https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2015/02/18/goodbye-korea/2015-02-18T18:31:46+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2015/02/06/japan/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc_0377.jpgDSC_0377A zen garden with Buddha in the background.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/tumblr_nj63s1q84n1tsc3aio6_1280.jpgtumblr_nj63s1q84n1tsc3aio6_1280I was so excited to meet up with Kinsey in Japan!https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc_0429.jpgDSC_0429The moat and wall around Osaka Castle.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc_0424.jpgDSC_0424View from the top of Osaka Castle.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc_0398.jpgDSC_0398Bamboo roots.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc_0396.jpgDSC_0396Bamboohttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc_0395.jpgDSC_0395Charlie and the giant bamboo.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc_0375.jpgDSC_0375An old tea house.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc_0372.jpgDSC_0372Gion, Kyotohttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc_0369.jpgDSC_0369Walking around the Gion district in Kyoto.2015-02-10T17:04:51+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2015/02/02/korean-food-bulgogi-%eb%b6%88%ea%b3%a0%ea%b8%b0/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/20150126_165925.jpg20150126_165925This is bulgogi jungol (a stew of sorts) that has extra broth, glass noodles and rice cake in addition to the beef, mushrooms, onions and bok choy. At this particular restaurant they used fruit juices to sweeten the marinade instead of sugar, making it one of my favorite bulogi dishes so far.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/20150127_122054.jpg20150127_122054Bulgogi that is being pan-cooked at our table with traditional side dishes of cabbage salad, cubed radish kimchi, bean sprouts, mashed sweet potato, kimchi and dried seaweed. It was all delicious!https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/20150127_122903.jpg20150127_122903Pan-cooked bulgogi with onions, peppers, mushrooms and carrots. 2015-02-09T23:19:45+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2015/01/19/a-temple-stay/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lotus-e1421667279378.jpglotusWe made lotus flower lanterns out of rice paper.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dsc_0820.jpgDSC_0820The giant, 108 feet tall gilded bronze Buddha was covered up during the temple stay, I assume for restoration purposes. This picture was taken in the fall.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1419122397544.jpg1419122397544The first female monk to ever live at Beopjusa, about to lead us on a walking meditation through the woods.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1419115647709.jpg1419115647709Sunim (the title for a Korean Buddhist monk) showed us the customary way to make, serve and enjoy tea.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1419066054447.jpg1419066054447The morning drumming and chanting began at 3:20am.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1419060454906.jpg1419060454906Beneath the giant Buddha rest hundreds, perhaps thousands, of smaller statues of Buddha. https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/20141221_104730.jpg20141221_104730Our rooms were in the building on the right, a fairly recent addition to the temple grounds.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/20141221_103131.jpg20141221_103131A cold, tranquil day at Songnisan National Park.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/20141221_102620.jpg20141221_102620https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/20141221_101806.jpg20141221_101806The walking meditation path.2015-01-27T15:48:00+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2015/01/04/another-year-another-adventure/2015-01-06T04:52:56+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/12/30/korean-food-mandu-guk-%eb%a7%8c%eb%91%90%ea%b5%ad/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141230_190848.jpg20141230_190848A steaming bowl of tteok mandu guk, which could easily become just mandu guk by removing the rice cakes. As usual, kimchi, radish kimchi and pickled daikon radish are served as sides.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141230_190736.jpg20141230_190736Delicious kimchi mandu.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141230_190639.jpg20141230_190639Disk-shaped, thinly sliced rice cake is called garaetteok.2015-01-08T15:27:02+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/12/26/photo-friday-11/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141219_100031.jpg20141219_100031The great thing about my small school is having very small classes. The third graders are the cutest.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141226_174724.jpg20141226_174724My living room was quite cozy on Christmas. The previous teacher that lived here left a tree behind for me to decorate and get in the Christmas spirit.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141223_111839.jpg20141223_111839I have much larger classes at my main school. This is one of my 4th grade classes. They all wanted to stand next to me in the picture so I got squished in the middle.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141222_103410.jpg20141222_103410This is the view from my office. I had no idea it was going to snow so often here.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141221_103810.jpg20141221_103810Look at the size of those icicles!https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141220_164349.jpg20141220_164349Beopjusa Templehttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141220_161112.jpg20141220_161112Beopjusa Templehttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141220_160732.jpg20141220_160732Palsangjeon in the sunlight at Beopjusa Temple.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141220_142550.jpg20141220_142550I went on a temple stay last weekend (more on that later) and this sign was on the door of my room. I have yet to see any "wild animals" in this country.