Explosions require a tripod, or common sense.

Kris and I went to see a massive fireworks festival in Seoul on Saturday night with a big group of friends. Apparently over one million people attended, which in ways does not surprise me. We took the subway two hours early and it was absolutely packed with people. What would usually be a 3 minute walk from the train to the exit of the station ended being almost a 3o minute affair. Anyway, there were kites everywhere, and most of my firework pictures have trails because I am a genius(read: idiot) and decided to use a slow shutter without a tripod. The faster shutter photos actually look good despite being dark, so in the future I will take that route. You live and learn.

I don't teach, I just search for treasure.

I don't have to teach all week because my students have exams. On Wednesday all of the teachers went to a local mountain a did a little scavenger hunt for prizes. Afterwards we had a delicious dinner where, like usual at a korean meal, people push soju on each other as much as possible (you only drink if someone fills your glass, which usually isn't a problem). Anyway, here is some pictures of the faculty, a pagoda where the scavenger hunt is, as well as some random nature and architechture photography. The pictures of the meal at a small table are from a day when the head English teacher took me and a new substitute out for Urbap (rice cooked in a stone pot and covered in fish eggs - delicious)

The man on the left is a P.E. teacher who organizes all school gatherings. The guy on the right is a math teacher who is a formidable drinker

Notice the skilled placement of my fucking finger

I couldnt control the focus here, so its a bit blurry.

The man in the middle front with the white blazer is our principal, hes pretty cool.

Rock on,

Jnid.

Christmas came early

Kristi and I went to Bucheon for a friends birthday last night and stayed in a spare apartment a friend of ours has. Expect a more detailed report on Nori Bang later (private kareokee rooms). On the way home we stopped by the Youngsan electronics market to get a DVI to VGA adaptor for my Mac. After getting the adaptor, we decided to browse the warez to see what price range I could find for the camera I wanted. After some negotiating between vendors I decided to scrap my trip to Busan this coming weekend and just got the Canon 30D today instead of in December. Its my christmas present, but now I'll get to use it for blogging for all of Autumn. Once I wrap my mind around the camera and start getting comfortable expect a ton of pictures.