seriously. . . you're supposed to pose here.
10.23.2010
chuseok.2010.friday.15
dinner at a fine restaurant with swon. excellent korean fusion food, with some delicious makkoelli ice cream for dessert.
chuseok.2010.friday.16
after dinner we walked around gwanghwamun square. he's the statue of king sejeon. even swon was impressed by the museums underneath the statue.
chuseok.2010.friday.17
the museum under admiral yi was much larger than the last time i was here. . . quite impressive actually.
2010.chuseok.sat.1
dan and i did a bike ride through ansan lake park in the morning, so we didn't get into seoul till later.
2010.chuseok.sat.8
swon picked us up to head over to seonyudo park. . . and while waiting to park a rollerblade club passed.
2010.chuseok.sat.12
the park is picturesque. . . there were lots of couples, and lots of expensive cameras. . . and here's a small photo shoot going on as we walked through.
2010.chuseok.sun.1
before he left, i had dan pose for a thank you picture for my student who had brought him some cactus taffy.
9.11.2010
ansan.storm
it's been stormy here recently. and if you ever wanted to see a storm approach from a 7th floor window. . . this is what you'd get.
stuff.from.students.2
this science student is bright. . . and a bit of a smart ass. under the life cycle, he drew his own life cycle, consisting of sleep, eat, school, and brighton (afterschool classes).
stuff.from.students.1
one of my science students really likes to get creative with her drawings. she sort of personifies each of the elements i ask them to include.
apt.dinner
i invited a number of my korean teaching partners over for dinner. i made tuna melts and german potato salad. . . which they loved.
9.09.2010
japan.info.armour
my attempt to arm myself with information. they eyewitness stayed in the hotel. if there was good info that i couldn't memorize, i'd take a digital picture for later reference. the phrasebook came everywhere. . . and my japanese style moleskine. (hehe. . . get it. . . i went to japan, and had a japanese style book) i filled it with emergency phrases. . . notes. . . maps. . . foldout maps. . .hotel information. . . anything that i thought could make getting about a little easier. sometimes, it actually helped.
japan.sweets.2
the cake that was so amazing. . . i couldn't finish it. chocolate earl grey cake. from a lipton cafe. i got at least half through it before i crumbled at its feet.. . . er crust.
japan.sweets.3
possibly my new favorite drink. there's a korean one i'm pretty fond of as well. . . . yummy.
japan.train.1
you had to book this express train to the osaka airport in advance. . and pay a lot more. we didn't take this train. looks pretty flush though.
japan.vending.1
i knew vending was gonna be plentiful. we had an asahi vending machine in our first hotel. i actually like the flavor of asahi. . . if only all beers didn't make me so sick. but camille was pretty stoked.
japan.vending.3
if you're wondering. . . yes, i tried the melon fanta. about what you'd expect. . . but anything cold was welcome.
osaka.harbor.6
had i known this existed. . . we would've tried to get there before it closed. (osaka)
Japan-July 2010 010.jpg
at the end of our first night, while channel surfing we found this guy. i attempted to give myself 'crazy hair'- pretty sure i was a little deranged from heat exhaustion or something. . . anyway. . . he totally wins the contest.
japan.bathroom.6
i have a lot of respect for a place that takes their public restrooms seriously. korea's been good and japan didn't disappoint. this was a public restroom at a highway service center. a map to know where the toilets, squatters, and sinks were.
japan.subway.1
the subway made for great people watching, but i was only brave enough to take shots when people weren't looking.
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