quickie update

Well here are some new photos from the adventures of late. I don't know why they show up out of order but in any case. Things over the last week are going really well. I had a great weekend, went out on Friday night and relaxed and stayed in on Saturday. The girls and I spent Friday night at RMT watching some more live preformances from people in the guitar/singing competition. One of the guys blew me away, he was amazing and I happened to get a cd of his music later on in the night because his music was incredible. I was happy about that because I haven't been able to discover much new music since being here. The Korean music scene isn't really my cup of tea. Louise and I went for another hike on Saturday afternoon to the same spot as last week but we took different hiking routes this time. The new way took us to the Seoul Fortress Wall which was pretty impressive...we were also more prepared this time and brought snacks and warmer clothes. I did a little Christmas shopping on Saturday evening with Lou and Manz in Insadong which led us to the Little Old Tea Shop shown in some of the photos. The tea there is very expensive ($5-$6 per cup) but it's worth it. They offer about ten different kinds of tea including ginseng, cinnamon, green, pear, harmony (mixed spices) and a few others. The teas have been aged for years which is why they're so costly. Anyway the Tea Shop is full of beautiful Korean artifacts as well as...live birds!! They are little wee things that just fly around as you sit and drink your tea and eat your snacks. Very charming. Saturday night, after shopping and hiking I was wiped so I went home and threw on a movie. "Over the Hedge" very cute and full of morals relatable to today's society. I suggest it to anyone...it's also a cartoon and hilarious so obviously I loved it. Sunday was spent on a solo shopping mission and dun dun dun...I FINISHED MY SHOPPING! :) YESSSSS! Sunday night was spent with the girls, we ordered Dominos (YUM! real pizza) and watched Grey's Anatomy.
As for this week's news...big stuff happening....JACKIE IS COMING TO KOREA!!! That's right, as of Friday I will have my first (probably only) guest visiting me in South Korea. Jackie leaves Toronto on Thursday and gets here Friday. I can't wait to show her everything...the food, people, subway, palaces, shopping areas, customs...basically my entire last two months experience here. The differences between South Korea and Canada are incredible and I'm so happy someone gets to share it with me in person. Another witness to the craziness that is Seoul. Well that's it for now!
Alex: I saw a picture of you in your new glasses!!! You look beautiful!!! Just like Mommy and Auntie Amy in their glasses!! I hope they help you see better. OH...I also got the new pictures in the mail, the drawings are beautiful and your printing is getting very good! Keep working hard! Mum tells me you are becoming a great swimmer, I'm so proud of you. I love you and miss you!
Calista: The drawings are beautiful thank you so much. I love them, all the stickers you sent me are so cool! I saw the video Daddy made for me where you and Alex were baking cookies. They looked so delicious and yummy. I hope you shared some with Mommy...and make sure to bake me some cookies when I come home. Chocolate is my favourite. I love you and miss you!

Our teas along with snacks they serve as a compliment...the teas themselves look so beautiful I had to take a picture
Here is a picture from outside Yeongdeungpo Station...finally some Christmas love!
This is the inside of the tea shop...very quaint and charming
Here's a shot from the performance night...oh I was so nervous!!
Last but not least, RMT on a Friday night with the Korean crew...back row left to right is: Jordan, Andrew, Cash and Marc. In front is me, Manz and Lou! And flowers I got from a random guy in the bar.