Holiday Inn Suites Alpensia Pyeongchang Suites

... s and Manhattan's while we gossiped, and laughed and enjoyed the panoramic views whilst the base revolved around the tower. 2 other highlights of this experience 1) yet another Korean word being influenced by the crosses over in language so the 'L' in Lobster became 'Robster' Tail and 2) the always amusing confused faces when we say an english word and Koreans dont understand. In this case trying to order a Gintini...oh no this was far too complex and the ...

... a few minutes the owner was already calling me grandmother because I'm 31, then decided I was like an American movie star (yay!), and then said I was not beautiful (no, no, no, no and making a big X with his arms in the air in case I didn't catch the 'not' part) but a 'cutie' because I was so smiley. Ah well, you can't have it all. We also talked a bit more seriously about the military service the son will have to do next year. Two years of it and visits home allowed ...

... special needs teacher said 'I know. I have noticed. I'm sorry'. Well, fair enough I suppose!

I completely forgot to write about Chuseok, which is the most important Korean national holiday. It was at the beginning of October, and we had 3 days off work for it, and the weekend in between. This was a big deal to me because I'm really missing flexi-days! I now completely sympathise with teachers in the UK and their insistence on half-term, but it's interesting that we don't ...

... was far too much for us but Su Jin still got some chicken delivered! I've also eaten a chinese with her in the kindergarten classroom one night, and last weekend I decided to work at school on the Saturday morning and the two secretaries turned up with, guess what, fried chicken, and some plastic gloves to eat them with. We sat and stuffed ourselves in our classroom then got on with some work. Fantastic!

Almost every weekend has been spent with some English friends. I ...

... named "Red Mountain". I spent about half an hour here, taking a few photos and settling for lunch before making my way back down the western side of the peak to Hwanggol.

The southern and western sides of the mountain were a lot drier than the northern side, making for a pleasant change. I got my best view of Birobong here, although the trees made it impossible to get a clear shot of the picturesque peak. It was a steep climb down, but after an hour or ...

... for about 7 years, and he put me in touch with a recruitment agency. As things began to snowball I also looked for jobs in Indonesia and Greece and was offered a job in Martinique in the meantime (12 hours teaching a week on a Caribbean island where I would understand the locals…). However, the more I learned about Korea, the more convinced I became that this was the most interesting option to go for. People from the UK rarely visit here, yet so many people who do come end up ...

... ryslande deur loop na die volgende vissershawe.in die ryslande is ou tannies ,toegedraai in lap vir die son besigg om gebukkend te skoffel aan die seisoen se oes.Nou en dan kom een orent in die heuphoogte mat van liggroen rys.

Dit is etlike killometers van waar ons vroer begin fietsry het langs die meer tot waar die pad doodloop teen die laaste vissershawe. Ons boek in by 'n Motel oorkant die strand. van ons 4de vloer kamer het ons n pragtige ...

... parents are greatly shamed by this, so she leaves her baby at a rock formation in the woods to die.  She later regrets her decision and returns to save the baby.  The baby is safe and grows to become a leader of the Korean people. I think I would have enjoyed this festival more if I had been able to see more of the religious rituals.  The Shaman in particular have a dance for just about every step of the process.

... basics, beds and a bathroom to which he nonchalantly replied "No bed." And he wasn't joking. The problem with this situation, besides the obvious comfort, is the floor heater. I think I wrote before that every place here has heated floors. It's a wonderful system and it really makes a lot of sense. I love it. However, when you sleep on the floor, you wake up wondering if your skin has melted as you peel yourself up in the morning ...

... moving out of the mouth, maybe 15 or 20 yards wide. The current was flowing toward the hotel from the mouth of the estuary, creating havoc on the waves. Across the mouth, it was much cleaner. We'll have to cross it. Wading in knee high, we felt the pull of the water. It was really moving, and there was definitely no channel that put us right into the line-up. Make it across, or you're in trouble. Mark hopped in first, paddling diagonally ...