I guess it has been over a week since I last posted so it is about time! I managed to make it to the Terry Fox run despite having only a few hours of sleep (less than 5 but more than 3). It seems all night partying and jogging are not a good mix and the friend I was to go there with didn't feel up to all this activity so early in the morning. When I talked to him, he was still in bed and didn't seem too anxious to get up anytime soon so I was solo for the morning - is he a wimp or just smarter...you decide. Anyhow, there were about 2800 participants there and I'm sure there were a lot more once you count the people that did not participate. It was about a 50/50 split between Koreans and non-Koreans. I managed to do all right during the actual 10km run, but boy was I sore afterwards. It seems that 10km is a little excessive when you have not moved your body like that in at least 5 years. I was glad I did it though and it was neat to hear the Canadian national anthem being played in Korea.
(picture below: a typical home you would have found about 100 years ago in rural Korea)
This past weekend, a couple of us went to the Korean Folk Village in Suwon (about 1.5 hours south of Seoul). It was modelled after an old Korean village that you would have found 100's of years ago. I liked looking at the old houses and learning about olden days Korea - for instance how they made paper and silk and how they housed their prisoners. One thing I found particulary funny is how if children wet their bed, they had to wear a hat and go to their neighbours and beg for salt in order to show that they wouldn't do it again. I put on the hat and got a picture taken, but I will let you know that this was just for fun and I didn't actually wet the bed that night....
(picture below: a typical home you would have found about 100 years ago in rural Korea)
This past weekend, a couple of us went to the Korean Folk Village in Suwon (about 1.5 hours south of Seoul). It was modelled after an old Korean village that you would have found 100's of years ago. I liked looking at the old houses and learning about olden days Korea - for instance how they made paper and silk and how they housed their prisoners. One thing I found particulary funny is how if children wet their bed, they had to wear a hat and go to their neighbours and beg for salt in order to show that they wouldn't do it again. I put on the hat and got a picture taken, but I will let you know that this was just for fun and I didn't actually wet the bed that night....
(picture above: me with my Ki Winnow on, getting ready to go get some salt.)
All Koreans make the peace sign when they get their pictures taken so expect a lot of pictures where I might be doing that ;)
You can find more of my pictures that I have uploaded to the internet by clicking Korean Folk Village and Fukuoka, Japan
1 comment:
Finally! A new post! Your adventures in Asia-land sound fantastic. I'll write you a long email in the next few days outlining all the exciting things I have been up to in home-town. Also, I linked your blog to mine. Hope that's okay.
Love you! Take care of yourself.
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