Bye-Bye Dan and Kath

Our good friends Danny and Kathryn have left Korea. They lived here for a full year. We didn't think they'd make it but they were troopers through their bad school and finished off with a horray!

We celebrated their time here with a night at all-you-can-eat Carne Staion. Good food and fun times!

And then we ended the evening with some norre-bong (Singing Room) action. We will miss their faces around here and look forward to living near them someday back home.

OUR NEW RIDE

what are we riding?...

this! a scooter! we are going to scoot all around the town now! what a ball of fun this has been so far. and its only been a week.

do we look good or what?

scot and kim bought a scooter as well. koetje was over for the day, so we borrowed our co-teachers for him we all went scootering around. we had a blast seeing how far into seoul we could get.

Out with Friends

One of our favorites places to eat here in Seoul is our Mount Everst Restuarant, serving Napolese and Indian food. I can't believe that I nearly starved when I was in Nepal and now i'm feasting on their food.

valentine's roses and funny faces

Korean Pro Volleyball

A Day on the Slopes

We jumped on the opportunity to go skiing this weekend. Our friend Carmen, who works for Hyundai, got us a deal for a room, rentals and lefts this past weekend at Sungwoo Hyundai Resort.

It's been two years since Reuben and I have hit the slopes. After our years in university taking full advantage of the students prices and mountains we missed it a lot. It didn't quiet compare but it sure was fun.


We went expecting the worst... millions of people, ice and 3 second runs. We were pleasantly surprised by the short lines, on and off snowfall and tall hills. Can you see the massive TV screen to the right?

Here is the crew we went with, Dave, Reub, Koetje and Scot.


Carmen, me, Nicky and...

Kim

Later in the evening we watched a dance show/concert thing and fire works. At one point the host asked the crowd who traveled the furthest that day. Reuben got the hosts attention by yelling, wayguk (foreign person). Reuben was then invited up on stage, asked where is was from and what he does here in Korea. Then was presented with the winnings - a pair or gloves.

Surprise Visitor

LISTEN TO THIS!
reuben and i are about 1 hour into our good nights sleep when we wakeup startled by the noise of our front door opening, then comes the flicker of our hallway light as it is turned on...i tell reuben to go down their. he has no weapon of any sort so we wait and listen... then we hear someone making use of our toilet, by the sound it was evident that he was a male. ... reuben leans over our loft to see who is there....
before we know it, a large and very drunk man stumbles out of our bathroom and passes out on the floor. reuben, relieved, says "adjushi, jibe anida" (sir, this is not your home). and again reuben repeats that, louder and louder. but this man isn't waking. reuben walks downstairs and says again, this is not your home. the man replies "waguk saram" (foreign person) and closes his eyes again.
we call security, and get no response, so reuben goes down to the office and explains the situation as best he could in korea to the security guard. as reuben and our security guard approach the apartment door they see a man wondering the hallway looking for his friend. reuben says "na ui ching-gu ee jibae issauyo" (Your friend is in MY apartment). as the security guard is laughing, reuben and the man's friend carry the man out into the hallway. then we lay back in bed and laugh - just another night in korea.

Growing Grass in an Apartment

grass is hard to come by here. our mom zuidhof sent us a some seeds. take a look, this is just after one week of tender loving care.

Scooter Cruise'n

We borrowed our friends scooter for a couple hours... and we cruised

Adventure Teaching

We have an entrepreneur in the family! That’s right, Reuben and his partner Scot Sustad are putting their efforts into getting a business setup to recruit teachers to South Korea. There is a large market for teachers here, to teach in schools, academies and universities. Everyone wants to learn English, and they want to learn from people whose first language is English.

Reuben and I would recommend this adventure to almost anyone. We have had an extraordinary and fulfilling year and a half – with more to go. A huge reason why its been so enjoyable for us is because we have worked at reliable and admirable schools. Get in touch with us if you are interested or know anyone who is. We have lots of information on our website or email us.

adventureteaching@mypace.com

adventureteachingkorea.com

adevnture.teaching@hotmail.com

Skating with the Kids