Well happy new year to all, hope your holiday went well, here in Korea nothing happened. It sounds bad but for the new year I went to be around Nine ish and slept. It was great. Today was a national holiday in Korea which means nothing is open. So, in light of that I designated today as a "chill" day. The day started around ten o'clock when everyone woke up and had breakfast. For breakfast we had a traditional Korean New year breakfast, it was NASTY!!! I puked it was so bad, I still ate it though. It was an animal skin stuffed with chopped up vegtables and pork boiled in a thin broth. Around eleven I walked out onto the streets alone and by myself. Since nothing was open I decided to just walk around to see what I could see. There was noone on the streets, even the popular areas. I tried to take pictures but there were limited subjects so todays pictures were about 100 shots. This is very little but again today was meant to do nothing. When I got home we spent about two hours watching Volleyball on tv. I then went into my room and took a nap before dinner. Dinner was something boiled in a broth with some kind of beef. The meat was great with a spicy korean sauce on it. Every meal contains sticky rice and kimchi, so if the meal is bad I always drown out the taste with the spices of the Kimchi. Now I am sitting in my room writing my blog like I do everyday after dinner. During my writting I am brought fresh cut Korean Pears and sometimes Kiwi also, ITS SO GOOD. Fruit is huge in the culture and served with every meal. The pear is sweet and serves as the desert, it is so good and will be greatly missed in the states. Some people would say this was an uneventful day, but I enjoyed today. I got to experince what a day of nothing looks like in Korea, something very interting to see. During the day I got in troulbe with my host. After lunch I grabbed the water bottle and put it back in the fridge. I was repremended in Korean for about a minuate then translated to me that I should never put anything up because I am the guest. It is hard to sit and watch and the mother of the house cleans up and sit there not allowed to do anything, but I can get used to it. Today was a good break, tommorrow will be packed with events and picturs. Thank you to all and I miss you!!!
Andrew
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Hi Andrew. I've heard that man can live for a long time on a diet of rice and pears.....it's worth a try. The kimchi is good stuff too if you like veggies!
Hey Andrew,
Sounds like an interesting day! I love reading the blog. It really gives insight into Korean life. The trick is to do the same with pictures. Every picture tells a story. Oh yea, that stuff about not helping around the house, don't get used to it.
Love Dad
Hey Andy,
You are doing a great job capturing life in Korea! Keep up the great work. It warms my heart to hear that they bring you fruit while you are writing. What a very sweet gesture. Also, I think it is very respectful to serve you as you are their guest. We should all take clues from the Koreans. We missed you for New Years ... I missed giving you a New Years kiss (on the check of course). Enjoy your day!
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