It's ALLLLLIIIIIVE!

Yes that's right I really am alive I promise!  I have a lot to catch you all up on.  Been trying to catch up on the work front as things have just been incredibly hectic.  The school semester finishes up the end of December so that's one of the reasons everyone has been so busy.  A lot has happened in the last couple of weeks!  I went to Seoul for a week long training program for one thing!  It's shocking that I managed to make it back on my own right?  My sense of direction never was very good as many of my friends can attest to from 1st hand experience!  Surprisingly it was rather easy to navigate around Seoul and I didn't get lost.  The subway system is massive and often a bit intimidating but actually it's rather easy to navigate as long as you take your time and are careful.

At the training I got the chance to wear a Hanbok or traditional Korean clothing.  It was interesting to listen to them talk about culture in Korea.  One of the few classes I really enjoyed there.

We took a boat tour of the Han River which was beautiful at night!

The bridge over the water puts on a light show every night!  It was unreal to watch!

The lights on the water were amazing.  I really loved the Han River!  I'd love the chance to go back and explore it during the day.

It's me!  I was having fun but I was freezing!

Nyameko and Sindi were a couple of awesome people I met during the week!  They're both from South Africa and both teach in the same province as me.

We were paying attention during the seminar can't you tell?  Those are our learning faces...

All That Jazz is a jazz club I managed to visit in Seoul on my last day!  It is a fantastic club that often has live jazz bands in Seoul play.  I enjoyed live music and some of the best food I'd had in Seoul the whole week I was there.

The club is on the top floor so you look out some huge two story windows at a rather beautiful Seoul cityscape.  The roof does leak in a few places though but I suppose it adds to the charm right?

Some truly delicious rose crab pasta!

The band that was playing that afternoon was great. I will upload a couple of videos I have of them later... By later I mean when I officially become smarter than my phone...







All told I didn't get to do much while in Seoul but I did meet a few really cool people, listened to some great jazz and found a truly fantastic English bookstore so I definitely would declare the week a success!  Seoul has a really unique feel to it that I found myself enjoying.  I really can't wait to head back up there!