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141219_153414.jpg20141219_153414On the last day of classes for the semester at my small school, I had the students make Christmas cards for their parents and homeroom teacher. They surprised me by making them for me instead. So sweet.2014-12-29T23:47:17+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/12/10/korean-food-doengjang-jjigae-%eb%90%9c%ec%9e%a5-%ec%b0%8c%ea%b0%9c/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141206_155105.jpg20141206_155105Doenjang jjigae is served sizzling hot in a stone bowl along with a side of rice. https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141206_155415.jpg20141206_155415This version was made with onions, zucchini, mushrooms, tofu and chili peppers. 2014-12-10T23:46:55+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/12/05/winter/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141203_073828.jpg20141203_073828The view from my apartment on Wednesday morning. https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141203_085325.jpg20141203_085325When I got to school, the students were already hard at work shoveling. https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141203_125834.jpg20141203_125834"Emily Teacher, I'm going to throw this snowball at you, ok?"https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141203_125739.jpg20141203_125739Happy students playing in the snow. https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141203_131820.jpg20141203_131820This is when I realized why they were so happy about shoveling. They couldn't wait to build and igloo.2014-12-05T11:19:33+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/11/28/photo-friday-10/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_0084.jpgDSC_0084A persimmon tree https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/school-volleyball.jpgschool volleyballThe staff at my small school has been playing volleyball against the staff at nearby schools on Wednesdays. Volleyball, like many events in Korea, is of course accompanied by food and alcohol. This happens at 3 in the afternoon when students are still at school. A little different that school activities back home.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_0090-2.jpgDSC_0090-2The last of the leaves hang on for dear life.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141107_093922.jpg20141107_093922Knowing my students like me puts a smile on my face.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141011_141400.jpg20141011_141400View from Sujeong Mountain in Eumseong.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141011_140742.jpg20141011_140742This is a fortress wall in Eumseong. It was originally built as an earthen fortification during the Three Kingdoms Period (4th-7th century). It was rebuilt with stone during the early Joseon Period in the 1500s.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141003_200124.jpg20141003_200124Lanterns and fireworks.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141003_194257.jpg20141003_194257Lanterns at the Jinju Lantern Festival.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141003_182214.jpg20141003_182214https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141003_164305.jpg20141003_164305Tunnel of love at the Jinju Lantern Festival.2014-11-28T23:11:46+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/11/26/korean-food-samgyeopsal-%ec%82%bc%ea%b2%b9%ec%82%b4/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_1240.jpgIMG_1240Depending on the type of grill at the restaurant, you can order rice to be fried up with the lefter bits and pieces of meat, kimchi and garlic. It's so good!https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_1231.jpgIMG_1231A Korean barbecue experience with samgyeopsal.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141123_175030.jpg20141123_175030A perfectly crisp piece of samgyeopsal.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141123_173618.jpg20141123_173618When ordering samgyeopsal, it's served raw for you took cook on the grill at your table.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20140818_202236.jpg20140818_202236Korean barbecue usually goes hand in hand with soju and beer. Soju is a distilled, vodka-like liquor that is usually made from rice, and a 375ml bottle only costs $1-3.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20140712_120234.jpg20140712_120234This not a picture of samgyeopsal, it's beef, but it's cooked and consumed in the same way samgyeopsal is. Notice she's using scissors to cut the meat. Scissors are knives in Korea.2014-11-25T21:45:48+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/11/19/thoughts-on-hiking-in-korea/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_0910.jpgDSC_0910A crowded day on Munjangdae Peak in Songnisan National Park. The highest point of this peak is off in the distance where you can see a line of hikers.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_0909.jpgDSC_0909Hikers feasting in Songnisan National Park.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_0900.jpgDSC_0900Extreme picnicking, https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_0518.jpgDSC_0518Seoraksan National Parkhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_0483.jpgDSC_0483Several peaks I've hiked have ended with stairs leading to the top of a rock. This is in Seoraksan National Park.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_0169.jpgDSC_0169Naejangsan National Parkhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_0156.jpgDSC_0156Bulchubong Peak, Naejangsan National Parkhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_0139.jpgDSC_0139Another crowded day of hiking, this time at Naejangsan National Park. https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_0129.jpgDSC_0129Day hikers making their way up to eat and drink on the mountaintop. https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_0102.jpgDSC_0102A rest stop in the middle of a trail on a quiet day in Songnisan National Park. 2014-11-22T19:40:09+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/11/14/photo-friday-9/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_1355-2.jpgIMG_1355 (2)View of Chungbuk, the province I live in, from the air. This was on the flight from Jeju Island to Cheongju. https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_1314.jpgIMG_1314David and the South Sea, Jeju Islandhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_0235.jpgDSC_0235A burst of color at Naejangsan National Park.