Some Leftover Pictures

My first term has ended! It has been a busy time of year and as a result I have been a major slacker on the blogging front. Here are a bunch of random images that didn't fit into my other posts.

Random barrage of images, here we go.


Sometimes we visit the tea museum close to campus:

Tea!

A market in the city:

A place where we can get delicious sushi (thank god):

Big news on campus: a bakery opened next door!!! Our campus is on the isolated side of things so the immediate access to baked goods has been a very very very exciting turn of events.

A nice view:

My Halloween costume: Rosie the Riveter (just in case anyone didn't know about my raging feminism)

Maggie introduced me to these red bean ice cream things. SO GOOD!

Maggie demonstrating that Korea really is the cutest country.

Kat and I went to this lovely cafe one afternoon and then we swam! Not bad for November.

Korean BBQ is exactly what it sounds like. You're in Korea, and you BBQ. DELISH!

We have a suggestions box for the girls of Magnolia and we read the comments at our weekly meetings. The responses have been hilarious:

A moustache.

Blake's boys took care of chickens for a week so I was thankful for something fluffy to pet:

Sometimes I walk here when I'm bored on my days off:

This robot kid is my hero:

My door, which includes my Halloween selfie, and a sign to knock before entering (which I initially posted up side down).

Tangerines are in season and they are EVERYWHERE.

A lovely lunch with lovely ladies.

The aerospace museum was excellent! So much learning!

I absolutely LOVE the wash of Korean, and the singular English word "Potato."

We did a hike:

And then we swam! In November the air is cool but the water is surprisingly warm.

Thanksgiving: being thankful for messages like these from your more challenging students:

Our thanksgiving dinner was shipped from the US army. It was DELISH (and a much needed boost)!

It's getting chilly on campus!

An example of the amazingness that is Korean Christmas cards.

Shila's stationary factory continues. Apparently it rubbed off on Blake.

Magnolia had a big night out in the big city as a year-end treat:

All you can eat sushi bars are hilarious when you can't read anything. Me: YUM! A TUNA ROLL! Maggie: That is raw beef.

I love E.T!

We went to this hilarious/amazing photo booth store for these gems.

Examples of visual overload while shopping in Korea:

FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR SPAM! Actually it's roughly $15/pack. Hilariously, Spam is a treat in Korea.

More swims:

Dreaming of Burgers

I have literally been saying "Christmas is right around the corner" since September. I got an A+ for optimism back then. Now we really are on the cusp of vacationzzzzzz!

Living overseas is so awesome for so many things, but it also means you're away from most of the people you care about, so I am definitely excited to be coming home. Go time is less than two weeks away!

Our Christmas flights cost Blake and I an arm and a leg (honestly I think my limbs might be worth less than the ticket price), but at this point in time the thought of being reunited with my people while eating ALL the Canadian things is honestly priceless. Our flight paths are absolutely dreadful, but I'm trying not to think about that part.

To say I miss my people is an understatement.

I also miss Canadian food so much. In Botswana the food was really hearty, but these Korean dishes are not so hearty. Most of my cravings have been pretty typical. I dream of things like good chocolate, bacon, fuzzy peaches, wine, some timmy hoes, good indian/thai/sushi etc. I dream of my mother's steak and turkey dinner. But there are also some unexpected cravings for things like tzatziki, naan bread, and spinach.

The thing I dream about the most (like, every. single. day.) is a peanut butter burger from this gourmet burger place in Halifax. It sounds disgusting but it's the best thing in the world and I literally think about eating it allllllllll the time.

Blake and I talk about food a lot. Our chats often look like this:

One time, Rory (who is the most thoughtful human I ever met) sent me BACON JERKY in the mail. I didn't know such a thing existed until it miraculously appeared in my mailbox, and suffice it to say, IT WAS DELICIOUS. Here are the real-time messages chronicling my bacon reunion.

It was a highlight.

It could always be worse though.
At least I'm not Blake! (jk Blake don't be mad)
I love Blake, but he has a limited taste palate and a limited willingness to give new flavors a go. If you don't like fish and you're in Korea, it's a rough time. Here is a compilation of sad Blake lunches.

The cheese sandwiches have been a little out of hand.

If there is a deep fried meat that isn't fish, you can count on Blake to eat zillions of pieces.

We discovered this super weird but delicious chocolate mousse, which has gotten us through some of the more dire meals.

Bananas are a staple. And rice.

#sad.

Meal hall can be a challenge. But sometimes you just gotta go for it!
Take this concoction for example. Mayo, seaweed, tuna, egg, and rice. Questionable. But I was starving so I mixed it all together and dove in. And although it took my brain a moment to register, you know what it tasted like? It tasted EXACTLY like a tuna salad sandwich.

And you know, tuna salad sammies aren't so bad!

Blake didn't try the tuna mixture.

Anyway, he is doing just fine getting food in places that aren't the cafeteria, and hasn't withered away or anything stressful like that. No scurvy folks! We're doing great!

I AM EXCITED FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

If you are in Halifax over Christmas and you want to see me, you will be able to find me at Darryl's burger joint most days of the week.