Samjung Seoul

... ve registered ourselves into a couple of classes conducted at Gyeonghuigung Palace, ran by the Kukkiwon (the official World's Taekwondo Headquarter).
Christoph did an introductory class for tourists whilst I sat and watched since I'm already an expert. :) For some lucky reason, no one else turned up for this class, so Christoph had a one on one training for an hour. It was a beautiful setting to be doing Taekwondo at the Palace courtyard ...

... should not repress a desire to search for love.

Tomorrow I'll go to a baseball game. The weather is cooling off at night here and the days are nice. I'm on the job hunt everyday. The anxiety of the search is medicated with my memory archives of the joy of my early days here and what I have experienced over the last two years. All it takes is a commitment and then stepping on that plane while being ready for the beauty of the unknown.
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... the time faster and took turns fanning each other with the map.  We knew, when we finally got to the roller-coaster, that we were going to wait one extra ride for the very first row!  The whole time in line I was so nervous I felt like I was going to pee my pants.  Then on the roller-coaster Kori and I were so excited!  Our chaperones were coincidently directly over top of us on a bridge waiting in line- perfect kodak moment.  We planned on keeping ...

... free-handing it and potentially falling to your death! Well, is was at that section of the mountain that we saw a perfect example of a stereotypical Korean in reality. A man in a full business suit complete with dress shoes and a brief case was practically repelling down from the top of the mountain with one hand on the rope and his other hand gripping his brief case! What in the hell kind of business meeting is held on the top of a mountain?! Amanda and I just looked ...

... traditional Korean buildings and get away from the crowds, just walk down any of the side streets leading off Inadong-gil where you will also find some of the best, traditional restaurants in Korea.  Places that I have visited in Seoul until now are Namsan Tower, Cheonggyecheon River, Changdeokgung Palace, Lotte World, Seoul Grand Park and Samcheong-dong. Namsan Tower also known as Seoul Tower is located in the centre of Seoul on Mount Namsan. Seoul Tower was opened ...

... I don’t particularly find that relevant or maybe I’m just oblivious! I tend to be absent minded. However, if there are no pictures present in the Korean restaurants, in the past I left, but now I can read Korean, so I am making connections! I still have to know the Korean ‘dish’ though!

{ Sometimes when I go shopping I have to play ‘ ...

... always sells the tiny fish things. I never knew what they were, but I saw them everywhere and I was interested. So I decided to give them a bit of business. As it turns out, they are actually fish-shaped cakes filled with sweet red bean paste. Okay, I know it sounds really weird, but I think they were actually quite tasty! Three of those little fish cakes cost only 1,000 won! I have no idea why they are shaped like fish. Maybe its just an ...

... moved tables as I was concious of not making an **** of myself infront of him! He's got quite a powerful aura about him, but he speaks virtually no English whatsoever, so it's impossible to make small talk. All in all it wasn't my favourite night out of all time, but these social events are very important over here, so it's essential to attend, even if it is a little uncomfortable... I had a much more enjoyable Sunday, as I met up with Joana, the Korean girl I'd met on New Year's ...

... drinking away with a group of Korean guys at a bunch of red tables in a market, it still wasn't the drinking tent which I had been oh so wanting to conquer. I confess, I was a tad disappointed with myself because in my heart of hearts I knew I had whimped out yet again.

Only one more Seoul adventure to go... Will our heroine, backed up by her fearless mother, finally have the guts to make it to those damned drinking tents? Or will she chicken out yet again?! Stay tuned!