"Lazy for You"

What I've been up to lately:

I've had basically 3 weeks of laziness due to mid-terms. Our teachers are preparing the kids for the tests and want to prep them without me. Oh, darn.'

So, I've completed 3 awesome lessons in my spare time (working on a 4th) and starting to prepare for my open-class sometime late November (open class is where I will be evaluated by other foreign teachers and Korean English teachers).

With all this free time, you would expect me to blog, right? Wrong. I've been keeping busy trying to work out every day, as well as improve my Korean through self-study. I really should do a blog post about the outdoor gyms in my area...

A few weeks ago, I got to see some ice hockey (there are only 2 teams in Korea, and one is located the next town over). The Anyang Halla were fun to watch. Here are some photos:

 

 

 

Also, I visted the Seoul Design Fair (last year called the Seoul Design Olympiad. I posted about it here.). My girlfriend is an event manager for the promotion company this year, so she's worked super hard on it. It actually closes today. I didn't find it as entertaining as last year. It felt larger and more interesting then, but it was still cool to see some of the amazing designs. (I didn't take any pictures though this time around - sorry.)

I'm debating starting a Korean food blog that would incorporate Restaurant Reviews, Cooking, and even School Lunches - so stay tuned for that. It might take me some time to get motivated to start it.

One of the many delicious dishes friend Minyoung's "Cafe Under the Stairs" in Hongdae (Seoul) creates. This one is Pumpkin Curry with Rice

Most interestingly Koreans have been in an uproar about the price of cabbage (Napa Cabbage specifically) - as it is used for making Kimchi. Bad weather (and even industrial growth) has been blamed for the shortage of cabbage this season, and prices have skyrocketed. It's even become a political issue. I love kimchi and eat it 2-3 times a day. Some restaurants are hurting as the prices have gone so high that they are starting to charge you when you ask for more of it. (Usually it's a free side dish). Koreans are referring to it as geum-chi (geum means "gold")

CNN Reports:

Thanks to my parents for sending me a care package! It's always great to get things from home. (Especially the new iPod Touch I purchased - as I can now use Skype on the go, and take photos/videos and send them instantly!)