12.12.insadong.5

12.12.insadong.5, originally uploaded by ekissam.

the back lighting is ok. . . but i think it would look great against the dark sky if it was well lit.

oido.1

oido.1, originally uploaded by ekissam.

last weekend a few of us took the train out to oido- a coastal town known for it's fish. the people standing in the street approach cars and passersby in order to drag them into their restaurant.

oido.2

oido.2, originally uploaded by ekissam.

a sweet little coffee shop.

oido.3

oido.3, originally uploaded by ekissam.

coastline, and restaurants.

oido.4

oido.4, originally uploaded by ekissam.

i heart graffiti. found on a time line of how oido has fished through the ages.

oido.5

oido.5, originally uploaded by ekissam.

a nice spot to view the city.

oido.6

oido.6, originally uploaded by ekissam.

dinner anyone? these are only about the size of my fist. small dinner.

lotte.world.1

lotte.world.1, originally uploaded by ekissam.

lotte world amusement park in seoul.

hazel gathered a group of us for an early morning trip into seoul. we spent most of the day there.

about half of the park was indoors and half is outdoors. all in all. . . a decent way to spend a saturday while avoiding the inevitability of writing progress reports.

lotte.world.2

lotte.world.2, originally uploaded by ekissam.

didn't catch much of the shows happening on the stage.

we spent all our time moving from ride to ride and standing in lines.

we did catch some junior speed skating competitions on the rink below earlier in the day.

lotte.world.3

lotte.world.3, originally uploaded by ekissam.

another view from the 'balloon ride'

lotte.world.4

lotte.world.4, originally uploaded by ekissam.

the ride i didn't go on.

i'm not so much into the falling sensation, as i reiterated to myself on the pirate ship.

they had a great small coaster out on the island. looked a little easy, but the actual ride was surprisingly thrilling.

lotte.world.6

lotte.world.6, originally uploaded by ekissam.

lucia, kelly, and hazel pose on the bridge to magic island.

lotte.world.7

lotte.world.7, originally uploaded by ekissam.

as the sun starts to set, the lights turned on. "oooh, a sparkly"

evening.bonsai.sale

evening.bonsai.sale, originally uploaded by ekissam.

caught this sidewalk bonsai sale on my way to quiz.

guinness.fairies

guinness.fairies, originally uploaded by ekissam.

last weekend we took our newest teacher out to see itaewon and give the rundown on where one might find things that one might miss from home. . . like cheese.

later into the evening we were sitting around in an irish bar when we were approached by the 'guinness girls', and this guy with the guinness hat. if we answered enough questions correctly, there would be some free guinness and guinness paraphernalia.

we won. now i have a guinness cell phone charm.

kimchi.time

kimchi.time, originally uploaded by ekissam.

guess it's about kimchi making season. i've watched mountains of cabbages and radishes grow outside each grocery in town.

flu.precaution.1

flu.precaution.1, originally uploaded by ekissam.

field trip time again. science museum this time. and just for flu season, they had some special precautions set out. . . HUGE hand washing stations at nearly all building entrances.

flu.precaution.2

flu.precaution.2, originally uploaded by ekissam.

well, it is a science museum. i suppose the high tech equipment is apropos. . . wonder what body temperature would've gotten anyone kicked out?

tiny.octopus

tiny.octopus, originally uploaded by ekissam.

my anchovy container always has surprises for me.

ryan.bday.2

ryan.bday.2, originally uploaded by ekissam.

so i sorta hosted a dinner party, in my tiny place. it involved a continued washing of dishes in order to accommodate my guests, but all went well. i cooked pasta, sauce, and meatballs, and some friends added salad, beverages and pad thai. . . all was delicious. we realized there was a birthday to celebrate so we surprised our new teacher with a cake and ended the evening with apples to apples.