Oakwood Premier Coex Centre Seoul

... to promote agrarian science. I wonder if they had been a more aggressive race, would they have turned out the same way. <br><br>I left just as the changing of the guards began and because I was at the front gate at the time, I got a really close view of the action. It was very impressive but I couldn't help but wonder how hot it must be in those olden day costumes. They were acting like real soldiers (i.e. not moving and just staring ahead), and then I ...

... palace about an hour early, so I headed to the nearby Museum of Korean Buddhist Art to culture myself. The museum itself was small but had some nice pieces as you might be able to tell from my pictures. <br><br>At 3:30 I gathered with the rest of the "wigooks" (the korean word for foreigner) at the entrance to the palace and struck up a conversation with a Bristish guy named Jonathan who was on holiday from a university in China where he taught English. While on the tour, and the ...

... the school and put on house slippers and wear socks. I have my own shoe cubby near the entrance of the school. <br><br>I am introduced to the major players there- the Vice Principal, Principal, and head teachers. They don't really speak any English. They pull me into their broadcasting room where there is a video camera, podium, and mic in front of a Korean flag. I felt like I was being introduced by the President. If I knew I was going to be on camera, I would have dressed ...

As Tara and Brian have to work at the school from lunchtime until 9/10 at night I was charged with making my own itinerary during the week and I thought that it wasn"t going to be a packed as their sightseeing tours...however, I still managed to pack a lot in! <br><br>Firstly, a gentle stroll to the station, picking up along the way my cafe latte and pastry from one of the numerous Americanized coffee shops every 5 meters along the street (America seems to be the role ...

... on this cook top on our table.  Then we could just eat whatever we wanted.  There was lettuce, hot peppers, white rice, the beef, a soup that had broth and a little bit of cabbage floating in it, kimchi, and some other stuff- but I have no clue what it was!  My stomach is not used to anything that we ate tonight, so it is hurting.  I don't feel very full though..<br>We got back to DMC at around 8 pm.  I am pretty darn tired, but the day went by soo fast.<br><br>More later,<br>Lauren

... Buddhism here has largely taken on the role of the Catholic church and is a business with so many rituals and formalities and dos and don'ts.....seems quite far from its original form and the essence of what the Buddha taught. I was hoping for a weekend spent in meditation, but actually had to skip meals just to get any time in on the cushion. I guess they don't meditate very much in Korean Buddhism. Yet, we had to do 108 prostrations and attend ...

... the girls temperature and I noted the gauge read 37.8 C, which is very high.<br><br>More quarentine officials came on the plane, and everyone within 5 meters was given a mask, and we were herded off the plane. From there the 20 or so of us, were detained in the gate where we had to have our throats swabbed. After that procedure we were herded quite some distance away into a Quarentine room, actually just the corner of a room with office cubical type dividers and ...

... seem to still be capable of attracting a few onlookers! Last night I met a Canadian student and let him entertain me for a few hours....oh yeah, and buy me a drink............ then I picked up my first bonafide Korean bachelor. Really attractive and soooo Korean. He was in a full blown suit with a brief case........IN THE CLUB! It seems to be normal to see a club mixed with proper business men and as well as the break dancer type. He spoke only a little bit of ...

... hurts right now too. Ahhh, all I want to do is lay in my bed and watch a movie, but my transformer is broken so I can't use my computer because the battery is too low. I might try plugging it in to the wall directly.....Dad and I think that box/pack on the battery cord will convert the electricity, sooooo.....I hope it doesn't fry my cord......or my computer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

... what the **** is goin on, like this kid is spaced out, everyday I just go to him "Change the game on em Jeff" and he just nods like yeah absolutely. I taught my class how to play blackjack and now they're hooked at age 9. I introduced them to the world of ALF and they can't get enough. They think ET is the coolest **** out and I explained(paraphrased) im like ET fingers guys. Alf is the truth. ET eats Reeses Pieces. ALF eats pussy. Nuff said. This kid Jason who ...