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_0057.jpgDSC_0057A fall stroll through Seonunsan Provincial Park.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_0055.jpgDSC_0055A persimmon tree in Seonunsan Provincial Park. I had no idea these trees were so talll! I also hadn't ever tried a persimmon until recently. They're really sweet and delicious.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_0044.jpgDSC_0044Sinsido Island, looking out towards the West Sea (aka Yellow Sea). https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1415428919187.jpg1415428919187Grilled eel which I ate wrapped in a perilla leaf with rice and garlic. So good.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141109_162118.jpg20141109_162118This woman is making one of my favorite Korean street food snacks called hotteok. It's a pancake filled with brown sugar or honey and cinnamon. This is a special kind of hotteok made with bamboo which is why it's slightly green. https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141109_153718.jpg20141109_153718Walking through a bamboo forest in Damyang.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141109_105407.jpg20141109_105407Fall hiking in Naejangsan National Park.2014-11-19T23:48:15+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/about/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/20141108_163326.jpg20141108_163326https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc_0149.jpgDSC_0149https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/20140406_142435.jpg20140406_1424352014-11-14T02:57:08+00:00weekly0.6https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/11/05/korean-food-shabu-shabu-%ec%83%a4%eb%b6%80%ec%83%a4%eb%b6%80/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20140903_192857-copy.jpg20140903_192857 - CopyFinally, you add rice and an egg to soak up the last of the broth. Now you are extremely full.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20140903_191321-copy-2.jpg20140903_191321 - Copy-2After you finish the meat, you add noodles to the remaining broth.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20140903_185549-copy.jpg20140903_185549 - CopyAfter dipping this rice paper in warm water to soften it, you pile on some meat and vegetables of your choosing.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20140903_185202-copy.jpg20140903_185202 - CopyThen you wrap it up and dip it into one of the sauces. So good!https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20140903_184457-copy-2.jpg20140903_184457 - Copy-2https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20140903_184457-copy.jpg20140903_184457 - Copyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20140903_183653-copy.jpg20140903_183653 - CopyYum.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20140903_183230-copy.jpg20140903_183230 - CopyThe choice of meat for this occasion was thinly sliced beef and duck.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20140614_132513-copy.jpg20140614_132513 - CopyA Chinese version of shabu shabu. We had two different broths at this restaurant, one of which was really spicy. https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20140421_203349-copy.jpg20140421_203349 - CopyThe beautiful spread.2014-11-09T16:32:07+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/10/31/jeju-island/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1351.jpgIMG_1351David doing a cannon ball into the lagoon near Oedolgae Rock.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1344.jpgIMG_1344Dol hareubangs (roughly meaning stone grandfather), which are statues carved from volcanic rock, can be spotted all over Jeju. Traditionally, they were carved and placed at village entrances to provide protection.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1325.jpgIMG_1325A young Korean guy offered to take our picture. We didn't realize it was going to be a mini photo shoot. He took at least 20 photos from different angles. https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1288.jpgIMG_1288https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1282.jpgIMG_1282Enjoying the beautiful weather.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1277.jpgIMG_1277Panorama of the lagoons near Oedolgae Rock in Seogwipo.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1276.jpgIMG_1276We stumbled upon this swim spot (the rain didn't seem to keep many people away) in Seogwipo. https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1270.jpgIMG_1270Rain, rain, go away.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1266.jpgIMG_1266The coastline in Seogwipo.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1259.jpgIMG_1259We hung out under this pavilion for a while to see if the storm might pass. Nope, it was there to stay for several days. 2014-11-01T14:29:35+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/10/22/busan/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_10261.jpgIMG_1026https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1003.jpgIMG_1003This little girl really wanted to destroy our sand castle. It was adorable.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1094.jpgIMG_1094Astrid took us to her favorite place for flavored makgeoli (Korean alcohol made from rice). I believe this was taken while consuming our third pitcher.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1088.jpgIMG_1088Is it just me, or is that lobster giant?https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1087.jpgIMG_1087I think this guy is trying to escape.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1062.jpgIMG_1062There are so many cheesy photo ops in Korea. This one is at Busan Tower, with confessions of love locked to the fence in the background.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1040.jpgIMG_1040Gwangalli Beach and the Gwangan Bridge.