“What a beautiful day!” This phrase was repeated all morning. And rightfully so. It was a gorgeous day. This was our Monday morning bike ride in Ulsan before we left for Jeju Island. My dad was so impressed at how beautiful the riverside was along the bike path. He just couldn’t get enough of it as he tried to soak it all in. He said he had been entirely surprised that Continue reading Ulsan Bike Ride
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Tongdosa Temple
On Saturday, the second day of my dad’s visit, my Korean “sister” took us out to eat at a very fancy traditional Korean restaurant. She used to be my main co-teacher at the school where I teach. She is an amazing person and was so helpful to me when I first came to Korea. She helped me settle into my apartment and trained me as an English teacher. She is definitely like family to me, so when she got a chance to meet my dad, she and her husband treated us to a great lunch, then took us on a tour of the Tongdosa Temple. Continue reading Tongdosa Temple
Dad Comes to Korea!
After 5 months of planning, my dad made it to Korea!! Here are just 3 of the first pics I took when he arrived the first day. Wave for the camera, dad 😛
BFFs Last Day in Korea
Chris and Leide’s last day in Korea was spent in Seoul. The first picture is us getting ready to leave my apartment. Then after a short KTX ride, we met up with my good friend Charlie, who was our tour guide around Sejong Street. We got to see a little bit of Korea’s history here 🙂 Continue reading BFFs Last Day in Korea
Busan
Wednesday I got off work early and we went to Busan taking the slow train. It was a nice scenic ride. But umm, apparently they built a new Haeundae train station?? In a completely different part of the city. This threw me off and we had to wander around a little in order to actually find the beach. This ate up some precious Busan time. Continue reading Busan