Sunday, January 21, 2007
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Fun At NEMA / Diversao na NEMA
Today I went to NEMA (National Emergency Management Agency), the Korean FEMA. What a good time I had. I was there to install the program on their computers. I ended up teaching English again, informally of course: this nice guy named Jee (gees, he was kind!) was following me around with his English book asking me questions and practicing his English (he barely knows how to ask "What's your name?"). It was so pleasant to see someone eager to learn like he is. Everyone was so nice there, talking to me, asking me question, laughing, wating me to tape the view from their office (great view by the way).
Then we (Janis and I) had dinner with Mr. Hyeon-Mun and a coworker of his at a typical Korean restaurant (like the one from yesterday), the kind of restaurant where you take your shoes off and sit on the floor around a short table.
I had fun with them. Mr. Hyeon-Mun wants me to bring my wife and he'll show us around (Namsaa Tower, the palaces and all).
Then we (Janis and I) had dinner with Mr. Hyeon-Mun and a coworker of his at a typical Korean restaurant (like the one from yesterday), the kind of restaurant where you take your shoes off and sit on the floor around a short table.
I had fun with them. Mr. Hyeon-Mun wants me to bring my wife and he'll show us around (Namsaa Tower, the palaces and all).
Changwon, great time / Changwon, experiencia boa
Like all my other blogs, this one is just a draft.. stream of consciousness without any editing...
Yesterday was our second day at Chanwon (city in the South of South Korea, a 4-hour Bullet Train ride on KoRail).
After runnign into some problems with the installation of our program there I finally got it done.
I had a pleasant day at Changwon (Tuesday , January 9, 2007). The program worked. The teachers were teaching good classes. The students were having fun. Even laughing at how I greeted them “Hi”. And How I asked others what their names were. They were laughing and I asked why, the teacher said “The gils like you. And the boys are jealous”… hahaha… I had dinner at a nice restaurant with and his wife and kid. Sitting on the flooor we ate some good fried meat. On the train I was showing them my iPod, Dr. Lee liked it and was listening to it with me watching U2. We talked about science (chemistry and electreonic microscopes). His wife says I’m really intelligent (nothing new here ;) and wants to go to a karaoke bar with me (karaoke bars are like a fever here, they are places full of booths where you get in and close the door behind you, they have a sofa, TV and the karaoke machine..not like in Japan or China where you have a whole open area with the machines). I invited them to go to Atlanta for a visit. They liked the idea. Told them a lot about Brazil and its history, about the regions because they asked where to go first in Brazil, etc…
Yesterday was our second day at Chanwon (city in the South of South Korea, a 4-hour Bullet Train ride on KoRail).
After runnign into some problems with the installation of our program there I finally got it done.
I had a pleasant day at Changwon (Tuesday , January 9, 2007). The program worked. The teachers were teaching good classes. The students were having fun. Even laughing at how I greeted them “Hi”. And How I asked others what their names were. They were laughing and I asked why, the teacher said “The gils like you. And the boys are jealous”… hahaha… I had dinner at a nice restaurant with and his wife and kid. Sitting on the flooor we ate some good fried meat. On the train I was showing them my iPod, Dr. Lee liked it and was listening to it with me watching U2. We talked about science (chemistry and electreonic microscopes). His wife says I’m really intelligent (nothing new here ;) and wants to go to a karaoke bar with me (karaoke bars are like a fever here, they are places full of booths where you get in and close the door behind you, they have a sofa, TV and the karaoke machine..not like in Japan or China where you have a whole open area with the machines). I invited them to go to Atlanta for a visit. They liked the idea. Told them a lot about Brazil and its history, about the regions because they asked where to go first in Brazil, etc…
Friday, January 05, 2007
Snow in Seoul / Nevve em Seoul
Got back to Seoul last night, friday, at around 8:30 pm local time.
This morning I realized it had snowed... all roofs are white, the trees have their branches in white... the grass looks so beautiful in white...
Cheguei em Seoul ontem a noite, sexta-feira, por volta das 8:30 horario local.
Hoje de manha eu percebi que tinha nevado... todos os telhados brancos, as arvores e seus galhos de branco ... a grama fica tao bonita de branco...
Today is saturday and I'm adding to this previous blog: I did see snow today, I saw it falling... The flakes are really soft (I know this sounds cheesy, but it really is an interesting phenomenum)... All the trees and hills covered with snow, even cars... I love it!
Hoje eh sabado e eu estou acrescentando ao blog anterior: Eu realmente vi neve hoje, eu a vi cair... Os flocos sao bem macios mesmo (Eu sei que parece meio frescura, mas eh verdadeiramente um fenomeno interessante)... Todas as arvores e morros cobertos de neve, ate carros... Eu adoro neve!
This morning I realized it had snowed... all roofs are white, the trees have their branches in white... the grass looks so beautiful in white...
Cheguei em Seoul ontem a noite, sexta-feira, por volta das 8:30 horario local.
Hoje de manha eu percebi que tinha nevado... todos os telhados brancos, as arvores e seus galhos de branco ... a grama fica tao bonita de branco...
Today is saturday and I'm adding to this previous blog: I did see snow today, I saw it falling... The flakes are really soft (I know this sounds cheesy, but it really is an interesting phenomenum)... All the trees and hills covered with snow, even cars... I love it!
Hoje eh sabado e eu estou acrescentando ao blog anterior: Eu realmente vi neve hoje, eu a vi cair... Os flocos sao bem macios mesmo (Eu sei que parece meio frescura, mas eh verdadeiramente um fenomeno interessante)... Todas as arvores e morros cobertos de neve, ate carros... Eu adoro neve!
Monday, January 01, 2007
This Time Last Year...
Over the holidays Enzo and I kept getting the same questions.. "So..how's married life?" "When will you be having kids?" "How does Enzo like the US?" etc... Isn't it funny how quick one's life can change within a one year period??? For New Years we went to Loca Luna with our friends Ben and Eva and we were talking about how big of a year 2006 was for us...just a few things: (1.) Enzo got a Visa (2.) He moved to another country (3.) We got married (4.) We bought a house (5.)He started a new job (6.) He is traveling the world (this really is amazing because our prayers were just to get him into the US and God did more than we could ever ask for)...
I was also think of the little things God has done in our lives...for example this time last year when I would tell Enzo I was going to Target I would refer to it as "the store" because I knew he had no idea what I was talking about. Now he has had the same experiences I have had and and he can understand why I do the things I do. This is isn't much of a blog but I thought it was interesting.
I was also think of the little things God has done in our lives...for example this time last year when I would tell Enzo I was going to Target I would refer to it as "the store" because I knew he had no idea what I was talking about. Now he has had the same experiences I have had and and he can understand why I do the things I do. This is isn't much of a blog but I thought it was interesting.
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