JEL Swimming Day

JEL Swimming Day
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Here are some of my favorite kindy students in the JEL backyard. Kevin, Bhin, and Duke. Duke is one of those hilarious, spastic kids that brightens your day. He’s very smart, and he speaks English very well (I think he watches a lot of TV), but his [...]

Woljongsa Temple

Woljongsa Temple
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We stopped at Woljongsa Temple on the way back from Jumunjin.

Cutie

Jumunjin Beach
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I have cute cousins, don’t I?

Sisterly bonding

Jumunjin Beach
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My older sister, Mi Sun, looking very smart in her new glasses. I’m wearing my “Dokdo Sarang” t-shirt (courtesy of Mr. Kim at JEL).

Jumunjin Beach

Jumunjin Beach
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Last weekend, I went to Jumunjin Beach with my family. It winded up being another big reunion, with nearly everyone who attended Halmoni’s 80th birthday party showing up. I’m still amazed at the sheer number of relatives I have. And so many cute cousins!
You’ll notice that people are [...]

Sanggye

Jumunjin Beach
Originally uploaded by sarahhyunah.
So I tried this with my family. Everyone was slurping it up so eagerly . . . I was still hesitant, however, because it looked like a bowl full of jiggly tongues. I tasted mostly like salt water. The texture was beyond slimy, however. Still not as [...]

Various musings

Here’s what’s going on with me for the moment . . . I’m going to Jumunjin Beach this weekend with my family (my sisters, my uncle & his wife & his kids, my halmoni, my aunt & her kids). It should be fun, and we’re also probably going to go to Taebaek as well, [...]

On the “boardwalk”

Busan
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T., R., me, and N. relaxing on Haeundae Beach in the evening. Beers and Hi-Chews (fruity candy).

Clams, clams, clams

Busan
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Very tasty! T.’s brother knew of a fun place for clams, so we went there and ate (and ate and ate) and drank soju with Coke as a chaser (which I don’t recommend). Anyway, it was really nice to meet T.’s family–they’re great. And N. and I were very [...]

Busan

Busan
Originally uploaded by sarahhyunah.
So this past weekend, I went down to Busan finally with N. It was so nice to get away from Seoul for a change of pace. We ended up splurging and staying at the Westin Chosun Beach Hotel–pretty swanky! Although they were in the process of remodeling their lobby [...]