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1026.jpgIMG_1026https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1013.jpgIMG_1013We had some good laughs playing games on the beach with Astrid and her friends. I'm pretty sure this game is meant for six-year-olds, but we proved that adults can have fun playing it too.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_0990.jpgIMG_0990A panorama of Haeundae. Photo by David.2014-10-26T17:37:04+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/10/24/photo-friday-8/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc_0796.jpgDSC_0796Beopjusahttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/super.jpgsuperBeopjusa Templehttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_20141019_225659-1.jpgIMG_20141019_225659-1Songnisan National Parkhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc_0979.jpgDSC_0979I went hiking in Songnisan National Park last weekend to catch some of the fall foliage.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc_0923.jpgDSC_0923Munjangdae Peak, Songnisan National Parkhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc_0901.jpgDSC_0901Munjangdae Peak, Songnisan National Parkhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc_0806.jpgDSC_0806I found this cool little guy just hanging out at the temple.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc_0786.jpgDSC_0786https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc_0008.jpgDSC_0008Women selling dried goods outside the entrance to Songnisan National Park.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141019_152954.jpg20141019_152954Fall is such a beautiful season.2014-10-26T17:39:18+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/10/17/the-unknown/2014-10-18T17:04:07+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/10/10/photo-friday-7/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1412387172215.jpg1412387172215Women sorting though what I think are sardines, but I am not certain. https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141005_110631.jpg20141005_110631Namhae Islandhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141005_110510.jpg20141005_110510An interesting mural on the wall outside a house in a small village on Namhae Island.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141005_081940.jpg20141005_081940Boriam Temple, Namhae Islandhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141005_080253-2.jpg20141005_080253-2Geumsan Mountain, Namhae Islandhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141004_112502.jpg20141004_112502Namhae Islandhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141003_194257.jpg20141003_194257More lanterns at the Jinju Namgang Yudeung Festival.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141003_191948.jpg20141003_191948Jinju Namgang Yudeung (lantern) Festivalhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141003_151105.jpg20141003_151105Lanterns in the daylight at the Jinju lantern festival.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141003_144848.jpg20141003_144848A typical snack booth seen at Korean festivals, which includes bubbling silk worms, corn dogs, fried chicken and a variety or skewered meat.2014-10-15T00:49:10+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/10/07/jeongdongjin/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20140814_134924.jpg20140814_134924Don't look down.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20140814_144333-2.jpg20140814_144333-2We took a break from the rain and enjoyed a drink in the rotating bar on the top of the resort. https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20140814_142119.jpg20140814_142119Another deserted beach.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20140814_141613.jpg20140814_141613https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20140814_141526.jpg20140814_141526Pretty nice view from the pool.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20140814_141111.jpg20140814_141111More interesting sculptures on the grounds of the resort.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20140814_134952.jpg20140814_134952Even under gray skies the sea was showing off its beautiful colors which I just couldn't get enough of. https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20140814_134858.jpg20140814_134858I've never seen accommodation quite like the Sun Cruise Resort. https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20140814_134202.jpg20140814_134202https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20140814_134049.jpg20140814_134049The Korean coastline was so much more beautiful than I imagined it would be. 2014-10-10T23:13:58+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/10/01/gyeongpo-beach/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140814_101734-2.jpg20140814_101734-2A serene morning at Gyeongpo Lake.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140813_221720.jpg20140813_221720Picking out dinner.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140813_220458.jpg20140813_220458I think the boy is pondering what he just ate for dinner while our crab is about to be steamed.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140813_203927.jpg20140813_203927We splurged again on a delicious beach side dinner of crab and a ton of banchan (side dishes).https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140813_191139.jpg20140813_191139A beautiful stream alongside Gyeongpo Lake.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140813_185722.jpg20140813_185722We rented this awesome ride for an evening cruise around the lake.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140813_182448.jpg20140813_182448The lovely path that wraps around the tranquil Gyeongpo Lake.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140813_182154.jpg20140813_182154A park with fancy bathrooms on the edge of Gyeongpo Lake.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140813_162455.jpg20140813_162455Bridgehttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140813_162018.jpg20140813_162018Fisherman on one of the piers in Gyeongpo.2014-10-07T10:55:54+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/09/21/seoraksan-national-park-%ec%84%a4%ec%95%85%ec%82%b0%ec%b2%9c%ec%97%b0%eb%b3%b4%ed%98%b8%ea%b5%ac%ec%97%ad/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc_0454.jpgDSC_0454There are snack bars and places to eat on the trailshttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140811_123654.jpg20140811_123654View from the top of Sokcho and the East Sea.