Whata whaaat?

I've been attempting to learn Korean. Let's just say I'm struggling a little. It is important for me to know how to say a few things so I can get around. So I've learned some basic things to say to a taxi driver so I can get to different places, how to order food, and how to ask how much something is. Other than that, I have no conversation skills. I know how to say hello, good-bye, and thank-you. Now, it's not that I am lazy, but almost everyone speaks some sort of English or Konglish. The difficult part will be when I am traveling to more remote areas of Korea. That's where I am going to run into some trouble...My plan is to learn the Hangul alphabet. I've been researching some websites that help you learn the alphabet. Wish me luck...

Korean Hangul Chart

I want to go to there...

So I've been to a few places here in Daegu

that are pretty much amazing...

Downtown in general, I go there every weekend,
either by bus, taxi, or subway.


Free hugs are always awesome!!!





Here is a video of downtown to our other favorite coffee shop.

Tohaven is simply amazing! It's so cozy and relaxing.

Krazy Burger!


Duryu Park

Feeding the birds and fish is fun and a good way to get rid of stale bread!

Last but not leaset...Frog.
This place never fails to amaze me ha ha.
It's pretty much like a bad Korean Hip-hop video...

Krazy Korean Kat Lady!

That right...moving to Korea has made me even more of a crazy cat lady.
Koreans have a love/hate relationship with cats, seriously.
They believe that cats have evil spirits inside of them; however, they use cats in many items and advertisements.

Here are some of my cat items I have acquired here in Korea.

Even my students know I'm crazy about cats.
From left to right: Jetoy postcards, cat coasters, big cat sticker on my wall, cat stationary, cat pen, Christmas cards from my students, cat calendar, and a picture of my baby kitty Scuddle (Boy Cat).

I call my room the Crazy Cat Lady room :) Check it!

I do miss my baby kitties back home...but I think being surrounded by 'cats' has helped me cope with not being around them! Thanks again Daniel for taking in my kitties!!! :)

Last but not least, the "Apple Cat Restaurant."
That's right, a restaurant that has cats that live in it...
I will visit this place, however, I will not be eating there!

Happy Holidays!

So 2009 has came and went...wow a lot has changed.

This was my first year spending Christmas away from my family.

It wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be...

I think it's because it was much different and to be honest, it really didn't feel like Christmas.

I went out on Christmas Eve. with some friends and had a good time.

On Christmas Alex and I exchanged gifts and had a big French Toast breakfast!

Later we went to a galbi beef dinner with our friend Brendan (thanks for cooking) and then went to the Sherlock Holmes movie.

All in all, Christmas was a great time.

We decided to go to Seoul for a few days...it was the coldest it has been in 3 years.

It even snowed!

Seoul, South Korea

Korean War Memorial

The student that gave me this card is only 3 years-old...Can you believe that?

A Christmas card from one of my students...notice the Konglish.

I am obsessed with Jetoy thanks again Alex for the calendar

The creepiest Christmas card, ever...

Thanks Alex :)

Here is a video of 2 of my 3 year-olds singing their Christmas performance songs.