Finally, A Few Photos
Above: HAEUNDAE BEACH, my current front yard.
I really don’t have a ton to write about today. I’ve just been busting my ass lately trying to teach a room full of snarling kindy-beasts a play that we have to perform in front of a bunch of parents in less than three weeks. So far, the little buggers can’t even pronounce half the words in the script, so you can imagine how much fun I’m having with it! Talked to Nic today (as I do every day), and we tentatively plan on getting her here in time for Valentine’s… assa!
I just wanted to alert people to the fact that in my album there are now a handful of pics… nothing special, but you can see my very small apartment, my beach (Haeundae) on an unusually cloudy day, as well as Gwangali Beach. They looked grainy, as mentioned before, so I tidied them up in Photoshop and shrunk them down. I have since taken many pictures in a place called Dongbaek Park (where an APEC meeting took place months ago, featuring greats like Paul Martin, George Dub’uh’yoo, and many other world leaders; apparently the Koreans held major anti-Bush riots both here and in Seoul during it all), and I will use my time this (LONG!) weekend to go into the heart of Busan to catch some pictures of Russian sailors brawling in the streets or something equally exciting. I may even go to Beomosa, which is Busan’s Big Buddhist temple site, located way up in the mountains (yet still accessible by subway!?). If I do, I’ll post some great pics after I get paid (I can barely afford instant noodles right now, let alone photo development)… Think February 8th, or so.
Below is a picture of my apartment, taken from the beach. It just gives you an idea of my proximity to it. Mine is the middle building in the last picture. The words on the side of the building, written in Hangul, say “Ku Ree su Tall Beechee (meaning Crystal Beach), home of whip-weilding Kindergarten Ringmaster and occasional Fire-eater, Su Tee Bun!”
My shitty albeit free apartment…
Gwangali Beach below. It’s just a few subway stops up the coast.
Dongbaek…
