Today we got to go to the Traffic School with our little kindergarten kids, where we watched a lot of cartoons, rode little bikes, learned about traffic signs, and went on train rides. Take a look!
Hope everyone is well!
- The Harkins
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Field Trip to the Traffic School for Kids
Kids are outnumbering us today, 12:1.
Today we got to go to the Traffic School with our little kindergarten kids, where we watched a lot of cartoons, rode little bikes, learned about traffic signs, and went on train rides. Take a look!
Hope everyone is well!
- The Harkins
Today we got to go to the Traffic School with our little kindergarten kids, where we watched a lot of cartoons, rode little bikes, learned about traffic signs, and went on train rides. Take a look!
Hope everyone is well!
- The Harkins
Reunion in Yeosu
A lot of the closest friends we made have been returning to Korea. We all decided to meet in Yeosu to hang out for a night. We had some BBQ ribs, good times, and a lot of Noray-Bong singing.
We got to see Mark and Clare, our old co-workers who became our "Korean Life Coaches". They are now down in Namhae, teaching at a public school. They got married back in December, which is why they left the country.
We also got to see Bob and Rebecca, who used to live in Gwangju, but now live in Namhae. Bob's brother, Eddie, also works down there, and he came too. They are from the states, and we talked a lot about March Madness. Too bad for Troy, UConn is out...
We became friends with another couple, Matt and M.K. Matt used to teach in Gwangju last year, and just came back to Korea and is teaching in Seoul.
Our friends Alan, Hyun Jin, Matt, Fred, Dawn, and Brian all came down to Yeosu with us, and we hung out with our good Aussie buddies, Mel and Julian. All in all, we had 17 people who teach or used to teach in Gwangju come out for the weekend, and we had a great time!
Oh, and this is what a Noray-Bong looks like.
Highlights of the Noray-Bong:
1. Matt singing love songs to M.K.
2. "Patience" by Guns and Roses.
3. The boys all singing love songs to their ladies.
4. Mark and Clare's wedding song.
5. Fred and Troy having rap battles....kinda
6. Surfin' U.S.A.
Hope all is well back home! Was easter good for everyone? Thanks to Sarah's Mom and Dad for the Easter goody box. It was really nice.
- The Harkins
We got to see Mark and Clare, our old co-workers who became our "Korean Life Coaches". They are now down in Namhae, teaching at a public school. They got married back in December, which is why they left the country.
We also got to see Bob and Rebecca, who used to live in Gwangju, but now live in Namhae. Bob's brother, Eddie, also works down there, and he came too. They are from the states, and we talked a lot about March Madness. Too bad for Troy, UConn is out...
We became friends with another couple, Matt and M.K. Matt used to teach in Gwangju last year, and just came back to Korea and is teaching in Seoul.
Our friends Alan, Hyun Jin, Matt, Fred, Dawn, and Brian all came down to Yeosu with us, and we hung out with our good Aussie buddies, Mel and Julian. All in all, we had 17 people who teach or used to teach in Gwangju come out for the weekend, and we had a great time!
Oh, and this is what a Noray-Bong looks like.
Highlights of the Noray-Bong:
1. Matt singing love songs to M.K.
2. "Patience" by Guns and Roses.
3. The boys all singing love songs to their ladies.
4. Mark and Clare's wedding song.
5. Fred and Troy having rap battles....kinda
6. Surfin' U.S.A.
Hope all is well back home! Was easter good for everyone? Thanks to Sarah's Mom and Dad for the Easter goody box. It was really nice.
- The Harkins
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Yeongwang Plum Blossom Festival
It's the time of year when the prettiest flowers start to bloom. In March, it's the Plum Blossoms. Beautiful, small white flowers that bloom before plums start to grow. Anyways, a whole mountain was covered in them, so Sarah, myself, went with our friends Alan and Hyun Jin to Yeongwang to see this event.
It was great!
More pictures will be up later. Hope all is well back home! Annyong hi-kyeseyo! Happy Easter!
- The Harkins
Gwangju FC's first Soccer Game of the Season
On Sunday, March 8th, Soccer season started in Korea. Gwangju FC (Football Club) took on Yeongsan in a vicious 90-minute battle. Also, there was a great half-time show performance by 100 kids who are black belts in Tae Kwon Do.
We went to the game after having a nice Korean lunch at our friend Hyun Jin's mom's house. We get to the World Cup Stadium (just 5 minutes walking distance from our place) and see 100s of people going in the gates. The game ended up being free to go to!
Here are some pictures of the day.
We'll probably go to a few more of these before the season ends.
Oh, and the game was tied, 1-1. Gwangju FC and Yeongsan scored within 30 seconds of eachother.
Love you and Miss you all!
- The Harkins
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
HalfTime recap
Hi this is Sarah! This is my first blog entry. So far, I've been in charge of the scrapbook, but Troy taught me how to use this last week.
There are some times when I feel so homesick and I miss my whole family so much. But I'm really glad that I've been able to stay in touch with everyone via phone. Even though I'm so far from you guys I feel like I'm still a part of everyone's life. Next year I'll bring a laptop so we can keep in touch on the much talked about Skype.
It's amazing that we only have 5 months and 25 days left on our contract! Although I miss my family everyday- we've had a lot of amazing experiences. We've gone on four camping trips, six weekend trips-including a bachelorette party in Seoul, and to the Philippines. We've seen 600 year old Buddhist temples, 400 year old Catholic churches, and 7 different UNESCO protected heritage sites. We've played beach volleyball, American football, soccer, and participated in the Olympics. We've played Texas Hold 'Em using toothpicks as chips (every Sunday night), made a miniature golf course, and of course Wii. We've been skiing (the runs are amazing!), ice skating, and hiking. We've made the noribang (a karaoke bar) and the jinju bang (a hot tub bar) part of our lives.
Currently Troy and I are learning the ancient Korean martial art "Tekyen." I'm mastering the sword and getting a rough upper body workout. I'm also training for IronMan tryouts in August, so please wish me luck or send me some Creatine if you feel so inclined.
Thanks for reading my little update and have an amazing week!
Love, Sarah
Friday, March 7, 2008
Our latest weekend getaway - Suncheon
This past weekend, we traveled down to Yeosu again to see our friends Mel and Jullian. For her birthday we went bowling and ate some ribs downtown.
On Sunday, we all went over to Suncheon, a nice smaller town with a lot of things to see.
We decided to go to the Ecomuseum, to see Suncheon Bay . For about $10, the four of us rented Tandem bikes for a while along the seashore.
We think we might buy one now though, cause it was a good time.
Hope all is well back home. We miss ya!
- The Harkins
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On Sunday, we all went over to Suncheon, a nice smaller town with a lot of things to see.
We decided to go to the Ecomuseum, to see Suncheon Bay . For about $10, the four of us rented Tandem bikes for a while along the seashore.
We think we might buy one now though, cause it was a good time.
Hope all is well back home. We miss ya!
- The Harkins
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