Mama Letty’s Korean Adventure: Day 1
Day 1: Today we took Mama to Korean class with us in Gangnam. She really enjoyed it and got to meet our CLS friends. Afterwards we took the bus to COEX mall and of all things ate at On The Border. We roamed around the mall and then went to the COEX Aquarium. It was fun going there again and because it was in the evening (around 5pm) we gt in at a discounted price. We took Mama to galbi in Anam-dong and chai tea at Saru our favorite Indian/Nepalese resturant. Overall a great day. I’m so glad Mama is here. 🙂
Jamie, Kyle, me and Mama
Moving Day 2.0
So because of ill-fated circumstances Chad had to move to a new apartment. It’s smaller than his place in Anam-dong but nicer and newer. It’s at a good location, right on the bus route that connects Anam-dong to Donam-dong. I’m still really sad about moving from Anam, you can’t beat that location. Anyway, he’s on the top floor and there are two nice balconies with pretty good views, what do you think… ?
View of Seoul
Night View of Seoul
31 Photos in 31 Days: Day 25
Day 25: Good-bye Anam. So due to the other dumb-ass foreigners in Chad’s building Chad has to move out. It sucks because we love Anam, it’s become our home away from home. Luckily, Chad is moving to Bomun which is between Donam and Anam. So it puts him between my place and Anam. We’ll still be able to go to Anam and eat and party but it’s going to be more of a hassle…
Tonight’s our last night.
31 Photos in 31 Days: Day 7
Day 7 Today is my boyfriend Chad’s birthday!! Yippy!! This was 
last night around 2 or 3 am after leaving the best bar in the world Daddy-J in Anam-dong Seoul.
Happy Birthday Chad!!
“We’ll Take a Cup o’Kindness Yet”
Celebrating New Year
“And we’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne!”
Happy New Year! Don’t forget that it’s 2011 and NOT two-thousand-eleven.
This “Y2K” fad has run it’s course and it’s starting to ruin a generation of children. I don’t know how many kids I’ve had to teach how to say dates. They don’t know how to say any year before 2000! It’s starting to become a problem. And I’m stopping it right here and now.
Besides that we rang in the New Year with lots of good friends at the local spot Daddy J’s. It reminds me of “The Wall” back in Stillwater. Everyone especially had a great time once it was free beer from midnight till 2!
Hope 2011 is as fun as 2010!
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
Without Lights
- With Lights
Here is a picture of our Christmas tree at Chad’s place. I decorated this one for us and then I decorated a pink one for my place. I thought this would be the one chance I get to decorate a tree pink with Hello Kitty. The white thing at the top is a little mobile that one of Chad’s students drew Pokémon on. Christmas trees are VERY cheap here but lights are expensive. Also I’ve had trouble finding large rolls of wrapping paper.
Merry Christmas Everyone!!
We miss you and hope your holidays are merry and bright!!
“In the Lane, Snow is Glistening”
"A Beautiful Sight"
This was the first snow in Korea to stick! It wasn’t very much, maybe about a centimeter. My friend Sunny told me there is this funny and somewhat romantic tradition that some young Koreans do during the first snow. A couple makes a promise to meet at a certain place the night of the first snow. The couple usually picks a place like a coffee shop and then you meet up with your date. But what is considered the first snow is the real question. But whatever the couple decided they know to go to that certain place. It’s cute and romantic. But Sunny said nowadays it’s just an excuse to meet up at a love hotel. I guess it’s just another way to stay warm.
Happy Birthday CHAD!
Chad at the World Cup Stadium
Today is Chad’s birthday! I took him to the World Cup Stadium here, unfortunately we missed the tour (got there too late) but there was a cool arcade there so we play House of the Dead 4 and Taiko: Drum Master and some other games. That night we went to a local bar in Anam called “Drogba” which is the brother bar of “Daddy J’s” which is the bar lots of our staff member go to (we call it “The Stonewall” of Anam) Chad lives on what we like to call “The Strip” of Anam because it’s very similar to “The Strip” at Oklahoma State in Stillwater. Anam is the area for Korea University’s Med School.
Well anyway Happy Birthday Chad! 🙂
A Photo A Day When You're Far Away 