Destination: South Korea

Gallery: Kelsey's students

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 | By annanderson | Photo Gallery

restless nights

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 | By stonesamurai | Views [387]

i've been having trouble sleeping lately.  i can usually fall asleep a few pages into whatever book i happen to be reading, but lately it takes me about an hour to nod off after putting my book down.  then, after finally being lulled into dreamland i ... Read more >

Kelsey's friends

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 | By annanderson | Views [917]

Sun, Oct 19th – FRIENDS!  We had coffee with Kelsey’s friend, Rebecca (she lives & teaches 3+hrs away), walked Sokcho beach amongst a fisherman’s contest, helped Kels pick out new glasses at E-mart (ready in 20 min)...relaxed for a few hours ... Read more >

Gallery: Student performances at Expo park

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 | By annanderson | Photo Gallery

Students music performances at Expo park – talented kids!

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 | By annanderson | Views [1872]

Students from many schools & grade levels performed at Expo park - talented & professional!  GREAT way for me to see more of Korean culture...LOVE the drums!!

Seoraksan National Park

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 | By annanderson | Views [916]

Sat, Oct 18th – Seoraksan National Park – walked with Kel’s friends, Matthew,Catherine & Liam (22 mo old son) & a few thousand serious looking Korean hikers with their walking sticks, visors, & gloves – to see the fall reds & yellows ... Read more >

Tags: mountain hike

Gallery: Seoraksan National Park

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 | By annanderson | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Middle school field trip

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 | By annanderson | Photo Gallery

Life in Sokcho!

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 | By annanderson | Views [4399] | Comments [3]

10/1/08  - - Ptld to Sokcho, South Korea – I’m here to see Kelsey! It’s Tuesday, Oct 14th (13 days since I arrived), as I sit at Kelsey’s desk in her cute apt, overlooking a beautiful, sunny day & a several acre rice & vegetable – a mostly ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, elementary & middle school students, festivals

Wild Koalas!

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 | By emmaroo | Views [529]

We just went on the Forts walk on Magnetic Island. It's my newest favorite part of the trip. We thought we might see a koala or two but we ended up seeing 11! hehe. But we have so many pictures you'd think we'd seen 100. On the way up we saw a young koala ... Read more >

ouch

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 | By stonesamurai | Views [471] | Comments [2]

trauma happens in that instance between heartbeats.  that crack between everything being okay and chaos.  i have had the good fortune of experiencing the misfortune of trauma a handful of times in my life.  and surviving to tell the tale.  there ... Read more >

A 60th birthday

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 | By annanderson | Views [1379]

YIKES!!!  Difficult for me to believe!!! A sunny day - started out with croissants (nice treat) from Kels, coffee, & yogurt – while talking with Chuck via Skype.  We were running late, so we took a taxi instead of the city bus to her middle school ... Read more >

Gallery: A "60th" Birthday

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 | By annanderson | Photo Gallery

In South Korea

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 | By celinexiaolin | Views [748]

I will forever associate South Korea with the smell of fish. Cooked, raw, caramelised, rotten, in brine and in kimchi, in filthy and clean aquariums, in markets and in soups. And if I had to eat another seaweed I would turn into a fish myself. ... Read more >

Gallery: PhotoArt

Sun, 5 Oct 2008 | By sean_foo | Photo Gallery