"Travel is fatal to bigotry, prejudice and narrow-mindedness. Broad, wholesome and charitable views cannot be acquired by vegetating in one tiny corner of the globe" -Mark Twain

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

New Brunswick-ing with Tim






Things are going great so far -on our second stop, in Moncton New Brunswick. We spent a couple fun days with Dan's family in Donkin, Cape Breton and here in Moncton our former roommate Tim has been showing us as much as possible in this short visit- foggy Cape Enrage and the famous Hopewell Rocks. We had a great time frolicking in the mud by the rocks - pictures to come soon! We're heading West to Quebec this afternoon, and planning to arrive in Ottawa on Thursday. The Korea documentation is coming together too, it looks like we'll be working for a YBM-ECC school in Daejon, a small city which is about 45 minutes from Seoul (via bullet train). Overall, the trip has been great so far! We are off to the beach near Shediac now, gotta go!

1 comment:

Alie said...

Damn you Google Blog...I just wrote a lovely breezy note and then I had to sign in and my masterpeice is gone...GONE!!!
In short, I miss you and love you. You two are my favourite couple in the whole world. Take Korea by storm and take an obsessive amount of pictures. This note is not NEARLY as good as the original, but my creative prowess is now spent. Have fun travelling through Northern New Brunswick today...I hear its a real hoot up there. :)

What we did in Korea...

  • Adopted a cocker spaniel/teddy bear mix named Sundae
  • Bought a '97 Kia Aveila, a well-loved standard with some serious key designs on the sides (which Libby is learning how to drive, courtesy of teacher Dan)
  • Coated ourselves & Soonday in mud (and loved it!) at the Daecheon Beach Mud Festival
  • Developed a serious kimbap addiction (Libby)
  • Discovered "hohta", a delicious syrup-filled pancake sold on the street
  • Enjoyed the changing colours at Gyeryongsan National Park
  • Explored a few of the sights of Seoul
  • Explored King Muryeong's Tomb in Gongju
  • Had a fabulous multi-national Christmas Eve party
  • Imbibed numerous potent long-island iced teas at Daejeon's "Lucky Strike" bar
  • Learned how to direct a Taxi in Korean
  • Learned how to read Korean...mostly
  • Ran a 10-k race (Dan), and training for more
  • Taking a pottery class (Libby)
  • Tasted deep-fried ginseng (not recommended)!
  • Visited Tim in Pohang, and ate dinner with a Japanese monk in Gyeongju
  • Watched a Daejeon Citizen's Football match
  • Went dancing at "Bubi Bubi" a slightly less sleazy Korean version of Halifax's Palace
  • Went skating and ruled the rink
  • Went swimming at Daechon Beach (while all the Koreans wore winter clothes)

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