Posts Tagged ‘alice park’
Skiing in Vivaldi
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
I went skiing for the first time about a couple of week ago. I went with a friend that had about as much experience as I did. We were not very familiar with the difficulty ratings or where exactly the ski lifts would take us, so the first time up we found ourselves on a slope that we should not have been on. I basically crashed my way down the mountain. It seemed as though as soon as I stood up I was moving 50 miles an hour. Many people were retrieving my skis and poles. My friend had to walk most of the way down the mountain. After shaking the snow out of my jacket I gave it another try and was moving pretty quick. I found that most of the time when I fell was when turning or stopping, so I decided no to slow or stop as much, instead I made large sweeping turns and held on for dear life.
A week later I went skiing again with about 10 co-workers. I was glad I got broken in the previous week. Half the people I had skied with had never been. My stopping got better this time but I was still going quite fast. I am not sure if I should blame my speed on my desire to go fast or my inability to stop . (more…)
Tags: alice park, fast, korea, ski, snow, vivaldi
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Day 1 in Korea
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
I was picked up by my boss from the airport. He was very friendly but his english was painful to listen to. It was a struggle to understand him but we managed.
He took me to my new apartment and told me that he would pick me up Tuesday for work. That was Friday night, Monday is a holiday. So I have 3 days off! Is that a good thing? He told me that my American Coworker lives next door if I need anything.
I have been up all night. Jet lagged and kind of anxious. I have no tv(not that I could understand the Korean channels anyway). But, thank God, I am able to pick up wireless internet from someone on my laptop.
Problem One is that I don’t know where I am. I know I am somewhere in south east Seoul. I looked at google maps to see if I could figure some things out but google doesn’t have any Korean streets for some reason.
Problem Two is that I don’t have a phone. You first have to get an Alien Registration card.
Problem Three was that I don’t have any Korean currency. I don’t think I will be exchanging any money today because the banks will be closed. Not sure how I will get food.
The sun is coming up. I should really try to sleep.
Tags: alice park, jet lag, korea, problems, seoul
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Off to Seoul Korea to teach!
Sunday, January 20th, 2008
I have decided to try teaching English in Seoul Korea! I have been given a wonderful opportunity to travel, experience a new culture and hopefully get those student loans paid off. Pay is really good, free furnished apartment, health insurance, taxes returned to me at completion of contract and a 1 month bonus pay. I have always wanted to travel to an asian country. Another plus is that I will have many afternoons off so that I can continue my studies at the Art Institute. The name of my school is Alice Park. It is themed like Alice in Wonderland with many giant mushrooms and the buildings are characters from the story such as a cat and upside-down house. I will be leaving in early April for one year.
Tags: alice park, korea, seoul, teach english
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