An Awesome Gift
My co-worker, Kim Dae-ho 김대호, made me a traditional Korean outfit called a hanbok 한복. This is an incredibly amazing gift that I
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Polar Bear Plunge 북극곰 수영 축제 and Basketball Game
Each January in Busan, people gather on Haeundae 해운대 beach to plunge into the freezing water. It started in 1988 after the Olympics were
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Gamcheon 감천 Culture Village
New Year’s day is an official holiday in Korea, so we used this day off to head to Gamcheon Culture Village. This is
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Amy and Jesus have a Birthday
Our friend Amy, from Minnesota, is having a birthday and she wanted everyone to go ice skating together. I’ve never done this but
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Haeundae Aquarium
After getting our bikes serviced in the neighborhood, we rode to Haeundae Aquarium.
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Hike up Jangsan 장산
A group of about 15 of us hiked to the top of Jangsan 장산, a mountain about a 15 minute walk from the
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Bath Houses or Jjimjilbang 찜질방
Bath houses or Jjimjilbang 찜질방 are an incredible feature of Korean culture. Our favorite one was Spa Land at Shinsegae 신세계 (the world’s
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Beomeosa 범어사 in Autumn
On a crisp autumn afternoon we went back to Beomeosa 범어사 Temple. We went in the freezing cold back in February and we
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November – Another Race and My Birthday
Shannon and I ran another 10k race and we were joined by my co-workers, David (Kim Dae-ho 김대호) and Cathy (Jeong Hyo-jin 정효진).
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Busan Fireworks Festival
With Shannon’s Mom, Shirley, in town, we all went to Gwangali beach for the very famous Busan Fireworks Festival. This was one of
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