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc_0483.jpgDSC_0483Seoraksan National Parkhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140811_154756.jpg20140811_154756Outer Seorakhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc_0535.jpgDSC_0535We enjoyed haemul pajeon and makgeolli after the hike.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc_0532.jpgDSC_0532Seoraksan National Parkhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc_0531.jpgDSC_0531https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc_0525.jpgDSC_0525Korean rooftops and craggy peaks.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc_0522.jpgDSC_0522Seoraksan National Parkhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc_0518.jpgDSC_0518Seoraksan National Park2014-10-07T10:55:28+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/09/10/sokcho-%ec%86%8d%ec%b4%88/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140812_120516.jpg20140812_120516Enjoying a beer in the sunshine near Sunrise Pavilion before heading to Gangneung.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140812_114953.jpg20140812_114953https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140812_114014.jpg20140812_114014Sokcho on a sunny day.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140812_113233.jpg20140812_113233Sunrise Pavilion, looking out to the East Sea. Unfortunately, we didn't get our lazy butts out of bed in time to enjoy the sunrise.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140812_113131.jpg20140812_113131The brilliantly blue East Sea.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140812_112614.jpg20140812_112614https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140810_200117.jpg20140810_200117https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140810_200005.jpg20140810_200005Nearly all the Korean tourists were carrying these boxes of Manseok Chicken, an apparently famous chicken stand in the Jungang Fish Market. After enjoying a large fish dinner the night before, we decided we had to see what all the chicken fuss was about.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140810_180248.jpg20140810_180248Wild waves on Sokcho Beach. https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140810_175310.jpg20140810_175310We were able to snap a few photos before being kicked off the beach. Apparently no one is allowed on the beach in really stormy weather. 2014-10-12T03:43:55+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/09/26/photo-friday-6/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc_0549.jpgDSC_0549Locks of love at Busan Tower.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc_0492.jpgDSC_0492The Korean flag, or Taegukgi, blows in the wind on Ulsanbawi.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1407204677621.jpg1407204677621Craft day with 5th and 6th graders during summer camp.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140920_190752-2.jpg20140920_190752-2There were nightly fireworks (and loud music) directly outside my apparent during Eumseong's five day pepper festival.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140920_160833.jpg20140920_160833The park in Eumseong where old men gather to play croquet every afternoon.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140918_190031.jpg20140918_190031Jokbal, also known as pig's feet. Yes, I ate pig's feet. It doesn't sound appetizing but it was actually pretty good. https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140917_205553.jpg20140917_205553There was a pepper festival in Eumseong on the street right outside my apartment building last week. This is the liveliest I've ever seen this town.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140819_151049.jpg20140819_151049Olle Trail #1, Jeju Islandhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140814_144333.jpg20140814_144333View from the bar on the top floor of Sun Cruise Resort in Jeongdongjin.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140811_154624.jpg20140811_154624Seoraksan National Park2014-09-28T19:43:49+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/09/24/school-lunch/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1411097020796.jpg1411097020796Rice cakes, spicy red pepper paste for the bimbimbap, kimchi, yogurt drink, bibimbap, and tofu, egg and green onion soup.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1409800594983.jpg1409800594983Kimchi, fried fish fellets (they don't ever debone fish here), pickels and radish, grapes, bibimbap and tofu, egg and green onion soup.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1406085920912.jpg1406085920912https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1404876573504.jpg1404876573504Sauteed tofu, kimchi, a slice of Korean melon, green beans with dried shrimp, rice and kimchi and pork soup.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140612_121619.jpg20140612_121619At both of my schools, students are served by "lunch ladies" and each homeroom class sits together with their teacher in the lunch hall. Some schools have a buffet style and eat in their homeroom classrooms. 2014-09-28T19:41:13+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/09/12/photo-friday-5/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140906_1549371.jpg20140906_154937https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc_0624.jpgDSC_0624All of the alleyways in Gujora Village on Geoje Island were brightly painted. SpongeBob SquarePants even makes an appearance.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc_0711.jpgDSC_0711Sinseondae, Geoje Islandhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc_0698.jpgDSC_0698Falling warning at Sinseondae, Geoje Island.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140907_181342.jpg20140907_181342Sunset at Gujora Beach, Geoje Island.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140907_133535.jpg20140907_133535There were rows and rows of greenhouses full of cactus on Geoje Island.