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- Snowboarding :-DHello from the mountains of Gangwon, South Korea :) Helen and I decided to be ambitious and head to a ski resort for the weekend while the snow was still here!!! We are having a once in a lifetime Posted by WinstonG in The Adventures of Winston and Helen... | Mar 6, 2011
- Apartment Living :)After the decision to move into together, I left my apartment and moved into Helen’s. We still hardly had anything and were desperate to start making it more comfortable and more like home. This was both an exciting but daunting Posted by WinstonG in The Adventures of Winston and Helen... | Apr 30, 2011
- Tennis TimePlaying Tennis in Korea is a common past time. One of my teachers Mr. Song invited me to play tennis with him. It has turned into a regular event. One of my student’s father is a tennis coach in Gumi, Posted by WinstonG in The Adventures of Winston and Helen... | May 1, 2011
- Adjusting to life in WaegwanI really am very glad that we chose to teach in a rural setting. Our position seems perfect. We are situated in Waegwan, a little suburb in the farming town of Chilgok. Specifically we are situated in The Gyeongbuk-do province Posted by WinstonG in The Adventures of Winston and Helen... | Mar 22, 2011
- DaeguDaegu is the third biggest city in South Korea with a population of 5 million people i.e. about 1.5 times the size of Cape Town. It is also completely surrounded by mountains and has SO much to offer. It has Posted by WinstonG in The Adventures of Winston and Helen... | May 8, 2011
- GumiWe were whisked off onto a bus very early this morning after our last breakfast in the cafeteria and at the University. However, this was not without a delay. I turned out to be the source of the delay ;/ Posted by WinstonG in The Adventures of Winston and Helen... | Feb 24, 2011
- The Grand MeetingThe buses all lined up in a parking lot only 10minutes away from where we had lunched. When we pulled in, we saw about 100 co-teachers all gathered in the parking lot. They were all smiling and jumping and a Posted by HelenWatts in The Adventures of Winston and Helen... | Feb 25, 2011
- Style in SeoulIn Seoul you have the option of having many things tailor made for you. Bags, leather jackets, shoes, and suits are all available to be made just perfectly to fit you. We decided to head to Itaewon, an Posted by The Andersens in The Andersen's Adventures | May 16, 2011
- "T" as in TurtleFriday marked two months for me here in Korea! I can't believe it! Here's what the latest... So last Thursday we had the day off because it was Children's Day. Apparently it is a pretty big deal and the kids get Posted by 3ifBySEA in Seoul Sisters | May 16, 2011
- Celebrating Spring in SeoulThere is no better sign of Spring's arrival than the pink and white canopies of cherry blossom trees that line the streets of Seoul. This year was the 7th Annual Hangang Spring Flower Festival in Yeouido and we went Posted by The Andersens in The Andersen's Adventures | May 15, 2011
- More discoveries in AprilApril had already been a busy month for us so far with Byron's project getting underway at work and my own exploration of Seoul in progress. I was excited to learn that Shona, the wife of one of Byron's Posted by The Andersens in The Andersen's Adventures | May 14, 2011
- Orientation Farewell...The final day of orientation has arrived. I cannot believe it! We are in such a bubble here (a comfort zone). I think we’re very scared to be going off on our own now:-/ The last night of orientation we Posted by WinstonG in The Adventures of Winston and Helen... | Feb 24, 2011
- Teaching OrientationOur orientation started bright and early on a freezing Friday morning. We were pretty jetlagged, confused, overwhelmed and already feeling a bit misplaced. The night before we spent time looking at family pictures and trying to realize that we weren’t Posted by WinstonG in The Adventures of Winston and Helen... | Feb 17, 2011
- A Walk in the ParkDuring a weekend in April, Byron and I headed down to the Royal Tombs of King Seongjong (1469-1494), his wife Queen Jeonghyeon, and King Jungjong (1506-1544) of the Joseon Dynasty. The park is about a 15 minute walk from Posted by The Andersens in The Andersen's Adventures | May 11, 2011
- Our new phones :)We were on a mission ever since we arrived to purchase new phones. It was really difficult for the first few weeks as if Helen and I ever lost each other there was no way of finding each other. We Posted by WinstonG in The Adventures of Winston and Helen... | Mar 26, 2011
- Shopping and finding our way around :PShopping in Korea is something else. Apart from the obvious communication issues due to language barriers… There is also; the VERY different clothing style here, the VERY different sizes, the AWESOME advances in technology, the VERY reasonable merchandise Posted by WinstonG in The Adventures of Winston and Helen... | May 5, 2011
- Chuck and SunwooChuck and Sunwoo were our guides for our orientation Group #7. They were simply amazing. Chuck is one of the funniest people I have ever met and Sunwoo is the sweetest and one of the kindest ladies we’ve ever met. Posted by WinstonG in The Adventures of Winston and Helen... | Feb 26, 2011
- The Village ExperienceOn the Monday of orientation, instead of class, we all hopped onto buses and took a 45 minute trip to an ancient Korean village. We got to feel like tourists for a while, soaking up the culture aspects of daily Posted by WinstonG in The Adventures of Winston and Helen... | Feb 22, 2011
- ARRIVING IN SOUTH KOREA :)Flying into South Korea was just so different from what I ever expected. We saw several islands as we flew towards Incheon City and Airport. When the huge city of Incheon appeared in front of us we were totally speechless, Posted by WinstonG in The Adventures of Winston and Helen... | Feb 17, 2011
- Art Museums, Clubbing and World Events- All in a week!!!Tuesday 3rd May, 2011 I have been away from my blog for the last week as I've been running around trying to get things sorted out and packed before we head off to Spain tomorrow for a weeks worth of Tapas, Posted by Two Otters in The fantastic tales of the two otters | May 2, 2011
- Hospital - The 2nd period of confinementWell needless to say this was the last feckin place I expected to be this early on or at any stage of my jaunt! Anyway don’t fret it wasn’t nearly as bad as it sounds, on the contrary, it was Posted by C_OBOYLE_C in Has the Dub got Seoul | May 2, 2011
- Skiing in GangwonI learnt how to Ski today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-D Winston has been happily snowboarding on all the expert routes and creating lots of powder with the snow with his tricks! He's smiling so much that I think his mouth might burst!! lol! Posted by HelenWatts in The Adventures of Winston and Helen... | Mar 5, 2011
- Vacuum cleaning time...Our vacuum cleaner is the cutest thing ever. We got it on a sale for a ridiculously awesome price. It is so powerful and comes with all the latest bells and whistles. Retractable extension cord. Latest vacuum bag thingy. Power Posted by HelenWatts in The Adventures of Winston and Helen... | Mar 21, 2011
- More TeachingIt can be difficult, it can be fun but overall it’s a wonderful job to have. Teaching is such a well respected career in South Korea. The work is enjoyable and constantly changing. Everyday is different and you working with Posted by HelenWatts in The Adventures of Winston and Helen... | Apr 18, 2011
- Adventures in Waegwan begin...After visiting my school, Eun Young took me to Winston’s apartment. I was SO happy to see Winston again. His apartment is on the second floor of a small apartment building, surrounded by little farms. It was perfect. Although it Posted by HelenWatts in The Adventures of Winston and Helen... | Mar 1, 2011
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