Photo post, part the first;

So, finally, finally, FINALLY sharing some of my pics. Sorry for the delay, guys. X_x; These are pretty old, so bear with me.......

Chuncheon, Seoul & Moving to Mokpo:


Chucheon's speciality, dakkalbi (딹갈비), pre-cooked. When you order it at a restaurant, this is what they glob on your table. Looks gross, I know (all that......... raw chicken), but just you wait!


Ta da! All mixed together, cooked and ready to eat. You eat it like you would eat normal Korean barbeque, wrapped in lettuce leaves. Oh, I'm drooling just looking at the pic. Dakkalbi is a strange mix of chicken, chili paste, 떡 (tteok), cabbage and a few sweet potatoes. My favourite part is the cabbage, actually: it tastes so yummy after being grilled with chili paste and chicken fat! Yummmmmmm. Unfortunately, dakkalbi sucks everywhere out of Chuncheon, basically, so I don't know if I'll be able to ever have it again. ;_;


The first apple I had in Korea, after being too poor to afford fruit for weeks. ;; It was so delicious that I actually had to commemorate it with a photo. Korean produce is expensive, but very yummy.


One of my favourite snacks in Chuncheon: fresh blended kiwi juice, for less than $1! (Thanks, Korean won exchange rate.) I can't drink juice that isn't made from a whole fruit anymore. D= It's not the same.


Shot of Chuncheon from the school. It was a rainy summer day when I took these pics.


Shot no. 2.


One of the backroads in Chuncheon. Oh, Chuncheon. I'm almost nostalgic for you and your painfully hot summer weather now..........


Kelsyn, Anna and I all making slightly different hand gestures at this hole-in-the-wall restaurant.


Playing this weird hand-numbers guessing game thing......... The loser gets slaps on the wrist from the winner. (Oh, Korea.)


A bunch of us outside the dorm on Grace's bday. See that nametag around my neck? I wore it ALL OF ORIENTATION. (Not by choice, I have to stress.)


A parade! In honor of tomatoes!


The traditional Korean band that was in the parade!


The other band!


Us, confused and in the parade! With the requisite tomatoes.


Our audience, young soldiers in training! The town is a busy training base.


Boys in drag, required at nearly every Korean cultural event.

Okay, goodbye, Chuncheon! Onto the few Seoul pics I have:


This was near the Ambassador's house when we went a-visiting. Seoul is so city-like.


But even so, you'll still see mountains peaking out through the buildings. (Korea is the most mountainous places I've ever been.)


You will also see random traditional parades marching around Seoul.........


This was a changing of the guards ceremony, right in front of one of Seoul's numerous palaces. Also near the Ambassador's house--nice neighbourhood!


Yonsei day! This was the day we all met our principals and co-teachers at Yonsei University. We were all hiding in a back room, getting ready. I might not look it, but I was QUAKING with fear and trepidation. That god that day is over and done with. XD;


Our program coordinators dressed up in Korea's famous "couple tees" to cheer us up and distract everyone from having panic attacks on Yonsei day. I appreciate the effort.

So, after saying bye to everyone (in a bit of a hurry, my principal nearly dragged me out XD;), it was onto....... fair Mokpo!


My first meal in Mokpo: 90% fish. So, so, soooooooo yummy. XD I wish I could have that meal again. ;; Despite living here, I am feeling a distinct lack of raw fish in my life.


The flowers I received from the students on the first night.


Home sweet home! The living part of the apartment.


The kitchen part of the apartment.

I'm afraid that's it for now--I will be back with more later when I finish resizing and uploading and changing from Photobucket to another image uploader! And Girl Sam, there will be DMZ pics but I assure you you will be disappointed. The DMZ guards don't allow for much in the way of picture-taking.