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140907_125624.jpg20140907_125624View of rice fields and the many islands surrounding Geoje.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140907_125616.jpg20140907_125616I've adopted a few Korean camera poses.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140906_162937.jpg20140906_162937Thousands of baby shrimp drying in the sun.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140906_154937.jpg20140906_154937Sinseondae, Geoje Island2014-09-20T01:02:33+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/09/04/chuseok-a-harvest-festival/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1409817731594.jpg1409817731594Gift baskets take over grocery stores and markets this time of year. Who wouldn't want a Spam gift set? https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140904_192927.jpg20140904_192927Traditionally, families gather on the eve of Chuseok to make songpyeon, small rice cakes filled with a puree of sesame seeds, chestnuts and sweet red beans. They are usually steamed with a layer of pine needles.2014-09-06T17:42:41+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/08/28/korean-food-bibimbap-%eb%b9%84%eb%b9%94%eb%b0%a5/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bibimbap1.jpgbibimbap1Dolsot bibimbap is served in a sizzling hot stone pot. The raw egg starts to cook when you mix everything together.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bibimbap2.jpgbibimbap2David's first time enjoying bibimbap, which was of course accompanied by an array of side dishes (banchan), as well as beer (maekju) and soju.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bibimbap3.jpgbibimbap3Before eating bibimbap you must thoroughly mix everything together.2014-09-04T15:30:59+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/08/26/back-to-the-daily-grind/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_20140819_225857.jpgIMG_20140819_225857Jeju Olle, Route 1https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_20140813_110658.jpgIMG_20140813_110658Sunrise Pavilion in Sokchohttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_20140811_175721.jpgIMG_20140811_175721Seoraksan National Parkhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140820_142548.jpg20140820_142548Oedolgae Rock on a Jeju Island. It was quite stormy that day. https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140818_202236.jpg20140818_202236Black pork bbq in Jeju City. It was delicious.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140817_161322.jpg20140817_161322View from Busan Towerhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140816_190524.jpg20140816_190524Sunset on Haeundae Beach in Busanhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140816_160026.jpg20140816_160026One of the few sunny days we had was spend building a sand castle on Haeundae Beach in Busan.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140814_133727.jpg20140814_133727View of the East Sea from Sun Cruise Resort in Jeongdongjin.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140812_205143-e1409064445918.jpg20140812_205143A giant feast of the freshest sashimi on Gyeongpo Beach. 2014-08-27T17:02:37+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/08/01/summer-has-landed/2014-08-01T11:34:24+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/07/25/photo-friday-4/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140713_155924.jpg20140713_155924Korean summers are very hot and humid and I don't have air conditioning in my apartment. To beat the heat, I sometimes escape to an air conditioned cafe that serves bingsu, a popular Korean dessert in the summertime. Bingsu is essentially shaved ice with toppings. In this case blue berries and a small scoop of ice cream.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140712_1202341.jpg20140712_120234https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140712_113024-e1406209247898.jpg20140712_113024https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140712_102752.jpg20140712_102752https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140712_083956.jpg20140712_083956https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140712_0107321.jpg20140712_010732https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140711_1812541.jpg20140711_181254https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140711_160656.jpg20140711_160656https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20130928_220642.jpg20130928_220642https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1959350_10203150656955791_1418511426_n.jpg1959350_10203150656955791_1418511426_n2014-07-28T10:25:16+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/07/18/26-koreans-one-american-and-countless-bottles-of-soju/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140712_130927.jpg20140712_130927Omija berries, which turn red when they're ripe.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140712_095356.jpg20140712_095356My co-teacher drinking omija flavored makgeoli.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140712_120234.jpg20140712_120234https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140712_115827.jpg20140712_115827We ate yakdol pork for lunch.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140712_111613.jpg20140712_111613Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Parkhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140712_100024.jpg20140712_100024Pajeon and omija flavored makgeoli (regular makgeoli is milky white in color).https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140712_092441.jpg20140712_092441Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Parkhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140712_085735.jpg20140712_085735Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Parkhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1405083342552.jpg1405083342552Dinner, round 2, accompanied by many shots of soju and speeches that I didn't understand a word of.