got my hair did!

Got my hair permed today.  It was a lot more expensive that I expected it to be, but I think it will be a lot easier to do in the morning before work.   The lady said it should be less curly in a few days, but i kinda like how curly it is in the back.  AND it doesn't even smell!

seoul part II

It's been maybe 3 weeks since we have been back from Seoul.  I was going to give a pretty detailed itinerary of what we did but with moving, cleaning, and unpacking I am just finishing my photos and have no motivation for labels, descriptions, and itineraries.  I do believe Andrew explains some good stuff in his blog though.  I have slimmed down 350 photos from Seoul down to 105.  Below are my favorites, but you can check out the rest on my flickr page.  Soon I will have some other photos I have taken since we got back up.  An update!  I am making a Korea book.  I have started to put all of the photos I want into it, so that all I have to do is design the book (the fun part).  I will work on it from time to time, so when I fly home it will be finished.  Also the Ipad 2 is suppose to come out Friday in Korea, Cross your fingers and maybe I'll have one by next week.

we are alive!

It is 5 minutes before our first class but I just wanted to tell you all that we are alive.  We went to Seoul last weekend and it was one of the best times we have had in Korea so far.  But you won't be seeing any of our experiences on flickr or our blogs for some time still.  The Thursday before we left we were told by our neighbor that we needed to move out of our apartment while we were gone.  WHAT?! ya I know, that was my reaction.  The building wasn't built to code and the city found out about it so they needed to evacuate to do a month long renovation on the electric wiring.  We were scheduled to move out, while we were gone to this very small attic with 3 windows, where the walls weren't taller than 3 feet and slanted ceilings.  Glen and ourselves didn't think this was a good idea to move twice in a month or so far away from the school, so Glen found us a new home.  Monday at 7 am (after our long trip back from Seoul) we had to move out of our apartment into the new one.  For the last 4 days we have been eighter cleaning with bleach or teaching.  Our apartment is now 75% clean and hopefully this weekend we can get the rest done.  It's much smaller so arranging our furniture and belongings is quite the task but soon it will be home for only the next 6 months. Hopefully we will also get the internet at home up to par. That's all! have to go teach now!  Wish us luck!

no matter where I am in the world, I still love flowers

At the beginning of this journey we were greeted with mountains of stone, laid by one man over a 10 year period.  We climbed to the top of the mountain, the tallest point in Masan (from what I saw) and then down to the other side where a beautiful lake lay between 5 mountains.  We had lunch on a pavilion and then hiked up the other side and around the peak back down.  Lots of flowers are starting to bloom for the start of spring is here.  You can see the spring in the pallet below and on my flickr page.

photo finale

About a month or so ago I said I would finish all my photos.  Going to Seoul next Friday I didn't want to come back with a stack of projects so I have finally finished the last set.  3 weeks ago we walked around Jeo-do Island with the Kangs and Choi's parents.  I'm sure you saw all about it on Andrew's blog.  Well here are my favorites and you can check out the rest on flickr if you would like.

Also today we spent the day hiking with the Kangs and Choi's parents again around a different mountain.  It had a big lake in the middle.  It was windy and chilly today so we didn't run for the water, but it was still a really good time.  I will have those photos done by Wednesday.  I hope.

roh moo hyun

Almost a month ago now we went to the recently past korean president Roh Moo Hyun.  We got to see were he lived, and a replica of his home growing up.  Next to their home is a mountain which he climbed everyday.  It's also where he jumped from, committing suicide about 2 years ago.  That I know of, everyone in Korea loved him.  They would visit his home every day and and still do.

The last half of the photos are from a restored pond that the president created to be a chemical free rice plantation. We were there around sunset and I got some great photos.  Enjoy 174 of the 300 on Flikr.  Below are my favorites.