Wednesday, July 14, 2010

have you ever seen the sky swallow a mountain?

Oh view from the 19th floor,
I am going to miss you.








Monday, July 12, 2010

this earthquake weather has got me shaking

It was one of those nights when you are too hungry to politely listen to your friends because the little voice from your stomach has grown to giant proportions and is not so pleasantly demanding to be fed.

There were three of us.
The feeling was mutual.


The chicken never stood a chance.




... and then it was gone.



Oven baked chicken ( 오븐치킨 ) is super delicious.
We had the rotisserie kind that is stuffed with rice, spices, and nuts.

Sunday, July 11, 2010

the new ruby?

I think I've already been replaced.
She's already friends with all my friends.
She works at my school ...
and her blog might be better than mine already.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

the wolves go to the park

Last Friday was field trip day!
Yay!

Who doesn't love walking up ....


... down ....


... and around hills all morning on a hot and sticky day?



... then again, as long as you've got your hair bling the world can't get to you...



The wolves learned a few things ...





... and then it was time to trek again.


Family Mart, Tasty Mart



It's a little corny.
But so am I.
Check out their website here.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Dear Makgeolli

Dear Makgeolli ( 막걸리 ),

I always feel like a little cat when I drink you out of a big bowl.
You are so delicious and inspire the best of places.
I'm going to miss you when I go.




Sincerely,
Ruby

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Geoje - Go!


It's that special time of year again.
When it's cloudy and rainy everyday for about a month. Some people might think this is a time to watch movies and play a board
game or two.
But not us.
We still get around.

The family and I set out for Geoje a little later than the others, and although our travelling did not include a boat ride, we did have some help from the world's smallest driver.


We arrived just in time to see the new world record created for the world's newest and greatest sport, badball .... but we were too late to get a sunburn.





... we made a new friend ...






I am not the trooper the other kids are.
Bugs, rain, things that go bump in the night - they all don't sit well with me so we left the
outdoors to the outdoorsy types for the night and headed back to our minbak to see Maradona have his heart broken.



Next morning, breakfast of champions ...


.... followed by sneaking into places we shouldn't have been ...









Take that big brother!




We worked on our fitness ...




... and then it was time for a very special visitor ...



... followed by perhaps the strangest historical site I've ever seen ....



Does this look like a giant bucket of fake poop?


It is.