School started today.
Monday, August 27, 2007
Saturday, August 25, 2007
School tomorrow
I'll let everyone know how it went. He has to be on the bus at just about the time we've been stumbling out of bed, so the morning should be interesting.
Friday, August 24, 2007
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Good day
The boy and I went to the mall today. We walked, we talked, we bought toys and made plans for tomorrow. The COEX mall is the largest underground shopping mall in all of Asia, and includes a multi screen movie theater (with an IMAX screen), a convention hall, and an aquarium. It is a big weekend destination, so the subway was very crowded today, but we made it with no problems.
Tomorrow we will head back to the same mall. We grabbed an aquarium brochure and found that the sharks are fed every day at 1:30, so we plan on spending our morning there and then heading back home for the evening. No matter how hard I try, I can't convince him that katsu is the same thing as shnitzle, so we will eat dinner at home. He says he wants Korean food for lunch, so we'll see. I'm packing some pb&j just in case.
We did discover that in just a few weeks one of my favorite restaurants will open in the mall. There is a Todai somewhere here, but now I won't have to search.
Tomorrow we will head back to the same mall. We grabbed an aquarium brochure and found that the sharks are fed every day at 1:30, so we plan on spending our morning there and then heading back home for the evening. No matter how hard I try, I can't convince him that katsu is the same thing as shnitzle, so we will eat dinner at home. He says he wants Korean food for lunch, so we'll see. I'm packing some pb&j just in case.
We did discover that in just a few weeks one of my favorite restaurants will open in the mall. There is a Todai somewhere here, but now I won't have to search.
Friday, August 17, 2007
Congrats to the winner
I'll say that I think Shred Nugent should have won, but then I may be a teenie tiny bit biased!
I'm waiting for pictures from the family....and a report. Until then, please enjoy a short clip of the performance which won him the regional title:
Awful Announcing: For Those About To Rock........FIRE!
and a follow up interview:
Awful Announcing: An Interview With The Man, The Myth, The Legend.......Shred Nugent!
I'm waiting for pictures from the family....and a report. Until then, please enjoy a short clip of the performance which won him the regional title:
Awful Announcing: For Those About To Rock........FIRE!
and a follow up interview:
Awful Announcing: An Interview With The Man, The Myth, The Legend.......Shred Nugent!
On our own
We've had a busy day.
Wendall left today. He'll be on another base (but still in Korea) for the next few weeks. This leaves us on our own for a few days. I am not sure what we will do this weekend, but I'm hoping we will have fun. Next week is the build up to school, so the anxious tics are in full force.
If the weather holds I am hoping to hit the pool. The boy is begging for us to find the water park, but seeing as the ticket prices are sky high AND they have an indoor section, I think we will wait until winter drives us crazy. For now I'll push for the free pool. I also think we will try to find our way to a different section of the city. It would be nice to see something a bit more traditional. The apartment buildings which make up 80% of our view are very modern....but not very attractive.
On Wednesday my cousin arrives. The plan is to have him spend a year with us. We are all hoping that it will be a really good thing. We are all looking forward to him being with us.
Wendall left today. He'll be on another base (but still in Korea) for the next few weeks. This leaves us on our own for a few days. I am not sure what we will do this weekend, but I'm hoping we will have fun. Next week is the build up to school, so the anxious tics are in full force.
If the weather holds I am hoping to hit the pool. The boy is begging for us to find the water park, but seeing as the ticket prices are sky high AND they have an indoor section, I think we will wait until winter drives us crazy. For now I'll push for the free pool. I also think we will try to find our way to a different section of the city. It would be nice to see something a bit more traditional. The apartment buildings which make up 80% of our view are very modern....but not very attractive.
On Wednesday my cousin arrives. The plan is to have him spend a year with us. We are all hoping that it will be a really good thing. We are all looking forward to him being with us.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Friday, August 10, 2007
Pictures of the apartment are on Flickr. They will only be available to everyone for a week. After that you will need to be one of my contacts on Flickr to see them. Flickr is a great site, and it's free, and I post pictures there every few days.
So we have been in Seoul for almost two weeks now. We have recovered from our jet lag and have turned in most of our paperwork. Last weekend we were able to explore a neighborhood near the base, and this weekend we are planning to explore our own surroundings. The boy and I have wandered around our immediate area, but today should take us a bit farther. We plan to end the day with a bowl of Bi Bim Bop, and we will need to find a restaurant. I think we are all looking forward to the day.
So our thoughts of Korea? We like what we've seen so far, but that isn't much. I can tell you that the base here is really well put together but that it really is not set up for family members to do things on their own. I've received some awfully strange looks when I've walked in and asked questions.
The boy has been great through all of it. He spent all day Wednesday walking behind me, not complaining about the heat or how much his legs hurt. We did spend one full hour in the indoor playground at Burger King, but other than that it was all walking and asking boring questions, and he was fine.
So far he thinks the best things about Korea are the playgrounds and the food. He's also very fond of our new tv. Turns out that video games look really good on a 40 inch screen.
So we have been in Seoul for almost two weeks now. We have recovered from our jet lag and have turned in most of our paperwork. Last weekend we were able to explore a neighborhood near the base, and this weekend we are planning to explore our own surroundings. The boy and I have wandered around our immediate area, but today should take us a bit farther. We plan to end the day with a bowl of Bi Bim Bop, and we will need to find a restaurant. I think we are all looking forward to the day.
So our thoughts of Korea? We like what we've seen so far, but that isn't much. I can tell you that the base here is really well put together but that it really is not set up for family members to do things on their own. I've received some awfully strange looks when I've walked in and asked questions.
The boy has been great through all of it. He spent all day Wednesday walking behind me, not complaining about the heat or how much his legs hurt. We did spend one full hour in the indoor playground at Burger King, but other than that it was all walking and asking boring questions, and he was fine.
So far he thinks the best things about Korea are the playgrounds and the food. He's also very fond of our new tv. Turns out that video games look really good on a 40 inch screen.
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