Survive & Thrive in Korea
Looking for something to do this weekend? Well, the Gangnam Foundation for Arts & Culture is putting on the 2009 Gangnam Fashion Festival. The festivities will be celebrating Korean Fashion with a series of shows spotlighted by designer Andre Kim. On Sunday the merriment continues with an outdoor bazaar which includes face paiting, eco-bag making […]
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Also in Nampodong is the hillside escalator. It’s actually a series of several escalators that leads up to Yongdusan Park. Think of Yongdusan as the Southern Seaside Namsan of Busan. The towering hill doesn’t quite match the massiveness of Namsan in Seoul but it gives it a good try. Yongdusan, also called “Dragon Head Hill […]
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Gwangalli Beach is the second most famous and popular beach in Busan. The highligh feature of this stretch of sandy wonderment is the Gwangan Bridge that crosses the beach connecting two points in the city. At night in lights up a myraid rainbow of colors. By day its presence enchances not detracts the beach experience. […]
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Last Saturday after my whirlwind adventure through flower city I happened to stumble upon an unusual sight. You see the building right next to Flower City is an Exhibition Hall of sorts. It’s the place where the Tteok Festival was taking place at the same time as an anime fest. The grounds from Flower City […]
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On the subway the first thing you notice is that Busan has only three lines, which is noticeably different from the labyrinthine maze that is Seoul’s subway system. While you might think it makes getting around easier it turns out that the subway tracks are like fingers extending throughout the city which leads to constant […]
Continue ReadingIt happened. I knew it would happen, but I was still hoping with my fingers crossed that it wouldn’t happen. But, it happened. Swine Flu has come to Korea, specifically Seoul, and even more specifically, my classroom full of fifth graders. Now, they don’t actually have the Swine Flu or the regular flu or […]
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