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1405076658027.jpg1405076658027After the pork, eel, hotdogs, and corn, they threw on a bunch of shell fish.2014-07-24T12:09:22+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/07/11/photo-friday-3/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc_09931.jpgDSC_0993Hanok, a traditional Korean style house in Jeonju.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc_09571.jpgDSC_0957Hanok village rooftops in Jeonju.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc_04081.jpgDSC_0408View of Seoul from N Seoul Tower.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1404876573504.jpg1404876573504Yesterday's school lunch consisted of spicy kimchi soup with pork, rice, green beans with dried shrimp, kimchi, tofu dressed in a vegetable tomato sauce and a slice of a Korean melon.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1404446150519.jpg1404446150519My small school plants its own vegetables. We will soon be eating a lot of squash.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140705_182103.jpg20140705_182103You see a lot of t-shirts and hats with English writing in Korea. Sometimes they make sense, sometimes the words are spelled correctly, other times not so much. I found this one in my local grocery store. https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140622_072717.jpg20140622_072717Rice fields in Eumseong.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140621_153054.jpg20140621_153054I stumbled upon this amazing gallery made out of shipping containers in Seoul. On display was an artist named Lee Gil Rae who makes tree-like sculptures out of metal.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140504_1846191.jpg20140504_184619https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc_0408.jpgDSC_0408View of Seoul from N Seoul Tower.2014-07-13T17:54:50+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/07/09/korean-karaoke/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1964855_10151941115992373_1929411101_n.jpg1964855_10151941115992373_1929411101_nhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140308_223443.jpg20140308_223443https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140308_205932.jpg20140308_205932https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140222_211929.jpg20140222_2119292014-07-13T17:50:01+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/07/01/korean-food-kimbap-%ea%b9%80%eb%b0%a5/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140629_175128.jpg20140629_175128https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140629_174902.jpg20140629_174902https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140629_174239.jpg20140629_174239https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140316_133650.jpg20140316_1336502014-07-03T13:10:28+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/06/27/photo-friday-2/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/14014941103041.jpg1401494110304What the inside of a Korean ferry looks like. Where's the furniture?https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140614_1325131.jpg20140614_132513Chinese Shabu Shabu in Seoul. It was delicious!https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140606_153057-2.jpg20140606_153057-2Watching windsurfing lessons on the Han River in Seoul.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140606_1527301.jpg20140606_152730Koreans like to pitch tents for their picnics in the park. I suppose it makes sense. https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140606_1505491.jpg20140606_150549I rented a bike and cruised along the Han River in Seoul. It was such a beautiful day!https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140606_1410151.jpg20140606_141015Interesting sculpture in Seoul Forest.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140531_1857181.jpg20140531_185718Finally made it to the beach in Korea and it happened to be on a deserted island.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140531_0832351.jpg20140531_083235Koreans feeding shrimp flavored cheetos to seagulls. This is a thing here, apparently.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140531_0827221.jpg20140531_082722Seagulls chasing the ferry, hoping for more shrimp flavored cheetos.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140531_0649481.jpg20140531_064948Early morning ferry to Daebudo.2014-07-02T11:35:53+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/06/19/age-in-south-korea/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/bday.jpgbdaySome friends surprised me with a cake topped with sparklers for my 30th birthday in Korea.2014-06-22T13:37:33+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/06/13/photo-friday-1/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc_0365.jpgDSC_0365Sungnyemun Gate in Seoulhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc_0322.jpgDSC_0322View of Gyeongbok Palace from a coffee shop in Bukchon Hanok Village which is located in Seoul.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc_0275.jpgDSC_0275Ceiling at Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc_0127.jpgDSC_0127View from Munjangdae in Songnisan National Park.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc_0041.jpgDSC_0041Lanterns at Beopjusa, a temple in Songnisan National Park.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140510_170035.jpg20140510_170035Chungju Lakehttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140510_162553.jpg20140510_162553Chungju Lakehttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140428_164402.jpg20140428_164402View from my apartment in Eumseong.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140406_073433-e1402660548915.jpg20140406_073433Cherry blossoms in Eumseong.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140224_144134.jpg20140224_144134Making paper in Jeonju.2014-06-14T14:59:49+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/06/13/a-korean-artist-do-ho-suh/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc_0336.jpgDSC_0336https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc_0334.jpgDSC_0334Looking up at Do Ho's traditional Korean home, I am https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc_0332.jpgDSC_0332Do Ho Suh, Home within Home within Home within Home within Homehttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140329_181521.jpg20140329_181521Do Ho's family's traditional Korean home hangs within the Western style home.