science museum

Here is everyone waiting for the 3D movie to start.

The children all waiting so patiently, hah, yeah right.

Preparation for the dance-off competition in the space room.

The dance competition in full force.

Last week we took a school field trip out to the science museum. It was the first field trip out of the year and all of the children, and the teachers were very excited. We took about 20 vans all together and headed out across the city. It turned out to be an amazing experience. Plenty of photos, fun, snacks, and laughs, but we were all happy when it was over.

Easter in a Stadium

This weekend we went to Yangsan; a smaller area of Busan. It was about an hour subway ride, which was well worth it. We had been busy with work, and running around the city for weeks; we felt it would be nice to escape into nature and the small town life of Korea. We didn't really have a place in mind to go, so we wandered the streets aimlessly checking out the sights and scenery. The first thing we saw when we wandered out of the subway station was a lake with a nice walking trail on the side. There were many locals riding their bikes, and many people picnicking and such. There were also many old ladies with their glittered sun-visors picking what seemed to be seeds off of the grassy hills.

Upon our walk, we stumbled upon a huge staircase which lead up to a large statue. From the top you could see the entire city. The birds chirping, and the children laughing, it was all so nice and made us feel so peaceful and at home. Another sound ringing from the top of a mountain was something like a choir. It was so loud and majestic that we decided to follow it. We wandered across a bridge, and into a stadium filled with many people. It was Easter Sunday, and there was a church service going on. It was a beautiful day, and why not have church outside? We wandered in and allowed the sound of the music and the energy of the people to surround us. It was a great experience which left us with an intense feeling of wholeness. The Korean people were so nice and welcoming, and really allowed us to feel comfortable. The funny part is that they don't like the sun, and a few of them made hats out of their newspapers to protect their faces. Haha It was sure a sight to see. They really have their paper hat making skills perfected.

Market day

March Birthday Party

Here is Faith Class performing at our monthly Birthday Party celebration.

Korean Food!

After living in Korea for over a month, I have picked up a few new cooking ingredients and styles. Enjoy my home cooked Korean meals. If you could only smell and taste them, you would know how wonderful they really are!

So Wednesday March 13, I saw my first snow day in Busan. I woke up with a cold chill, and looked outside to see a winter wonderland. I thought I was dreaming. I stared in disbelief, rubbed my eyes, but the scene stayed the same. It felt like Christmas, or maybe I felt like Christmas because of all those Christmas movies I see with the snow in them. Either way, it was just blissful. I assume that Busan isn't used to the snow since they decided to cancel school all day. I was pretty excited. I didn't run out in the snow or anything, but I did have a nice walk, do plenty of sleeping, and watched a few movies. By the middle of the day the sun was shining, and most of the snow had all melted away, but the memory lives on in my photos.

Daegu

This weekend we decided to get out of the city and travel to Daegu by train. Our first train ride in Korea, and our first hotel. A band that we had already seen was playing a show there along with a few other local bands, and a Japanese band, so we headed out to go check out the music scene. While we were there we ate some more Korea BBQ (galby is what they call it), did a bit of shopping, and ate at a fancy cupcake shop.