Tag Archives: Gangneung

Pookah

10 Feb

Pookah

I’ve been catsitting for the last few months. I’ve grown to really love and adore Jen’s male cat named Pookah. He’s uber affectionate and snuggles better than any other boy I’ve met. He licks my face when I’m sweaty or sad and meows so sweet and high-pitched he sounds like a baby crying.

He only eats when I’m home. He loves dried sardines. I tried to teach him to poop in the toilet. It worked, but then he got confused and thought the toilet is for poo and my bed is for pee. The litter box was immediately reinstanted. My apartment now has a funk that will not go away. I love him, regardless.

This is what he looks like:

Winter in Gangneung

10 Feb

Winter in Gangneung

The weather has gotten bitter. So bitter, in fact, that my kindergarteners cheered when I asked them, “Did the temperature get warmer or cooler?” after our morning calendar/weather bit. They’re awaiting a HUGE snowfall. They wished, and hoped, and dreamed… and just after I returned from California… it happened.

T H E S N O W S T O R M .


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Keesang’s last night in Gangneung

10 Feb

Keesang’s last night in Gangneung

The night begins with the sound of a SMASH and HOWL as KeeSang and I enter my apartment. “What was that?” “I don’t know, I think the motion light is broken!” “Oh, a cat is stuck inside! Let’s catch it!” (more…)

Christmas in South Korea

10 Feb

Christmas in South Korea

Being my first Christmas away from the fam, I was a little sad and hesitant to get excited this holiday season. Gangneung’s charm warmed me back into spirit. This city’s lack of commercial Christmas technicolor lights, plastic billowing santa lawn ornaments, and the traditional American waste was a relief. The Christmas spirit was very much alive in my coworkers and students at school. I spent the preceding weeks teaching my students about American Christmas, as well as my family’s unique traditions. They told me of their Christmas. I was surprised to see how the holiday doesn’t come close to equaling Korean holidays such as New Year or Chusak. (more…)

Morven’s Wall

26 Nov

Morven’s Wall

I wish I could take credit for it, but it was a total integrative effort…
Marnie was artistic director with help painting from:
Jen, Jenna, Dana, Amy, Laura, Angela, some others, and I.

How beautiful. They’re wallsize.
The mandala is finished, but I think the chakras still need some fixins.

 

Mandala

 

Morven as the Earthly Mother, chakras and all.

 

 

 

 

Chuesok and the DMZ

26 Sep

Chuesok and the DMZ

‘Chuesok’ is the Korean Thanksgiving. After celebrating with our students, Amy and I celebrated the harvest season by testing our physical, mental, and emotional endurance… we rode our bikes to the DMZ (the delmilitarized zone between north and south korea.) It was fairly exhausting, and now that we’re back and safe, I can say it was my favorite adventure thus far in my lifetime.

 

my ride
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“Under a Honeymoon”

25 Aug

“Under a Honeymoon”

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Summer thus far has been a long countdown until Nick’s vacation in Korea. The final weeks were agony, the final hours were torture. BUT, after HOURS of waiting at gate2 in Seoul, we were FINALLY reunited. Hover over the photos for some comments…
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Summer 2007

20 Aug

Summer 2007

Oh, Korea. I love this place, most days. The summer weather ranged from clear sunny skies, to RAIN RAIN RAIN, to so hot i have to sleep with wet rags across my face. Though the weather isn’t always exactly what I’d like, I suck it up. I’ve had some really fun adventures. (more…)

Odaeson Bicycle Extravaganza IV

1 Jul

Odaeson Bicycle Extravaganza IV

We finally accomplished riding our bikes to the Odaeson, 40some kilometers away from home. It rained, it misted, it poured… but we had ponchos. We cycled for hours and hours, got through two flat tires, and made it there before dark WITH a place to sleep.
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In action…

24 Jun

In action…

NEW! Videos of our recent performances… they’re hysterical… + Photos of LCI fun….

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