OK. Due to the bitching of a few select people, here's a new blog. I'm going to throw some random pictures on you with a little commentary and stupid jokes for good measure.
I just read the last blog and realized what a miserable failure I am. It's been a bit more than a week and these pics don't have that much to do with my day to day life in Seoul.
I just read the last blog and realized what a miserable failure I am. It's been a bit more than a week and these pics don't have that much to do with my day to day life in Seoul.
I'm really bummed that I missed Halloween in STL.
The mothers I teach asked me to do a lesson on Halloween, and I was glad to oblige. They couldn't seem to grasp the appeal of going to a party with fake blood smeared all over your face while acting like a reanimated corpse.
I wanted to show some pics of my friends, and stole some from facebook to accomplish this. I used these two to show that some costumes aren't always scary.
When I showed the pic of Joel and Ellen one mom said "ohh he looks like Kevin Costner." I said "trust me he's no Kevin Costner, but I'll tell him you said that."
So there you go mang.
I was feeling deprived of distorted guitars and drumbeats that shake your soul's core.
I felt an achin' and went to a music festival to see Yo La Tango in and attempt for a fix (my camera battery was dead).
It didn't quite kill the jonesin. I didn't need to see a band from 100 feet away while standing next to an over priced "vodka malt beverage" stand.
I felt an achin' and went to a music festival to see Yo La Tango in and attempt for a fix (my camera battery was dead).
It didn't quite kill the jonesin. I didn't need to see a band from 100 feet away while standing next to an over priced "vodka malt beverage" stand.
I needed to see someone bleed 2 feet away from my face, where I can smell their BO.
Then I stumbled upon 2 drummers, a guitarist, bassist, tap dancer, and an occasional MC playing outside in a urban park on a Friday night in the best area of Seoul.
These guys sound like a slop, garage, Korean version of James Brown.
I felt like I had rediscovered my faith. 
Close by some guys were hiphopin.
The only words I understood were "put your hands in the air"
Occasionally I'll turn a corner and get treated to some traditional Korean drumming.
Aww real coffee. Just like mom makes.
I payed 30 bucks to ship this stove top espresso maker that I got from ebay for 8. but it's worth it.
This picture defines Seoul. On the right is the roof of a palace which about 3 times older then the US of A. On the left, in the background is a huge, times square style outdoor screen, with some garbage advertisements on it no doubt. This juxtaposition is East Asia.
This is gyeongbok place. Amazing.
Hungout with some boyscouts.
A ceremonial wedding reenactment.
I went with my friend Nathanial. Who lives in the flat above mine. This son of bitch can actually speak Korean. (I still know next to nothing)
I went on a feildtrip to Lotte World, which is a big ass amusement park. It was my first time seeing the students outside of their school uniforms, wearing everything from abercrombie and fitch to pot leaf shirts, which many Koreans think is just a "cool looking leaf."
A cycling-pianist playing old jazz songs. No one seemed to enjoy me singing along.
Here are two English teachers who I work with.
Aww, I still stand behind this as a good band name. We should have made a decent recording.
I've talked about the joy of reading signs with incoherent English. The Korean language is organized with a different structure than English and this seems to result in silly signs scattered throughout the city. Danny found this one, good job dad.
OK kids.
Hungout with some boyscouts.
A ceremonial wedding reenactment.
I went with my friend Nathanial. Who lives in the flat above mine. This son of bitch can actually speak Korean. (I still know next to nothing)
I went on a feildtrip to Lotte World, which is a big ass amusement park. It was my first time seeing the students outside of their school uniforms, wearing everything from abercrombie and fitch to pot leaf shirts, which many Koreans think is just a "cool looking leaf."
A cycling-pianist playing old jazz songs. No one seemed to enjoy me singing along.
youuu must take the A train...
Two teachers with two students in front of some lovely Halloween decorations.
Two teachers with two students in front of some lovely Halloween decorations.
Here are two English teachers who I work with.
The one on the left went to school with Chelsea Clinton.
The one on the right learns grammatically incorrect English expressions like "gotta" and "ain't" from Britney Spears and Beyonce songs.
It pains me to work at a religious school and think that I might be playing some part in the brainwashing of kids (no offence to you Christians out there in bloggy land, you know I love ya, but that's how I feel about mission schools) but working with great people makes it a great job, regardless of the differing opinions that my school and I have about the hereafter.
The one on the right learns grammatically incorrect English expressions like "gotta" and "ain't" from Britney Spears and Beyonce songs.
It pains me to work at a religious school and think that I might be playing some part in the brainwashing of kids (no offence to you Christians out there in bloggy land, you know I love ya, but that's how I feel about mission schools) but working with great people makes it a great job, regardless of the differing opinions that my school and I have about the hereafter.
Aww, I still stand behind this as a good band name. We should have made a decent recording.
This is a huge banner.
Of course I'm a scholar but it was really unnecessary for them to call me distinguished. 
That's a "I voted" sticker. I sent in an absentee ballot. All that work just to write in a vote for Carrot Top.
That's a "I voted" sticker. I sent in an absentee ballot. All that work just to write in a vote for Carrot Top.
I've talked about the joy of reading signs with incoherent English. The Korean language is organized with a different structure than English and this seems to result in silly signs scattered throughout the city. Danny found this one, good job dad.
OK kids.
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