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Archive for September 2011

Andong Maskdance Festival 2011

The Andong Maskdance Festival was a far place to visit. Its in the Gyeongsanbuk province tucked away in the country. Luckily they had the super nice buses traveling to and from the major cities so it wasn't too bad. The only bad thing was the lack of a bathroom stop.
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Jinju Lantern Festival

The Fortress
The Jinju Namgang Yudeung Festival originates from the lantern lighting custom used during the Jinjuseong Fortress Battle of the Imjinwaeran War (Japanese invasion, 1592) as a military strategy to prevent Japanese troops from wading the Namgang River.
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Braaidag - South African BBQ

Coming to Korea, I never thought I'd meet so many South Africans. I was invited, by my friends who live in Jincheon, to this thing called a Braai and to Americans, it's just a BBQ. Still, it was fun listening to the Afrikaans being spoken and the different foods that were present. Not to mention, there was some traditional(?) South African dancing.
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1st Chuseok with Amanda and Lea

Chuseok is the equivalent to Thanksgiving except it lasts about 3 days and occurs during the fall equinox. Since this was our first Chuseok, Amanda, Lea and I decided to celebrate it together. It would also be the first time that we were together since orientation. We met in Seoul and did some shopping and street food eating.
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Chungju Martial Arts Festival

The Martial Arts Festival in Chungju was a provincial field trip. We were told that this would be the last provincial field trip since they were cutting the budget. I thought I was going to see all sorts of martial arts but we were only able to see taekwondo and karate. It was because we arrived at the festival too early and we didnt stay long enough.
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