Had a pretty okay time at the Food and Wine Fest this year.
Joseph and I went and then met up with T and B a bit later.
They had some nice selections and although I couldnt drink any of them, smelling them was almost as good.
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Vacation and First Day's of School
Summer is almost over. Yay! Time for Fall and cooler weather. Scarves. :-)
This has been a lazy/busy last 6 weeks.
Joseph and I had our vacations during this time and this week marks my going back to work after vacation.
Joseph simply had a week while I had 4 weeks; fortunately, we had one of those weeks together. We went to Busan for a day and Seoul for a day and enjoyed our time together the rest of the days exploring Daejeon and marking some of outer Daejeon off of our 'to do' list. We visited Sintanjin (a farming area where the dam is located) and walked around and viewed lots of farms and new construction of a bridge near the dam. The river there is beautiful. One river bank is either farms or forests and the other is a great walking and bike trail. So quiet.
This is also the beginning of our second year contracts with the same schools. We have great jobs and schools and so we have stayed at them.
Joseph is really enjoying his time with his students and Korean teachers and I am enjoying mine.
I was recently promoted to an administration position at my school. This is so exciting! This week was the first full week of my new position and it is busy and hectic and ever changing. I love it. I am the new Scheduling Coordinator and as such am responsible for all of the foreign teachers within my university (139 and counting) and their schedules and programs. I collaborate with department heads for various reasons pertaining to new programs and schedules and also have other duties such as mentor new teachers, assist with other administration duties and a few others. I am excited and happy to be able to help out our university in such a big way.
Joseph and I have a lot going on at the moment and will be happy to announce a few more things in the coming weeks.
It has been a little more than 2 years since either of us have been back to America and we are hoping 1 or both of us will be able to visit this December. *fingers crossed!*
This has been a lazy/busy last 6 weeks.
Joseph and I had our vacations during this time and this week marks my going back to work after vacation.
Joseph simply had a week while I had 4 weeks; fortunately, we had one of those weeks together. We went to Busan for a day and Seoul for a day and enjoyed our time together the rest of the days exploring Daejeon and marking some of outer Daejeon off of our 'to do' list. We visited Sintanjin (a farming area where the dam is located) and walked around and viewed lots of farms and new construction of a bridge near the dam. The river there is beautiful. One river bank is either farms or forests and the other is a great walking and bike trail. So quiet.
This is also the beginning of our second year contracts with the same schools. We have great jobs and schools and so we have stayed at them.
Joseph is really enjoying his time with his students and Korean teachers and I am enjoying mine.
I was recently promoted to an administration position at my school. This is so exciting! This week was the first full week of my new position and it is busy and hectic and ever changing. I love it. I am the new Scheduling Coordinator and as such am responsible for all of the foreign teachers within my university (139 and counting) and their schedules and programs. I collaborate with department heads for various reasons pertaining to new programs and schedules and also have other duties such as mentor new teachers, assist with other administration duties and a few others. I am excited and happy to be able to help out our university in such a big way.
Joseph and I have a lot going on at the moment and will be happy to announce a few more things in the coming weeks.
It has been a little more than 2 years since either of us have been back to America and we are hoping 1 or both of us will be able to visit this December. *fingers crossed!*
Saturday, June 14, 2014
E's Birthday 2014
This birthday was probably the first birthday where I didn't feel any different.
First, J and I went to a friend's wedding. Next, we went home to change and go to dinner with Brian. I chose the smoke house in our first neighborhood, Songchon. The place is the best and has the most delicious smoked sausages and duck. They also have ribs which are pretty darn tasty.
We came home after that and watched a couple of movies then went to bed.
It was a good birthday. We laughed a lot and got to spend it with good people.
First, J and I went to a friend's wedding. Next, we went home to change and go to dinner with Brian. I chose the smoke house in our first neighborhood, Songchon. The place is the best and has the most delicious smoked sausages and duck. They also have ribs which are pretty darn tasty.
We came home after that and watched a couple of movies then went to bed.
It was a good birthday. We laughed a lot and got to spend it with good people.
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| my birthday breakfast! |
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| mother's walking down the aisle |
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| waiting for the wedding to begin |
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| before walking down the aisle, people go meet and greet the bride and get their picture taken with her |
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| the wedding hall complete with spot lights, disco ball, etc. |
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| the happy couple's table set up before you walk in the hall to sit down |
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| birthday dinner. smoke house! |
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| we went to Dada's afterword... |
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| my birthday flowers |
Dates
Joseph and I go on many dates. Our life is one big date.
We really enjoy being together and doing things together. However, we do like to do extra special things together that we don't normally do. We call these dates.
A couple of weekends ago we took our bikes on a long ride. Maybe 20km (okay, it's not that long but it was a hot day so it felt longer).
We went to have some of our favorite coffee, KIV, then went to eat lunch: dalk galbi. A delicious Korean spicy chicken dish. After that we walked around the neighborhood and saw new things and old things and then rode toward our way home stopping to share a few desserts and talk some more. It was great. We hardly ever do the "Korean Coffee Shop dating thing" so when we actually do it, we can see why Korean's enjoy doing this.
We really enjoy being together and doing things together. However, we do like to do extra special things together that we don't normally do. We call these dates.
A couple of weekends ago we took our bikes on a long ride. Maybe 20km (okay, it's not that long but it was a hot day so it felt longer).
We went to have some of our favorite coffee, KIV, then went to eat lunch: dalk galbi. A delicious Korean spicy chicken dish. After that we walked around the neighborhood and saw new things and old things and then rode toward our way home stopping to share a few desserts and talk some more. It was great. We hardly ever do the "Korean Coffee Shop dating thing" so when we actually do it, we can see why Korean's enjoy doing this.
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| Our favorite coffee spot: KIV |
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| great view |
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| people can write notes and stick them around the place. Ours are there somewhere. |
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| they roast their own coffee and have legit Kona. Yummm. |
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| Such a cute place. |
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| dalk galbi restaurant |
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| spicy marinated chicken in hot pan over flame being cut into bits |
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| add cabbage, sliced sweet potato, dalk (stick of rice cake) and additional hot spiciness |
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| unlimited sides. From front: marinated onions, kimchi, carrots, garlic and hot spice and of course, lettuce |
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| mush everything around to ensure optimal doneness |
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| almost ready! |
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| when it is almost complete, add basil leaves or sesame leaves |
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| neighborhood wanderings |
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| our bikes |
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| dessert cafe |
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| part of where we were riding |
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Vietnamese Coffee
Joseph and I heard about a place run by Asian women from Cambodia, Thailand, and the Philippines. We had to check it out. Their food is amazing, but their coffee is even more so.
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| sweetened and condensed milk in the bottom of the glass |
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| in the silver contraption are the coffee grinds and then our waitress poured in the hot water. When all the water is finished seeping through into your glass, stir and enjoy! |
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| dates were given to us in addition to the coffee. It was a perfect accompaniment and our new favorite fruit! |
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