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Busan Aquarium

I spent the day yesterday in Busan.  We had a staff lunch, then we went to the (apparently Guiness World Record Holding) largest mall in the world.  Meh.  Whatever.  Afterward I went to Busan Aquarium, which is right on Haeundae Beach.  It was a beautiful day in Busan and I had a great time.  Enjoy the pictures.  They’re not the best in the world because the flash kept reflecting off the tanks.

I really enjoyed seeing the fish and other aquatic life.  The sharks were amazing.  The coolest thing was probably the giant octopus.  The pictures don’t do it justice.  It was huge.  I mean really huge.  And I think the people who get in and go scuba diving with the sharks are nuts.  Two of my coworkers are planning on doing that.  Hopefully they won’t get eaten.

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Spring Open House 2009

It’s over.  Oh thank goodness it’s over.  It’s definitely been a stressful few weeks for all involved.  Open houses here are always interesting.  I kind of prefer the way we did it at my last school.  They were just open classes where the parents dropped in.  We knew when they were coming and planned an extra special lesson.  It’s nothing like the scripted, focuses, presentation type stuff we do at Little Campus.  Don’t get me wrong.  In the end, it’s worth it.  The kids have a good time and the parents are generally pleased.

This year had a science based theme.  There were two separate “classes”.  One was about butterflies and one was about food and nutrition.  The kids learned about the body parts and the life cycle of butterflies for the first class.  They learned about the food pyramid for the second.

I only have pictures for the one food classes.  The other times I was busy teaching.  These are pictures of Edison Class.  They are a group of seven year olds.  They’re not the best speakers in the world, but their English is better than my Korean.

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Dalk-yachae-bokum-bap

Better known as cheesy rice. I get mine in a dalk-galbi restaurant in Shinae. It’s cheesy and meaty and spicy and just plain yummy. This time, I got beef instead of chicken. I’ve had similar dishes with seafood as well. I can’t remember the name of the restaurant off the top of my head, but it’s right above Loteria. It’s on the same road in Shinae as New Core Outlet is on. The Megabox movie theater is on that road as well.

You start off with some kimchi and the usual cabbage salad. The put the burner on under the big pan in the middle of the table. Once you order they bring out the food, which is cooked at your table. They start with some basic veggies. Once those are moving along well, they add the meat, spices and rice. That gets all nice and mixed together. To finish it up, they add the cheese, mozzarella in the case of this restaurant. Pair with a bottle of Coke, and you have a meal fit for a queen (or king as the case may be).

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Chon Dak

On Saturday, I went to Samson Dong for lunch.  One of my favorite places to go is Chon Dak.  I love their spicy chicken dish.  It’s chicken, small rice cakes and vegetables in a spicy sauce.  They top it with cheese, a hard boiled quail egg and a few shrimp.

They start off by giving you some pickled radishes and a cabbage salad.  The dressing somewhat resembles French, but I highly doubt it is.  The chicken comes with a bowl of rice.

One of the ladies who works in the kitchen speaks a little bit of English so we usually have a short chat.  Between her limited English and my limited Korean, we get by ok.

Enjoy!  Just don’t drool on your keyboard.

Outside of the building

Outside of the building

Close up of the sign

Close up of the sign

Salad and radishes

Salad and radishes

The whole meal

The whole meal

Chicken close up

Chicken close up

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9 Course Chinese Meal…

… but only 8 pictures.  In my excitement, I forgot to take a picture of one of the courses.

Backstory:  There’s a little Chinese restaurant right up the street from where I live and work.  It’s owned by a very nice Chinese couple.  Prices are very reasonable and the food is pretty good.  You can get an 8 course meal for 15,000 Won per person.  I’ve never seen so much food in my life.  We actually got a 9th course.  The four of us greatly enjoyed ourselves.

Pictures of the food.  I don’t even remember what was in the dishes.  I was too busy eating, and eating and eating.

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Happy Children’s Day!

I’d like to wish all my current and former students a very Happy Children’s Day!  I hope you had a great day off from school.

Anne and Anna

Anne and Anna

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Sue’s Wedding

Sue got married yesterday.  Unlike the previous weddings I attended, this one was in a church.  It was a beautiful service.  Sue’s husband sang a love song to her during the wedding.  I wish her and her husband the best of luck for the future.  They’ll be honeymooning in Saipan.

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