Novotel Ambassador Doksan Seoul

... is used for a tea ceremony or something that had a very Japanese feel to it. I overheard some Chinese tours that said the design of the palace was similar to that of ancient Chinese palaces, where the centre line is for the important buildings and where the king lived would be the highest point (if the palace was a pyramid, the king's residence would be at the apex and as it decends from the apex, the importance of the buildings would decline, is what I mean ...

... alien registration card for South Korea so that I can register for utilities, buy a phone, sign up for a discount Home Plus card, etc...I still feel like I'm just here visiting. I went to get my physical and medication verification last week so I should hear back sometime this week about the results so that I can apply for my alien card. <br><br>I've been using Skype more than I ever thought I would and what a great program it is. .02 cents a minute to a U.S landline and .11 ...

... trip to Muju was that they made everything from scratch. The grandmother harvested the rice she grew on her land and had the machinery to grind the rice into rice powder to make dak, which is Korean style rice cakes used in many dishes. The red chili sauce and powder that is used in so much of Korean cooking she made herself- from growing the red chilis to drying them in the sun, to crushing them into a powder. Same with the sesame oil they use. It ...

... unique.  At first I did not even know it was a building.  What I first saw were a bunch of stairs- really wide and long- leading up to a grassy green.  As I got closer, I realized that underneath that grass, there were two buildings with a pathway in the middle.  All the walls on this side were made of glass, so it was actually incredibly light, even though it was underground.  Both sides even met underground so it was basically one building!<br>After this we walked to a ...

... with some tea and a change of clothes and shown to my room. The accommodations were traditional Korean style and beautiful. Everything was made from pine or bamboo and smelled of the earth. The room had no furniture, just a sleeping mat to unfold in the evening, a comforter and a pillow. I love sleeping on the floor! In Korea all of the floors are heated too, so it makes it even more cozy.<br>Zen Buddhism, as practiced in Korea, is quite different ...

... first one she has ever been able to meet. She went on and on about how wonderful of a baby Matt was and brought pictures along from when Matt was with her family. We were able to go out for lunch with her, then we hopped back on the subway to go to northern Seoul. Once there, we went to the Gyeongbokgung Palace and the Korean Folk Museum. The palace is the oldest one in Seoul and resides next to the President's palace at the bottom ...

... on the wall- painted or printed really big. we always get Cass (korean beer). I don tknow why i bother any more... the stuff has no potency. <br><br>f. Namdaemun midnight wholesale market. fun stuff- opens at 12 am until 6 am. for wholesalers obviously so it's not as good of a deal as shopping during regular hours unless you buy a ton but it;s still fun to shop in the middle of the night... <br><br>g. <br>

... I have about 70 students, not including the kindergartners. My students are 10-13 years old. That is a lot of fragile/volatile teenage personalities to juggle! One of my kids actually flipped me off the other day! Ahhhh! So, I grabbed his books, threw them in the hallway, and told him to get out of my classroom! It was a very empowering day! Last night I went dancing with my teacher friends. I literally got home at 6:10 a.m.! Isn't that crazy?!?!? I have never ...

... t worry though, I will not wait too long to get help. I don't want to damage my vision! I passed my health exam! Yay! No diseases! So, today the school was allowed to give me the paperwork for my alien registration card. I can get over there on Tuesday and then the card comes two weeks later. THEN I can get internet service in my room and a cell phone. Today sucked. We all ...

... kinda funny but is actually just weird...not that the PENIS!TESTIES! song isn't weird it just has more pizaz. They also got me teachin the youngest of young buls and its funny cuz you're getting taped while you teach but my boss is a moron/ cheap ***** who barely speaks English and cant even understand me 95% of the time and needs a translator. I mean seriously how you gonna open up a school for teaching English and not even know English? That's like a ...