Videos galore!
Alison took many videos while visiting and I am very thankful because it means I can share them with you. I like videos better than pictures because I feel like it gives you more of a sense of my life here. So watch them and enjoy!!
This video was taken on our Han River cruise. We boarded a boat and went on a tour down the river. 31 bridges cross over the river. I'm not sure how many we got to see, but it seemed like a lot. In pure Korean fashion, the boat had an on board magician. As if the tour was not enough, some people needed more entertainment. I found my own entertainment.... these old ladies who had drank a bit too much were dancing their hearts out. It was pretty cute.
This video, while giving only a very small view, is very typical. The river is lined with apartment buildings. Almost all Koreans live in apartments. In fact, I don't know anyone who lives in a house. There is no space for them, and they are too expensive. The view from the subway, the view from the river, the view from the roof of my building is the same: a sea of apartments. Everyday on the bus, I pass new apartment complexes going up. It is really quite amazing.
Alison took the video just as she was walking out of customs to meet me. It was my first time seeing them after 8 months apart. I cried. I won't lie.
A glimpse of my daily routine. Singing the days of the week song, except I must have been nervous to have guests in my room because I forgot what song I was suppose to sing. My goal is to act silly and keep the kids entertained because I know it is hard for them sometimes and they don't always understand me and they can get frustrated. They are not allowed to speak Korean in the classroom. So at 6 and 7 years old, the amount of English they can speak is amazing to me. They impress me everyday and I forget sometimes that this is not their native language.
Months of the year... another silly song.
Friday night in Beomgye (pronounced 'BUM GAY). This is the area where I spend the most time. It is full of flashing neon signs and too many people.
An area called Myeongdong. This shopping area is always packed with people, but there is so much street food and shopping to enjoy that I feel it is worth it to fight the crowd. This video shows it on an exceptionally packed day, but this is very typical of a Saturday or Sunday in the area.
This video was taken on our Han River cruise. We boarded a boat and went on a tour down the river. 31 bridges cross over the river. I'm not sure how many we got to see, but it seemed like a lot. In pure Korean fashion, the boat had an on board magician. As if the tour was not enough, some people needed more entertainment. I found my own entertainment.... these old ladies who had drank a bit too much were dancing their hearts out. It was pretty cute.
This video, while giving only a very small view, is very typical. The river is lined with apartment buildings. Almost all Koreans live in apartments. In fact, I don't know anyone who lives in a house. There is no space for them, and they are too expensive. The view from the subway, the view from the river, the view from the roof of my building is the same: a sea of apartments. Everyday on the bus, I pass new apartment complexes going up. It is really quite amazing.
Alison took the video just as she was walking out of customs to meet me. It was my first time seeing them after 8 months apart. I cried. I won't lie.
A glimpse of my daily routine. Singing the days of the week song, except I must have been nervous to have guests in my room because I forgot what song I was suppose to sing. My goal is to act silly and keep the kids entertained because I know it is hard for them sometimes and they don't always understand me and they can get frustrated. They are not allowed to speak Korean in the classroom. So at 6 and 7 years old, the amount of English they can speak is amazing to me. They impress me everyday and I forget sometimes that this is not their native language.
Months of the year... another silly song.
Friday night in Beomgye (pronounced 'BUM GAY). This is the area where I spend the most time. It is full of flashing neon signs and too many people.
An area called Myeongdong. This shopping area is always packed with people, but there is so much street food and shopping to enjoy that I feel it is worth it to fight the crowd. This video shows it on an exceptionally packed day, but this is very typical of a Saturday or Sunday in the area.
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