Korea: my life, my story: June 2014

Saturday, June 28, 2014

Jeju in April - Hallaaaaa, san! - A Video by CJ Houston

Jeju in April - Hallaaaaa, san!

CJ Houston has done it again. He and his mother ventured out to Jeju, and he took a bunch of footage with his GoPro and put it together to make a great video featuring the highlights from his trip to Jeju Island.

(For more Korea videos, check out CJ's YouTube Channel or visit my YouTube Channel. )

Friday, June 27, 2014

신림 [Sillim]

신림 [Sillim]
2014/04/26 @ 신림 [Sillim]

Sometimes, we head into Seoul without a plan. This time, CJ, Russell, TJ and I jumped on a bus to Sadang and picked a location on the map. The chosen location was Sillim [신림]. Andy met us in Sillim, which was convenient, because he used to live out in that neighborhood. We walked along the stream, had great street food, and had drinks at a few bars. Towards the end of the evening, Greg and Amanda came all the way out to meet us. I love it when those two show up.

( The stream )

( The stream )

( We grabbed a few beers for the walk. )

( CJ, taking in the view )

( It was a very scenic walk. )

( We had to cross a few times to continue walking. )

( CJ )

( The sun went down as we were walking. )

( We found a nice jogging trail, too. )

( This guy sold us some egg bread [계란빵] )

( Andy )

( Russell )

( TJ )

( The Good Feeling House )

( CJ )

( Eventually, Amanda showed up. )

( So did Greg. )

( Amanda & Greg )

( Russell )

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

SK Skyview Apartments

SK Skyview Apartments [SK 스카이뷰 아파트]
2014/05/05 @ 북수원 [North Suwon]

Around the time I moved to Suwon, they started building a new apartment complex in my neighborhood. They finished them up about a year ago, and I'd been meaning to visit to take photos for awhile. I finally went over there to take pictures a month and a half ago.

My Neighborhood

Monday, June 23, 2014

Cantina Del Sol, Suwon's Surprise Mexican Restaurant

Cantina Del Sol [칸티나 델 쏠]
2014/04/25 @ 수원 [Suwon]

Sorry for the lack of posting the past couple months; I've been extremely busy with work lately. CJ is really good at the Internet, and he managed to find us a Mexican restaurant in Suwon called Cantina Del Sol. We went out on a Friday night, and really enjoyed it. The service isn't the quickest, but I think I actually like it better that way. The food comes as soon as each individual item is finished. It makes for a very social meal, because everyone is eating at a slightly different time.

We actually went out on Friday night, again. It was even better this time. They put a TV on the bar, and we stayed until 3am to watch the Italy vs. Costa Rica World Cup game.