwanghwamun plaza for a light winter festival.

hiseoul.lightfest.2

hiseoul.lightfest.2, originally uploaded by ekissam.

some projections on the buildings around gwanghwamun plaza.

hiseoul.lightfest.3

hiseoul.lightfest.3, originally uploaded by ekissam.

a media reinvention of the turtle ship behind the statue of yi sun-sin.

hiseoul.lightfest.4

hiseoul.lightfest.4, originally uploaded by ekissam.

fiber optics and paraffin wax.
the volunteer that spoke english was very surprised that i knew so much about fiber optics.

hiseoul.lightfest.5

hiseoul.lightfest.5, originally uploaded by ekissam.

entrance to a light exhibit.

hiseoul.lightfest.6

hiseoul.lightfest.6, originally uploaded by ekissam.

media walls.

hiseoul.lightfest.7

hiseoul.lightfest.7, originally uploaded by ekissam.

statue of king sejong. he's the one that commissioned the language. there was a surprisingly massive museum about him under the statue.

hiseoul.lightfest.10

hiseoul.lightfest.10, originally uploaded by ekissam.

gwanghwamun gate.

snowy.ansan.1

snowy.ansan.1, originally uploaded by ekissam.

after winter break i got in very late. . . i woke up to go to work the next morning and walked out to this. . .
i was told that it didn't snow much in korea. this took everyone by surprise. the most snow they've seen since they started keeping track back in 1930's.

snowy.ansan.2

snowy.ansan.2, originally uploaded by ekissam.

it wasn't till day 2 that i saw the snow chains. . .

snowy.ansan.3

snowy.ansan.3, originally uploaded by ekissam.

a sunnier day with the snow still on the ground.

snowy.ansan.4

snowy.ansan.4, originally uploaded by ekissam.

with a few warm days, the snow is mostly gone, but it was fun while it lasted.

airplane.snack

airplane.snack, originally uploaded by ekissam.

this is the snack for an hour and a half flight from incheon to tokyo. . . makes your minuscule package of peanuts look pathetic, huh?

mama.lucia.pizza

mama.lucia.pizza, originally uploaded by ekissam.

it may look like a hot mess, but the spaghetti pizza with meatballs from mama lucia's. . . . mmmmmmmm.

jealous.swon

jealous.swon, originally uploaded by ekissam.

while home, sarah visited. . . and here's the 'make swon jealous' photo.

ny.snowy.1

ny.snowy.1, originally uploaded by ekissam.

ny, winter, and snow- totally expected.

ny.snowy.2

ny.snowy.2, originally uploaded by ekissam.

it really started coming down just as we left. . . we drove real slow all the way home.

sleepy.cat.1

sleepy.cat.1, originally uploaded by ekissam.

scout catching a lap nap with dan.

sleepy.cat.2

sleepy.cat.2, originally uploaded by ekissam.

lump all curled up.

sleepy.cat.3

sleepy.cat.3, originally uploaded by ekissam.

dante wakes up with the evil eye.

sleepy.cat.3.5

sleepy.cat.3.5, originally uploaded by ekissam.

dante strikes his favorite sleepy pose.

sleepy.cat.4

sleepy.cat.4, originally uploaded by ekissam.

the sleepy kitty chronicles continues at my relative's house.

sleepy.cat.5&6

sleepy.cat.5&6, originally uploaded by ekissam.

taking over the chairs after mealtime. . .

sleepy.cat.7

sleepy.cat.7, originally uploaded by ekissam.

sleepy kitty, and sleepy dad.

sleepy.cat.7.5

sleepy.cat.7.5, originally uploaded by ekissam.

this kitty woke up for a bit, then came down to relax while we played some wii golf.

sleepy.cat.not

sleepy.cat.not, originally uploaded by ekissam.

you may think that's a sleepy kitty above my sleepy uncle, but no. . . it's my bear head hat.

xmas.2009.1

xmas.2009.1, originally uploaded by ekissam.

dad's set up, santa fred and the R2 minions- er . . . elves.

xmas.2009.2

xmas.2009.2, originally uploaded by ekissam.

on the mantel across from dad's childhood santa is my gift from hazel- grandpa santa (a cartoon character from pucca).

xmas.2009.3

xmas.2009.3, originally uploaded by ekissam.

i adjusted the hat on one of the elves to the paris baguette special wolf/ sheep hat.

perpect

perpect, originally uploaded by ekissam.

the perfect korean christmas gift. :)

brighton.xmas.2

brighton.xmas.2, originally uploaded by ekissam.

the brighton students enjoy a spaghetti christmas lunch.

brighton.xmas.3

brighton.xmas.3, originally uploaded by ekissam.

don't let it fool you, the spaghetti with chop sticks is a challenge.