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140329_181436.jpg20140329_181436You can even see Do Ho's name on the building directory.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140329_181338.jpg20140329_181338The front door of the house where Do Ho first lived when he got to the United States in Providence, Rhode Island.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc_0346.jpgDSC_0346Do Ho Suh, Home within Home within Home within Home within Homehttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc_0345-2.jpgDSC_0345-2The detail is incredible. https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc_0327.jpgDSC_0327Do Ho Suh, Home Within Home at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul.2014-06-17T11:45:25+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/06/04/an-afternoon-at-a-cat-cafe-in-seoul/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140405_170816.jpg20140405_170816I think this lady is the cat whisperer. At one point she had three cats sleeping in her lap. https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140405_1705571.jpg20140405_170557Remember, no hugging the cats! https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140405_173839.jpg20140405_173839Names and descriptions of all the cats in the cafe. I wonder what goes on after closing time...https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140405_173742.jpg20140405_173742https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140405_173428.jpg20140405_173428https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140405_172911.jpg20140405_172911Just hanging out at a cat cafe in Seoul.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140405_170557.jpg20140405_170557Remember, no hugging the cats.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140405_165926.jpg20140405_165926The cat cafe rules.2014-06-08T16:12:42+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/05/28/korean-food-dak-galbi-%eb%8b%ad%ea%b0%88%eb%b9%84/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/20140428_175110-2.jpg20140428_175110-2https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/20140408_185712.jpg20140408_1857122014-06-08T16:09:22+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/05/13/korean-surprises/2014-06-08T16:07:51+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/04/27/korean-food-kimchi-jjigae-%ea%b9%80%ec%b9%98%ec%b0%8c%ea%b0%9c/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/kimchi1-2.jpgKIMCHI1-2Sometimes I eat more than a pocketful of kimchi in one day.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/kimchi3-2.jpgKIMCHI3-2Kimchi jjigae is served bubbling hot in a stone dish and usually comes with rice (helps with the heat).https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/kimchi2-2.jpgKIMCHI2-2Kimchi jjigae, accompanied by more kimchi, pickled radish, and white rice.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/kimchi1.jpgKIMCHI1Sometimes I eat more than a pocketful of kimchi in one day.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/kimchi3.jpgKIMCHI3Kimchi jjigae is served bubbling hot in a stone dish and usually comes with rice (helps with the heat).https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/kimchi2-e1398608381372.jpgKIMCHI2kimchi jjigae2014-04-29T05:24:48+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/04/23/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-english-teacher-in-korea/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/school-yard.jpgschool yardhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/nam2.jpgnam2https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/emilyteacher.jpgemilyteacherhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/coeppe.jpgcoeppehttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/class4.jpgclass4https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/class5-2.jpgclass5-2https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/c42-2.jpgc42-2https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1398048920944.jpg1398048920944https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140421_163650-2.jpg20140421_163650-2https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140305_091929-1.jpg20140305_091929-12014-04-22T16:04:04+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/04/13/korean-food-gamjatang-%ea%b0%90%ec%9e%90%ed%83%95/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/gamjatang.jpggamjatangKorea's hangover soup.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140413_180155-e1397391429298.jpg20140413_180155https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140413_181149-e1397391145151.jpg20140413_181149Gamjatang sometimes contains tteok (rice cake) and is usually served with a bowl of rice.https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/kisssss-2.jpgkisssss-22014-04-14T14:42:25+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/04/09/eumseong/https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140406_073339.jpg20140406_073339https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140407_164108.jpg20140407_164108https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140406_073741-e1396968047222.jpg20140406_073741https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140406_073433-e1396968062241.jpg20140406_073433https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140322_134338-e1396968083763.jpg20140322_134338https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140322_133547-e1396968125860.jpg20140322_133547https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140322_133637.jpg20140322_133637https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140322_133649-e1396968102305.jpg20140322_133649https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140322_133523-e1396968028626.jpg20140322_133523https://apocketfulofkimchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140302_105849.jpg20140302_1058492014-08-26T12:59:05+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.com/2014/03/31/youre-doing-what/2014-05-03T10:17:45+00:00monthlyhttps://apocketfulofkimchi.comdaily1.02015-02-18T18:31:46+00:00