Solnal

A few friends and I went to Namsan Hanok Village (a park with a set of traditional Korean buildings in central Seoul) for a Solnal Festival. We listened to some traditional Korean drummers that were actually pretty good. Afterwards, Tess and I took part in making a kite out of glue, rice paper, strips of wood and string. Mostly we just watched as an old adjoshi (old man) took care of everything for us.

We also made a New Year's wish by writing a wish on a piece of coloured paper and attaching it to a string. I'm not sure if you are supposed ot tell others your wish but mine already failed to come true so I guess I might as tell you that I wished "to have the best kite in Seoul." How did I know it didn't come true? Tess' kite flew quite well but mine did not enjoy going airborne. Instead it liked spinning and crashing into the ground.

Later on, I forgot my kite at a restaurant so I have abandoned my dream and will have to wait for next year's Solnal to make a new kite. How sad!



A few pictures for you (sorry, didnt have my camera during the festival):

The entry to my apartment building during one of our 4 winter snowfalls

Just one of the infinite trashpiles that litter the Korean streets, this one is just down from my apartment

My favorite class, hard at work