Korea/Canada

Some friends and I spent Saturday night in a small salsa club we found in Seoul.
But most importantly, in the club I found my long lost home....Canada!

Happy Halloween!!

Today we celebrated Halloween at the academy. Most of the kids dressed up and we had the usual Halloween events complete with candy and some Korean snacks.
Here are quite a few shots:
My coworker Annie giving the Korean sign for "Cheese."

Alice, my other coworker, taste-testing the snacks :)


Annie showing off her scary mask. It pumped "blood" through the mask.

Sophia in a traditional Korean Hanbok.


Snack time!

Jason eating Ta Bo ki (not sure if the spelling is correct), its small rice cake rolls in a spicy sauce. The kids love it almost as much as candy!

Face painting :)

Bobbing for apples - this didn't last very long, the kids kept sucking in the water and spitting it back into the bowl.....pretty gross.

Geuss what's in the box! We had some candy worms in one box, some dough and fur in another, some pumpkin guts, and some peeled grapes in another. 4 boxes total.

James getting a drink. The kids had to pour themselves a drink from this water kettle into a bowl and drink from the bowl.


Clara, not sure what her costume is....

All in all, it was a fun day, we played games and snacked also did a scavenger hunt which I prepared. The kids had a blast!
Unfortunately I didn't have a costume,

Fall

Fall is here in South Korea!!!
Here are some shots:




This is a popular park near my apartment where you can roller-blade or rent some little motorized cars or motorbikes.

The Han River Boat Cruise

On Saturday Marvin and I did the Han River Boat Cruise in Yeouido.
Yeouido is a city in the middle of the Han river and is nick-named Korea's Manhattan because of the high-ride buildings and the well known area for Korea's finances, broadcasting and politics. One of the most famous buildings in this area and also in Korea is the Yook Sum building (The 63rd Building), which is also the tallest building in Korea as well.
The boat cruise runs down the Han river and gives a scenic view of Yeouido, the buildings, the bridges and some of the greenery around the city.

Here and some pics:













The buliding on the right is the tallest building in Korea, the 63rd Building.



Marvin and I enjoying the views.